Palwasha Bashir

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Palwasha Bashir
Personal information
CountryFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Born (1987-10-20) October 20, 1987 (age 37)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachRaziuddin Ahmad
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking209 (WS 27 October 2016)
185 (WD 28 April 2016)
720 (XD 22 September 2016)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
South Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Dhaka Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Kathmandu-Pokhara Women's team
BWF profile

Palwasha Bashir (born 20 October 1987) is a badminton player, born in Karachi, Pakistan. [1] Bashir was crowned the national champion in 2009, winning the women's singles and doubles titles. [2] Palwasha has been representing Pakistan for several years at different international competitions. Initially, she was a rising star on the national level, winning back-to-back national titles. She won the bronze medal at the 2010 South Asian Games held in Dhaka. [1] This achievement led her to a greater fame and acknowledgement in Pakistan. Bashir has represented her country at the 2014 Asian Games, [3] as well as the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. [4] [5] She has been coached by Raziuddin Ahmad.

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Achievements

South Asian Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2010 Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Flag of India.svg Sayali Gokhale 8–21, 3–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016 Pakistan International Flag of Pakistan.svg Mahoor Shahzad 13–21, 21–18, 23–21Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2020 Kenya International Flag of Pakistan.svg Mahoor Shahzad Flag of Egypt.svg Doha Hany
Flag of Egypt.svg Hadia Hosny
13–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017 Pakistan International Flag of Pakistan.svg Khizra Rasheed Flag of Pakistan.svg Sehra Akram
Flag of Pakistan.svg Huma Javeed
21–12, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Pakistan International Flag of Pakistan.svg Saima Manzoor Flag of Pakistan.svg Sidra Hamad
Flag of Pakistan.svg Khizra Rasheed
13–21, 21–11, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Bahrain International Flag of Pakistan.svg Sara Mohmand Flag of India.svg S. Poorvisha Ram
Flag of India.svg Arathi Sara Sunil
14–21, 8–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. 1 2 "Palwasha Bashir: No crown for courting". The Express Tribune . Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. "Wajid, Palwasha win National Badminton titles". The Nation . Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. "2014 Incheon Asian Games: And so it ends, in disappointment". The Express Tribune . Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  4. "Palwasha Bashir Biography". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  5. "Participants: Palwasha Bashir". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.[ dead link ]