Meguid Celebrates CAS Success

Egyptian Omar Abdel Meguid, the 26-year-old world No28 from Giza, ended hopes of a home triumph by defeating Aamir Atlas Khan in the final of the Serena Hotels CAS International Squash Championship in Pakistan

The top seed eased his way to the final of the PSA International 25 tournament at the Mushaf Squash Complex in Islamabad without dropping a game - but was taken all the way by Khan, the No8 seed.

Currently ranked 94 in the world, former world No14 Khan led 2/0 before Meguid fought back to deny the local favourite victory in the first International-level PSA tournament to take place in Pakistan since 2007.

With the likes of squash legends Jansher Khan, Qamar Zaman and Geoff Hunt amongst those watching, the crowd was treated to an intense final as Khan showed the form that saw him rise to the top 20 in the PSA rankings in 2009 to take the opening two games.

But the powerful Meguid showed his resilience to rally and forced the game into a nail-biting decider which he eventually sealed to complete and impressive 6-11, 6-11, 11-4, 11-5, 13-11 victory in just over an hour.