14 Sep 2009

Shuja knocked out in second round of British Squash Open

9:17 am on 14 September 2009

The New Zealand qualifier Kashif Shuja has lost his second round match at the British Open squash championships in Manchester.

The 45th ranked Shuja went down in straight games to the second seed, Frenchman Gregory Gaultier and is out of the 130 thousand dollar event.

Shuja had made it to the last 16 with a surprise win over world number 15, Mohamed El Shorbagy.

The other two New Zealanders who qualified for main draw of the British Open, Martin Knight and Campbell Grayson were knocked out oin round one.