In Squash World Championships, India’s Ramit Tandon started his campaign on a winning note at Cairo in Egypt. World No. 36, Tandon, who gained a direct entry into the tournament, registered a comfortable win over World Number 57 Faraz Khan of United States 11-1 11-3 11-3 in the first round.

Tandon, who is the lone Indian in the fray, will face seventh seed Mohamed El Shorbagy of England, a 10-time medallist in the World Championships, in the second round tomorrow.