PAKISTNI RISING STAR SHAHJAHAN KHAN WON PSA WORLD SQUASH TOURNAMENT AT CANADA
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Pakistan’s rising star and number four seed Shahjahan Khan won his first ever PSA World Tour title after a bruising victory over Arthur Gaskin in the final of the world Colony Ford LincolnNSA Open squash , PSA M5 tournament at Toronto Canada .World No.98 Shahjahan Khan overcame Irish player Michael McCue in a tough semi-final matchup while Gaskin dispatched plucky qualifier Jesus Camacho to achieve his final berth.
Gaskin started the match in the ascendancy, taking the ball short and varying the pace of his shots to great effect to force Khan into a number of early unforced errors. The Irishman took full advantage to run away with the first game before Khan overturned a three match ball deficit to rise to a 12-10 victory in the second.
The third game saw Shahjahan Khan keep up his momentum, dropping just two points to the Irishman, before Gaskin surged ahead in the fourth to level the tie up.
As the match crept over the hour-mark, the temperature on court began to grind Gaskin down and Khan, sensing an opportunity to attack, responded by unleashing a flurry of hard-hitting drives to finally see off the number two seed and claim a 6-11, 12-10, 11-2, 4-11, 11-7 victory to finally break his PSAWorld Tour title duck Result – Final: Colony Ford Lincoln NSA Open 2015
[4] Shahjahan Khan (PAK) bt [2] Arthur Gaskin (IRL) 3-2: 6-11, 12-10, 11-2, 4-11, 11-7 (69m) Pakistan’s upcoming rising star Shahjahan Khan (Pakistan)Who is the son of famous Asian game champion Zarak Jahan Khan hoped that he will improved his WSA ranking in this year. Quetta born Shahjahan Khan is currently among the top 100 and under the guides and coaching his father Zarak Jahan Khan promised to get top 10 position in near future, I am very happy on the victory of my first ever title’’Talking to The Daily Mail , Shahjahan Khan said as other Pakistani players i will try my best efforts to perform well. I will try to come up to the expectations of my Pakistanis squash lover.” I always play for the honor of the country which has given me name and fame” he added.