Mansoor Makes Wah Cantt Climax

22 Jun 2013

Qualifier Mansoor Zaman brushed aside his third successive higher-ranked opponent in the POF Pakistan Circuit No2 to claim a place in the final of the PSA World Tour Challenger 10 squash event at the Jahangir Khan Squash Complex in Wah Cantt, Pakistan.

Competing in his first Tour event of the year, 33-year-old Zaman defeated fellow Pakistani Muhammad Saqib Yousaf 11-1, 11-7, 5-11, 11-6 in today's semi-finals to reach the 22nd Tour final of his career - but his first since September 2011.

Peshawar-based Zaman's opponent will be top-seeded compatriot Nasir Iqbal, who took four minutes longer to see off Tayyab Aslam 11-6, 11-8, 11-2 in 37 minutes.

The 19-year-old from Bannu is celebrating the eighth Tour final of his career - but his fourth this year.

Quarter-finals:
[1] Nasir Iqbal (PAK) bt Farhan Mehboob (PAK) 11-7, 4-0 ret. (17m)
Tayyab Aslam (PAK) bt Khawaja Adil Maqbool (PAK) 12-10, 11-8, 12-14, 15-13 (65m)
Muhammad Saqib Yousaf (PAK) bt [4] Danish Atlas Khan (PAK) 8-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-8 (77m)
[Q] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt Farhan Zaman (PAK) 7-11, 11-13, 11-9, 11-3, 11-9 (51m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Nasir Iqbal (PAK) bt Tayyab Aslam (PAK) 11-6, 11-8, 11-2 (37m)
[Q] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt Muhammad Saqib Yousaf (PAK) 11-1, 11-7, 5-11, 11-6 (33m)