Lahore - Egyptian pair of Moustafa El Sirty and Salma El Tayeb outsmarted their respective opponents to win the men and women titles in the Chief of Air Staff (CAS) International Squash Tournament that successfully concluded at Mushaf Squash Complex on Friday. 
According to a spokesman of Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Chief of Air Staff and Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) President Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar was the chief guest at the closing ceremony. He witnessed the final along with PSF Senior Vice President Air Marshal Amir Masood, Secretary General Wing Commander Armghan Aziz, Aziz Bolani, Umar Saeed, Hussain Odhwani and other dignitaries.
In the men’s final, 19-year-old El Sirty proved too strong for Auguste Dussourd and won the final and title with a score of 9-11, 11-7, 11-6, 12-10. The Egyptian did not allow his French opponent to take control after losing a close first game. El Sirty displayed his wonderful skills and played aggressively to take the next two games with relative ease. 
Dussourd fought back in the fourth game and at one stage, he was leading 8-5. However, the Frenchman lost two easy points and gave some space to El Sirty, who levelled the scores at 10-10. He continued to play well and took the game 12-10 to become the men’s champion. 
In the women’s decider, emerging player Salma El Tayeb played one of her best games against world No 69 Marie Stephan from France. The 17-year-old Egyptian dominated throughout the final to win 11-6, 12-10, 11-4. 
As many as 22 foreign players from nine countries participated in both the tournaments, which were organised by Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) in collaboration with Pakistan Air Force, Serena Hotels and Combaxx Sports.