Butt Battles Into President PSF International Semis

Seventh seed Yasir Butt raced into the last four of the President PSF International after upsetting fellow Pakistani Shamsul Islam Khan in just 17 minutes in today's quarter-finals of the PSA Tour event at the Jansher Khan Complex in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

The 18-year-old from Lahore brushed aside his fourth-seeded opponent 11-6, 11-4, 11-3 and will now face compatriot Mansoor Zaman for a place in the final. Second seed Zaman defeated unseeded opponent Safeer Ullah Khan 11-5, 11-10 (2-0), 8-11, 11-7.

The other semi-final will also be an all-Pakistan affair, between top seed Aamir Atlas Khan and third seed Farhan Mehboob. Khan, the 16-year-old nephew of the centre's patron Jansher Khan, dismissed sixth seed Bilal Zaman 11-5, 11-7, 11-6, while Mehboob, the Asian Junior Champion, fought back from two games down to overcome Majid Khan 10-11 (0-2), 8-11, 11-8, 11-6, 10-5 after the fifth seed retired injured at match-ball in the decider.

Quarter-finals:
[1] Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) bt [6] Bilal Zaman (PAK) 11-5, 11-7, 11-6 (24m)
[3] Farhan Mehboob (PAK) bt [5] Majid Khan (PAK) 10-11 (0-2), 8-11, 11-8, 11-6, 10-5 ret. (68m)
[7] Yasir Butt (PAK) bt [4] Shamsul Islam Khan (PAK) 11-6, 11-4, 11-3 (17m)
[2] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt Safeer Ullah Khan (PAK) 11-5, 11-10 (2-0), 8-11, 11-7 (32m)