Egypt’s Omar Abdel Meguid won the final of Chief of Air Staff International Squash Championship, 2014
The Pakistani player Aamir Atlas khan won the first two games with the score 11/6,11/6. Egypt’s Omar Abdel Meguid came back in the match and won the third game with 11/4. In the fourth game Omar Abdel Meguid kept on his winning spree and managed to win it with 11/5. In the final game Omar Abdel Meguid kept his cool and won the final match with the score 13/11.The Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt, Chief of the Air Staff, who is also the President of Pakistan Squash Federation, was the Chief Guest at the occasion. The Chief Guest awarded trophies to the players.
It is heartening to note that International Squash Players from different countries participated in 25 thousand US Dollar prize money tournament. It is a matter of satisfaction that International Squash has returned to Pakistan after a lapse of 7 years.Foreign diplomats, former World Champions Geoff Hunt, Qamar Zaman and Jansher Khan along with a large number of squash lovers from all walks of life witnessed the match.,,,,EARLIER
Two foreign and Six Pakistani players players reached the Chief of Air Staff (CAS)International Squash Championship quarter-finals
ISLAMABAD: By Asghar Ali Mubarak
Two foreign and Six Pakistani players players reached the Chief of Air Staff (CAS) International Squash Championship quarter-finals here at the Mushaf Ali Mir Squash Complex on other day.The Pakistan’s fast improving Abbas Shoukat caused a major upset by defeating Kuwait’s world No.79 player Ammaral Tamimi 11-2, 13-11, 11-6.
Pakistani player Danish Atlas Khan overcame Austria’s Aqeel Rehman 11-5, 11-5, 11-8 while another home player Ammad Fareed Khan beat Peter Creed of Wales 11-7, 12-7, 12-10, 11-5 to make the last-eight phase.However, world No.103 Farhan Mahboob, a wild card entry from Pakistan, could not come up to the expectations of his fans, and was overwhelmed by compatriot Farhan Zaman in a well-contested five-game match.In an epic battle lasting 63 minutes, world No.63 Farhan Mahboob led in the first two games but Farhan Zaman made a good comeback to take the third and fourth games.In the deciding game, Farhan Zaman showing powerful strokes smothered Farhan Mahboob to finally come out as winner 11-9, 11-6, 10-12, 9-11, 11-8.In the meantime, two foreigners — Egypt’s Omar Abdel Meguid and Qatar’s Abdullah Mohd Al-Tamimi —cruised into the quarter-finals.World No.28 Meguid outclassed Tayyab Aslam of Pakistan 11-5, 11-1, 11-9 while Al-Tamimi easily defeated Mohammad Saqib Yousuf, another Pakistani, 11-8, 11-2, 11-9.Two other Pakistanis — Amir Atlas Khan and Nasir Iqbal — also reached the quarter-finals.Compatriot Shahjahan Khan gave tough time to Amir Atlas in the five-game match but the 75-minute clash was eventually won by Aamir 13-15, 11-9, 11-13, 11-9, 11-6.


















Nasir took just 25 minutes in taming his countryman Khawaja Adil Maqbool 13-11, 11-5, 11-7.
Results:
Omar Abdel Meguid (Egypt) bt Tayyab Aslam (Pakistan) 11-5, 11-1, 11-9 (36min); Ammad Fareed Khan (Pakistan) bt Peter Creed (Wales) 11-7, 12-14, 12-10, 11-5 (56min); Abdullah Mohd Al-Tamimi (Qatar) bt Mohammad Saqib Yousuf (Pakistan) 11-8, 11-2, 11-9 (29min); Farhan Zaman (Pakistan) bt Farhan Mahboob (Pakistan) 11-9, 11-6, 10-12, 9-11, 11-8 (63min); Danish Atlas Khan (Pakistan) bt Aqeel Rehman (Austria) 11-5, 11-5, 11-8 (35min); Abbas Shoukat (Pakistan) bt Ammar Al-Tamimi (Kuwait) 11-2, 13-11, 11-6 (39min); Aamir Atlas Khan (Pakistan) bt Shahjahan Khan (Pakistan) 13-15, 11-9, 11-13, 11-9, 11-6 (75min); Nasir Iqbal (Pakistan) bt Khawaja Adil Maqbool (Pakistan) 13-11, 11-5, 11-7 (25min).
















