Waqar, Zahir qualify for FMC Squash main round

KARACHI: Waqar Mehboob, Zahir Shah, Waqas Mehboob qualified for the main round of $15,000 FMC International Squash championship at the PSA Squash Complex in Lahore on Thursday.
In the qualifying finals, Waqar Mehboob upset fifth seet Mansoor Zaman 8-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7 in 46 minutes; fourth seed Zahir Shah defeated Muhammad Farhan 4-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-3 in 35 minutes; seventh seed Waqas Mehboob overpowered third seed Ahsan Ayaz 12-10, 3-11, 11-7, 11-9 in 57 minutes; and Israr Ahmed thrashed lucky loser Noor Ali Khan 11-2, 11-1, 11-1 in 18 minutes.
In the main round, top seed Nasir Iqbal will play against wild card Sheraz Saleem, Aamir Malik is to face fifth seed Tayyab Aslam; eighth seed Mohammad Yousaf will face qualifier Waqas Mehboob; qualifier Zahir Shah is drawn against third seed Farhan Zaman.
Similarly, fourth seed Danish Atlas Khan is to face Mohammad Asim Khan; Farhan Mehboob will play against sixth seed Khawaja Adil Maqbool; seventh seed Shahjahan Khan is drawn against qualifier Israr Ahmed; and qualifier Waqar Mehboob will be facing second seed Aamir Atlas Khan.