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RESULTS: CNS International Squash Championship, Karachi, Pakistan

1st round:
[1] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) bt Wael El Hindi (EGY) 15-10, 15-10, 15-9 (49m)
[Q] Yasir Butt (PAK) bt [7] Omar Elborolossy (EGY) 15-2, ret. (4m)
[3] Adrian Grant (ENG) bt [Q] Laurens Anjema (NED) 8-15, 15-14, 15-10, 10-15, 15-9 (83m)
[Q] Farhan Mehboob (PAK) bt [6] Nick Mathew (ENG) 6-15, 15-13, 1-15, 15-13, 17-15 (50m)
[5] Mohammad Abbas (EGY) bt Majid Khan (PAK) 15-11, 15-6, 15-8 (42m)
Farrukh Zaman (PAK) bt [4] Renan Lavigne (FRA) 15-11, 4-15, 15-10, 15-7 (53m)
Hisham Moh'd Ashour (EGY) bt [8] Shahid Zaman (PAK) 11-15, 15-7, 15-8, 15-11 (34m)
[2] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt [Q] Alister Walker (ENG) 13-15, 15-7, 15-6, 15-6 (42m)

Mehboob Upsets Matthew In Major CNS International Shock

Pakistan teenager Farhan Mehboob, a qualifier, pulled off a sensational upset in the CNS International Squash Championship when he defeated England's sixth seed Nick Matthew in the opening round of the $25,000 PSA Tour event in Karachi, Pakistan.

The Asian Junior Champion - aged just 15 - twice had to fight back from behind before claiming his remarkable 6-15 15-13 1-15 15-13 17-15 win over the world No24 in 50 minutes in only his second outing on the PSA Tour.

The loss was a blow to Matthew, who was a surprise quarter-finalist in the last two events in which he competed, claiming significant upsets over both the world No8 Ong Beng Hee and the world No11 Joseph Kneipp.

Farhan, son of former world No1 Jansher Khan's trainer Mehboob Khan, now faces another Englishman Adrian Grant - who survived the longest match of the day when he beat Dutch qualifier Laurens Anjema 8-15 15-14 15-10 10-15 15-9 in 83 minutes.

There was Pakistani involvement in three further upsets, with qualifier Yasir Butt earning the quickest ride through to the quarter-finals with a four-minute win over seventh seed Omar Elborolossy when the Egyptian retired after one game suffering with a fever.

Unseeded Farrukh Zaman scored a notable victory when he defeated fourth-seeded Frenchman Renan Lavigne 15-11 4-15 15-10 15-7 in 53 minutes - though his cousin Shahid Zaman, the 8th seed, tumbled out of the event when beaten 11-15 15-7 15-8 15-11 in 34 minutes by unseeded Egyptian Hisham Moh'd Ashour.