Rizwan Azam

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Rizwan Azam
Personal information
CountryPakistan
Born (1985-02-02) 2 February 1985 (age 39)
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking289 (MS 15 October 2009)
110 (MD 16 September 2010)
102 (XD 22 September 2016)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
South Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Colombo Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Colombo Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Dhaka Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Men's team

Rizwan Azam (born 2 February 1985) is a Pakistani badminton player who also play in the Australian circuit, and was the National champion in both Pakistan and Australia. Azam was the men's doubles bronze medalists at the South Asian Games in 2006, 2010 and 2016, also in the team event in 2006 and 2016. At the BWF circuit, he was the men's singles champion in Pakistan International, also won the men's doubles titles in Syria, Maldives, and Pakistan. [2] [3]

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Achievements

South Asian Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006 Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium,
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Atique Flag of India.svg Rupesh Kumar K. T.
Flag of India.svg Sanave Thomas
17–21, 13–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2010 Wooden-Floor Gymnasium,
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Flag of Pakistan.svg Sulehri Kashif Ali Flag of India.svg Rupesh Kumar K. T.
Flag of India.svg Sanave Thomas
14–21, 13–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2016 Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre,
Shillong, India
Flag of Pakistan.svg Sulehri Kashif Ali Flag of India.svg Pranav Chopra
Flag of India.svg Akshay Dewalkar
22–24, 16–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016 Pakistan International Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti 21–15, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007 Syria International Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Atique Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Diluka Karunaratne
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Dinuka Karunaratne
21–9, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2007 Pakistan International Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Atique Flag of Pakistan.svg Sulehri Kashif Ali
Flag of Pakistan.svg Ahmad Muhammad Waqas
17–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2008 Nepal International Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Atique Flag of India.svg Akshay Dewalkar
Flag of India.svg Valiyaveetil Diju
21–19, 10–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2008Syria International Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Atique Flag of Iran.svg Mohammadreza Kheradmandi
Flag of Iran.svg Ali Shahhosseini
19–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2010 Maldives International Flag of Pakistan.svg Sulehri Kashif Ali Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Dinuka Karunaratne
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Niluka Karunaratne
18–21, 21–18, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2010Syria International Flag of Pakistan.svg Sulehri Kashif Ali Flag of Bahrain.svg Ebrahim Jafar Al Sayed Jafar
Flag of Bahrain.svg Heri Setiawan
21–18, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Waikato International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Fariman Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Chau
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sawan Serasinghe
16–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2016Pakistan International Flag of Pakistan.svg Sulehri Kashif Ali Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti
Flag of Pakistan.svg Azeem Sarwar
21–14, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016Nepal International Flag of Pakistan.svg Sulehri Kashif Ali Flag of India.svg Arjun M.R.
Flag of India.svg Ramchandran Shlok
18–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017Pakistan International Flag of Pakistan.svg Sulehri Kashif Ali Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti
Flag of Pakistan.svg Azeem Sarwar
21–18, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

  1. "Azam Rizwan". Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  2. "Players: Rizwan Azam". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. "Rizwan Azam Playing Achievements". Melbourne Badminton. Retrieved 6 January 2020.