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2 Pakistanis win first round matches
2 Pakistanis win first round matches
Friday, September 9, 2005 | AY
Two Pakistanis won their first round matches of the Kolkata International Squash Championship. Basit Ashfaq, ranked 106 in the world, pulled an upset when he downed world number 48 Gavin Jones of Wales 11-4, 2-11, 11-7, 11-10 in 52 minutes in the $20,000 championship. World number 69 Khayal Muhammad toppled world number 41 Englishman Ben Garner 11-10, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8 in 50 minutes. In a most thrilling first round match, world number 43 Alister Walker knocked out Pakistan’s Yasir Yasir Butt 8-11, 11-1, 11-6, 7-11, 11-10 in 64 minutes. Australian Cameron Pilley lived up to his world number 29 status when he beat Pakistan’s world number 53 Arshad Iqbal Burki 11-6, 11-4, 11-10 in 21 minutes.
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