Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti

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Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti
Personal information
CountryPakistan
Born (1992-11-18) 18 November 1992 (age 30)
Lahore, Pakistan
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking323 (MS 8 November 2018)
238 (MD 6 September 2018)
426 (XD 26 January 2017)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
South Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Men's team
BWF profile

Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti (born 18 November 1992) is a Pakistani badminton player. [1] He competed at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. [2] [3] He was the men's doubles champion at the 2016 All Pakistan National ranking tournament. [4] He also the runner-up at Pakistan International tournament in the singles and doubles events. [5] Teamed-up with Azeem Sarwar, they won the men's doubles title at the Nepal Annapurna International Badminton Championship. [6] He was the bronze medalists at the 2016 South Asian Games in the men's singles and team events. [7] [8]

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Achievements

South Asian Games

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2016 Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India Flag of India.svg Srikanth Kidambi 12–21, 12–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016 Pakistan International Flag of Pakistan.svg Rizwan Azam 15–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016 Pakistan International Flag of Pakistan.svg Azeem Sarwar 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 Azeem Sarwar Flag of Pakistan.svg Rizwan Azam
Flag of Pakistan.svg Sulehri Kashif Ali
18–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016 Pakistan International Flag of Pakistan.svg Mehmona Ameer Flag of Nepal.svg Ratnajit Tamang
Flag of Nepal.svg Nangsal Tamang
13–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
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