El Shorbagy Robs Richards Of Quarter-Final Berth In Islamabad

Egyptian teenager Mohamed El Shorbagy caused the only upset on today's opening day of action in the CAS International when he beat eighth seed Tom Richards in the first round of the $30,000 PSA Tour squash event at the Mushaf Squash Complex in the Pakistan capital Islamabad.

The UK-based 17-year-old from Alexandria, who is playing in his first Tour event in Pakistan, recovered from a game down to beat Richards, from Surrey, 11-13, 15-13, 11-7, 11-5 in 45 minutes.

El Shorbagy will now face one of four Pakistanis who have made it through to the last eight. Third seed Farhan Mehboob beat compatriot Amjad Khan, a former Pakistan number one, 11-4, 11-4, 11-5 in just 21 minutes.

Another all-Pakistani first round clash saw 17-year-old Aamir Atlas Khan successfully begin the defence of his title with a 11-7, 11-9, 11-6 win over Safeer Ullah Khan. The top seed from Peshawar will now face a further fellow countryman Yasir Butt, the No5 seed, for a place in the semi-finals.

1st round:
[1] Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) bt Safeer Ullah Khan (PAK) 11-7, 11-9, 11-6 (36m)
[5] Yasir Butt (PAK) bt [Q] Majid Khan (PAK) 11-9, 11-2, 1-11, 10-12, 11-7 (59m)
[4] Jan Koukal (CZE) bt [Q] Shamsul Islam Khan (PAK) 11-7, 11-2, 11-9 (26m)
[6] Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) bt Khawaja Adil Maqbool (PAK) 9-11, 11-7, 11-4, 12-10 (65m)
Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY) bt [8] Tom Richards (ENG) 11-13, 15-13, 11-7, 11-5 (45m)
[3] Farhan Mehboob (PAK) bt [Q] Amjad Khan (PAK) 11-4, 11-4, 11-5 (21m)
[7] Mohd Ali Anwar Reda (EGY) bt Bradley Hindle (AUS) 6-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-8 (49m)
[2] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt [Q] Arshad Iqbal Burki (PAK) 11-6, 11-5, 12-10 (36m)