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Khan clinches eighth successive HK title

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The Khan dynasty was kept intact at the Head Hong Kong Closed Championships as long-time Hong Kong resident Faheem Khan swept all before him again to win his eighth successive men's individual title.

The 29-year-old former Pakistani junior champion had to surmount some pressure before finally overcoming his doubles partner, Wong Wai-hang, in an entertaining 9-7, 9-1, 8-10, 9-4 victory at the Hong Kong Squash Centre.

Rebecca Chiu Wing-yin, meanwhile, breezed to her third women's individual title after brushing aside Philippine number one Chris Ehrlich 9-5, 9-1, 9-5 in the other final.

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Faheem, once ranked 22nd in the world but whose ranking has slipped to 81st, had to shake off a tenacious challenge from Wong, who is tipped to take over Faheem's crown in the near future.

'He [Wong] played really well today and he's young. He beat Jackie [Lee Chun-kit] in the semi-finals so he was quite confident. Wong started very well and played a good pace at the start,' said Faheem, who first burst upon the local scene in 1991 when he won his first Hong Kong Closed title.

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'My back is still not feeling good and during the past few days it has been a bit sore. I'm not getting any younger and it took me some time before I could get into the game,' he said.

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