The Pakistani duo of Ashab Irfan and Asim Khan have made a roaring start to their campaign at the 2024 Charlottesville Open Squash Championship, with both players securing victories in each of their first-round matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ashab Irfan managed a dominating victory over Guatemala\u2019s Alejandro Enr\u00edquez, winning 3-0 in straight games. He stayed on top with scores of 11-6, 12-10, and 11-4, advancing to the next round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His compatriot; Asim Khan, mounted an impressive comeback after losing the first two games to Brazil\u2019s Diego Gobbi. Despite dropping the initial games 5-11 and 9-11, Asim fought back to claim the next three with identical scores of 11-8, securing the victory with an overall score of 3-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second round now beckons, where Asim will face world No. 45 Yahya El Nawassany of Egypt, while Ashab will go up against Egypt\u2019s Ibrahim Elkabbani.
Quite a few top-ranked international players are at the event, with the total prize pool for the Charlottesville Open standing at $28,750.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asim Khan has already clinched quite a few titles this year, winning the Wild Card Challenger in Washington and the Squash Inspire Challenger in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Khan also managed to win the Jones Creek Open Squash Championship title in the USA, defeating Ashab Irfan by a score of 3-1 in an all-Pakistani final, picking up a neat $12,000 in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n