Khan survives all-Pakistani Qatar climax
DOHA, 14 January 2012 – A marathon all-Pakistani final of the Al
Khaliji PSA Squash Challenger brought the PSA World Tour
Challenger 5 event in Qatar to a climax when Danish Atlas Khan
beat fellow teenager Farhan Zaman after a dramatic 34-point
decider at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex in
Doha.
A pair of contrasting victories over Egyptians in the previous
two rounds took top seed Khan through to the fifth PSA Tour
final of his career.
Second seed Zaman, also from the same city of Peshawar as his
final opponent, brushed aside fellow countryman Khawaja Adil
Maqbool in just 16 minutes in the other semi-final to reach the
fourth final of his career.
And after underdog Zaman brought matters level after losing the
first two games in the first Tour meeting of their careers, it
was neck and neck throughout the fifth game until world No83
Khan finally overcame lower-ranked Zaman to clinch the title
11-8, 11-4, 9-11, 9-11, 18-16 after 65 minutes.
The win marks the fourth PSA World Tour title of Atlas Khan's
career.
Source:PSA
The trophies were presented by Mr. Christiaan de Beer – Group
Chief Financial Officer and Ms. Abeer al kalla, Head of PR and
Communications at al Khaliji Commercial Bank.
The felicitation ceremony was also attended by Mr Hisham
Algosaibi, Secretary-General QSF, Mr Mohammed Al Khulaifi, Board
Member QSF and other QSF officials.
Players from hosts nation Qatar, Egypt, England, Kuwait, Jordan,
Lebanon, Pakistan, and UAE competed in the three-day
event.
RESULTS: PSA Challenger 5 Al
Khaliji PSA Squash Challenger, Doha, Qatar
1st round:
[1] Danish Atlas Khan (PAK) bt [Q] Aamir Khan (UAE) 11-7, 11-6,
11-8 (29m)
Mazen Hesham Ga Sabry (EGY) bt [Q] Mohammed Yaquop Hajeyah (KUW)
11-3, 12-10, 11-9 (23m)
[Q] Fares Mohamed Dessouki (EGY) bt Zeyad Tareq Alowaesh (KUW)
11-4, 11-5, 11-4 (19m)
[Q] James Simpson (ENG) bt [3] Nasir Iqbal (PAK) 11-5, 8-11,
11-4 ret. (22m)
Khawaja Adil Maqbool (PAK) bt [4] Bader Al Hussaini (KUW) 11-4,
11-6, 8-11, 11-6 (32m)
Basem Makram (EGY) bt Omar Abdullah Ahmed (QAT) 11-3, 11-2, 11-1
(19m)
Ammar Al-Tamimi (KUW) bt Ahmad Al-Saraj (JOR) 11-7, 11-5, 7-11,
11-8 (56m)
[2] Farhan Zaman (PAK) bt Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi (QAT) 8-11,
11-8, 11-2, 11-4 (29m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Danish Atlas Khan (PAK) bt Mazen Hesham Ga Sabry (EGY) 9-11,
11-9, 6-11, 11-9, 12-10 (82m)
[Q] Fares Mohamed Dessouki (EGY) bt [Q] James Simpson (ENG)
9-11, 11-1, 11-6, 11-5 (31m)
Khawaja Adil Maqbool (PAK) bt Basem Makram (EGY) 9-11, 3-11,
11-4, 11-1, 11-6 (43m)
[2] Farhan Zaman (PAK) bt Ammar Al-Tamimi (KUW) 11-9, 11-9, 11-7
(25m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Danish Atlas Khan (PAK) bt [Q] Fares Mohamed Dessouki (EGY)
11-8, 11-9, 11-5 (39m)
[2] Farhan Zaman (PAK) bt Khawaja Adil Maqbool (PAK) 13-11,
11-4, 11-3 (16m)
Final:
[1] Danish Atlas Khan (PAK) bt [2] Farhan Zaman (PAK) 11-8,
11-4, 9-11, 9-11, 18-16 (65m)
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