Pakistani squash gamers Ashab Irfan and Asim Khan. — Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Asim Khan and Ashab Irfan superior to the spherical of 16 on the Charlottesville Open, a PSA World Collection Copper occasion with a prize purse of $31,250.
Asim Khan defeated JP Tew of the USA 11-6, 11-3, 8-11, 11-6 in 54 minutes. Irfan rallied previous Omar Mentioned of Egypt in a five-game match, successful 5-11, 11-7, 6-11, 11-2, 11-5 in 61 minutes.
Noor Zaman, who acquired a first-round bye, can even characteristic within the spherical of 16. Zaman is coming off a title win final week on the Nash Cup in Canada, one other PSA World Collection occasion.
Within the subsequent spherical, Asim Khan will face prime seed Timothy Brownell of the USA. Irfan will meet seventh seed Veer Chotrani of India. Zaman will tackle Tom Walsh of England, who defeated fellow Englishman Finnlay Withington in 5 video games.
