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.
Achievements
South Asian Games
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |  Sayali Gokhale
|
8–21, 3–21 |  Bronze
|
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up)
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Pakistan International |  Mahoor Shahzad
|
13–21, 21–18, 23–21 |  Winner
|
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kenya International | Mahoor Shahzad
|
 Doha Hany Hadia Hosny
|
13–21, 17–21 |  Runner-up
|
| 2017 | Pakistan International | Khizra Rasheed
|
Sehra Akram Huma Javeed
|
21–12, 21–11 | Winner
|
| 2016 | Pakistan International | Saima Manzoor
|
Sidra Hamad Khizra Rasheed
|
13–21, 21–11, 21–16 | Winner
|
| 2015 | Bahrain International | Sara Mohmand
|
S. Poorvisha Ram Arathi Sara Sunil
|
14–21, 8–21 | Runner-up
|
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- ^ a b "Palwasha Bashir: No crown for courting". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Wajid, Palwasha win National Badminton titles". The Nation. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "2014 Incheon Asian Games: And so it ends, in disappointment". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Palwasha Bashir Biography". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Participants: Palwasha Bashir". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
External links
- Pakistan Badminton Federation homepage
- Palwasha Bashir at BWFBadminton.com
- Palwasha Bashir at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link) (archived)
- Palwasha Bashir on Instagram