Azeem Sarwar (badminton)

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Azeem Sarwar
Personal information
CountryPakistan
Born (1991-03-04) 4 March 1991 (age 33)
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking519 (MS 27 August 2015)
400 (MD 27 October 2016)
758 (XD 27 October 2016)
BWF profile

Azeem Sarwar (born 4 March 1991) is a Pakistani badminton player. [1] [2] In 2016, he was the men's doubles champion at the All Pakistan National ranking tournament. [3] He also the runner-up at Pakistan International tournament in the men's doubles event partnered with Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti. [4] In 2017, he and Bhatti won the men's doubles title at the Nepal Annapurna International Badminton Championship. [5]

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Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016 Pakistan International Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti Flag of Pakistan.svg Rizwan Azam
Flag of Pakistan.svg Sulehri Kashif Ali
14–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017Pakistan International Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti Flag of Pakistan.svg Rizwan Azam
Flag of Pakistan.svg Sulehri Kashif Ali
18–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

  1. "Players: Azeem Sarwar". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  2. "Azeem Sarwar Full Profile". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. "Final Results National Ranking Tournament, Lahore 2016". Pakistan Badminton Federation. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
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