Pakistan national badminton team

The Pakistan national badminton team (Urdu: پاکستان کی قومی بیڈمنٹن ٹیم) represents Pakistan in international badminton team competitions.[1][2] It is controlled by the Pakistan Badminton Federation, the governing body for badminton in Pakistan. The national team was established in 1953.

Pakistan
AssociationPakistan Badminton Federation (PBF)
ConfederationBA (Asia)
PresidentWajid Ali Chaudhry
BWF ranking
Current ranking56 Increase 9 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking56 (2 January 2024)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1993)
Best resultGroup stage
Asian Mixed Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
Best resultGroup stage
Asian Men's Team Championships
Appearances6 (first in 1962)
Best resultSemi-finals (1962)
Asian Women's Team Championships
Appearances2 (first in 2004)
Best resultGroup stage

Pakistan had only appeared in the international stage three times as they were eliminated in the group stage in the 1993, 1995 and 1997 edition of the Sudirman Cup.

The nation would make its first badminton debut in the Olympics when national player Mahoor Shahzad represented the country in the women's singles discipline.[3]

The team would later participate in the 2022 Commonwealth Games mixed team event through a bipartite invitation.

Competitive record

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WBF World Championships

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Commonwealth Games

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Asian Games

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Asian Team Championships

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South Asian Games

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**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

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Suhandinata Cup

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Year Result
  2000 Did not enter
  2002
  2004
  2006 Group Z2 − 26th of 28
  2007 Did not enter
  2008
  2009
  2010
  2011
  2012
  2013
  2014
  2015
  2016
  2017
  2018
  2019
  2022
  2023
  2024 TBD

Commonwealth Youth Games

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Mixed team

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Year Result
  2004 Did not enter

Asian Junior Team Championships

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South Asian Junior Team Championships

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Mixed team

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Year Result
  2019   Semi-finals
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

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Current squad

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As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

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Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Murad Ali (1991-04-07) 7 April 1991 (age 33) 620 232 -
Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti (1992-11-18) 18 November 1992 (age 32) 620 232 -
Raja Muhammad Hasnain (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26) - - -
Muhammad Muqeet Tahir (1997-10-30) 30 October 1997 (age 27) - - -
Awais Zahid (1991-10-08) 8 October 1991 (age 33) - - -

Women's team

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Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Mahoor Shahzad (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 (age 28) 354 293 -
Ghazala Siddique (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 (age 30) 532 293 -
Sehra Akram (1995-10-01) 1 October 1995 (age 29) - - -
Bushra Qayyum (1995-07-11) 11 July 1995 (age 29) - - -
Huma Javeed (1993-05-06) 6 May 1993 (age 31) - - -

References

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  1. ^ "Sudirman date is huge filip for Smillie". The Scotsman. 15 May 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  2. ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Pakistan's Mahoor Shahzad loses badminton opener in Tokyo". The Express Tribune. 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2022-07-30.