PESHAWAR: The winning spree of Amir Atlas continued as he qualified for the semifinals of the ongoing National Senior Squash Championship here at the Hashim Khan Squash Complex on Saturday.

Overweight Amjad could not respond to the drop-shorts of Amir Atlas, who was so quick, finishing the match in fast tempo. Amjad did some resistance by taking points through excellent nick and forceful smashes but he could not cover the area Amir was playing in. The score was 11-6, 11-6 and 11-6.

In the second quarter-final former British Open Junior Champion Safeerullah beat Owais Khan in the thrilling five sets battle, lasted for 53rd minutes.

Former Asian Champion Mansood Zaman, son of Qamar Zaman tasted shocking defeat at hands of Waqar Mehboob in straight sets. Mansoor did some efforts the first two sets but overall young Waqar was superb, winning the match by 13-11, 12-10 and 11-4.

In the last quarter-final second seeded Farhan Mehboob defeated his young brother Waqas in straight sets, the score was 15-13, 11-9 and 11-9.