Farhan Zaman Wins In Iran
25 Jul 2011
Pakistan's Farhan Zaman has claimed his first PSA World Tour squash title after winning the inaugural Milad Open in Iran.
Seeded two in the PSA Challenger 5 event at Golestan Squash Centre in Gorgan, Zaman reached the final after straight games wins over opponents from three different nations.
And it was a surprise player from a fourth different country that faced the 18-year-old from Peshawar in the final.
Unseeded Kuwaiti Ammar Al-Tamimi made his breakthrough in the quarter-finals where he upset Pakistani Basem Makram, beating the top seed 11-5, 11-2, 11-5 in just 12 minutes.
The 22-year-old from Kuwait went on to defeat third-seeded Iranian Mohammad Reza Sadeghpour in the semi-finals to reach the first Tour final of his career.
But there was no stopping Pakistani teenager Zaman - who battled for 44 minutes to overcome Al-Tamimi 15-13, 6-11, 11-5, 11-7 to become a Tour title winner for the first time.
1st round:
[2] Farhan Zaman (PAK) bt Seyed Mohammad Hossein Sanaee (IRI) 11-6, 11-4, 11-6 (19m)
Arshad Iqbal Burki (PAK) bt Mohammad Hossei Jafari Nadoushan (IRI) 9-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-6 (37m)
Navid Maleksabet (IRI) bt Masoud Gharehzyaldini (IRI) 9-11, 11-8, 16-14, 11-9 (52m)
[4] Ahmad Al-Saraj (JOR) bt [Q] Murtaza Murtaza (PAK) 11-8, 11-6, 6-11, 11-9 (47m)
[3] Mohammad Reza Sadeghpour (IRI) bt Alireza Sanaei (IRI) 11-8, 11-7, 11-7 (35m)
[Q] Mohd Amin Atayi Kha (IRI) bt [Q] Muqadar Shah (PAK) 11-3, 11-4, 11-7 (27m)
Ammar Al-Tamimi (KUW) bt Aurangzeb Mehmund (PAK) 11-6, 11-7, 7-11, 11-9 (45m)
[1] Basem Makram (EGY) bt [Q] Sohail Shameli (IRI) 11-9, 11-8, 12-10 (35m)
Quarter-finals:
[2] Farhan Zaman (PAK) bt Arshad Iqbal Burki (PAK) 11-5, 11-5, 11-9 (35m)
[4] Ahmad Al-Saraj (JOR) bt Navid Maleksabet (IRI) 12-10, 13-11, 13-11 (42m)
[3] Mohammad Reza Sadeghpour (IRI) bt [Q] Mohd Amin Atayi Kha (IRI) 9-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-8 (50m)
Ammar Al-Tamimi (KUW) bt [1] Basem Makram (EGY) 11-5, 11-2, 11-5 (12m)
Semi-finals:
[2] Farhan Zaman (PAK) bt [4] Ahmad Al-Saraj (JOR) 11-4, 11-5, 11-9 (20m)
Ammar Al-Tamimi (KUW) bt [3] Mohammad Reza Sadeghpour (IRI) 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9 (43m)
Final:
[2] Farhan Zaman (PAK) bt Ammar Al-Tamimi (KUW) 15-13, 6-11, 11-5, 11-7 (44m)
