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Mujtaba ousts top seed Faraz to qualify for main round

By Our Sports Correspondent 2016-04-11
KARACHI: Syed Ali Mujtaba Shah Bokhari pulled off the biggest upset when he removed top seed Faraz Mohammad straight to earn a place in the main round of the sixth Parco Roshan Khan Open Squash Championship at the PN Roshan Jahan gir Squash Complex on Sunday.

Mujtaba, who hails from Punjab, took just 23 minutes to return 11-8, 11-3, 11-6 victorious.

Joining him in the main draw were Amaad Fareed, Waqas Mehboob and M ohammad Naeem.

Farhan Zaman has been top seeded in the 16-man draw. He is followed by Tayyab Aslam, Shahjahan Khan and Khawaja Adil Maqbool. The main round matches begins on Monday.

Results: liinal qualifying round: Syed A I i Mujtaba Shah Bokhari ht 1iaraz Mohammad i l-8, 11-3, 1 1-6: Amaad Farced Noma n Kha n 1 1-2, I 1-6, I I -7; Waqas Mehboob bt Meh ran Javed I I -i 1 1-7, I 1-3: Mohammad Naeem bt Saddam-ul-IIaq 12-10. 11-9. 11-9.