Amir Atlas to face El Shorbagy in World Junior Squash final

Published: August 02, 2008

LONDON (APP) - Top seed and favourite Aamir Atlas Khan of Pakistan will face Egypt's second seed Mohammad El Shorbagy in the final of the World Junior Men's Squash Championship in the Swiss city of Zurich after winning their respective pre-finals late on Thursday evening in contrasting manners.
The clash between the two youngsters has justified their seedings as they prepare for the ultimate showdown in the prestigious event being staged for the first time in Switzerland under the auspices of World Squash Federation.
Aamir, who celebrated his 18th birthday 24 hours earlier, cruised to a 9-1, 9-1, 9-6 victory in 40 minutes over compatriot Waqar Mehboob.
The Peshawar-born player who has reached the final without dropping a game is now one match away from becoming the first Pakistani to win the title since his legendary uncle Jansher Khan, the record eight-time senior World Open champion, in 1986.
The other semi-final pitched El Shorbagy against local hero Nicolas Mueller, the third seed and former European Junior champion from Switzerland.
With the crowd backing Mueller all the way, the Swiss teenager twice clawed back game leads by the higher-ranked Egyptian. But, after 67 minutes, it was El Shorbagy who prevailed, winning 9-7, 9-10, 9-4, 1-9, 9-5 to take his expected place in Friday's final.
Results:
Semi-finals: Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) bt Waqar Mehboob (PAK) 9-1, 9-1, 9-6, Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY) bt [3] Nicolas Mueller (SUI) 9-7, 9-10, 9-4, 1-9, 9-5

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