LAHORE, March 21: The Pakistan Squash Circuit-I tournament entered its quarter-finals stage after eight matches were decided here on Wednesday.

Only three matches went the full distance of five sets with Mohammad Saqib Yousuf defeating Waqar Mehboob 12-10, 5-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-2 in a 48-minute battle.

In another thrilling match, Danish Atlas Khan ousted Shoaib Hassan 8-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-1, 11-8 while Farhan Zaman toppled Nasir Iqbal 11-8, 7-11, 7-11, 11-4, 16-14.

All the quarter-finals will be played on Thursday, with the semi-finals on Friday and the final on Saturday.

Results: Amir Atlas Khan (Pakistan) bt Khawaja Adil Maqbool (Pakistan) 11-6,12-10,15-13; Saqib Yousaf (Pakistan) bt Waqar Mehboob (Pakistan) 12-10,5-11,9-11,11-7,11-2 (3-2); Syed Hamzah Shah Bukhari (Pakistan) bt Shahnawaz (Pakistan) 11-7,6-11,11-6,11-9 (3-1); Danish Atlas Khan (Pakistan) bt Shoaib Hassan (Pakistan) 8-11,11-9,7-11,11-1,11-8 (3-2); Kashif Shuja (New Zealand) bt Mansoor Zaman (Pakistan) 11-7,7-11,13-11,9-11,11-9; Farhan Zaman (Pakistan) bt Nasir Iqbal (Pakistan) 11-8,7-11,7-11,11-4,16-14;

Owais Khan (Pakistan) beat Waqas Mehboob (Pakistan) 12-10,11-7,7-11,11-7; Aqib Hanif (Pakistan) beat Farhan Mehboob (Pakistan) 12-10,12-10,12-14,11-8.—Sports Reporter