Lahore, Pakistan – The 61st National Badminton Championships commenced with great enthusiasm, featuring exciting team event matches in men’s and women’s categories. Pakistan Badminton Federation welcomed players from across the country, assuring the federation’s commitment to promoting badminton.

Quarter finals of team event men are under progress at the time of reporting.

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Day 1 | Team Event Men Pre Quarter

Pakistan Police beat Islamabad by 3-1

1st Single: Zohaib Khan (Police) beat Ibrahim Asim (Islamabad) by 21-11, 21-12

1st Double: Tahir Ishaq & Usama Abid (Islamabad) beat Masood & Ali Faraz (Police) by 21-16, 21-14

2nd Single: Tahir Khan (Police) beat Umair Khan (Islamabad) by 21-13, 21-17

2nd Double: Tahir Khan & Zohaib Khan (Police) beat Qasim Rasheed & Ihsan Ullah (Islamabad) by 21-18, 21-8

Pakistan Railway beat Azad Jammu Kashmir by 3-0

1st Single: Akif Badar (Railway) beat M Hafeez (AJK) by 21-7, 21-11

1st Double: Hamza Khan & Tabassum Ali (Railway) beat Hafeez & Mubashir (AJK) by 21-18, 21-14

2nd Single: P.A Nabeel (Railway) beat Akbar (AJK) by 21-8, 21-11

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SNGPL beat Kheyber Pakhtunkhwa by 3-2

1st Single: Murad Ali (KP) beat Tayyab Shafiq (SNGPL) by 21-5, 21-16

1st Double: Abuzar Rasheed & Jalees Konain (SNGPL) beat Murad Ali & M Afnan (KP) by 21-15, 13-21, 21-10

2nd Single: Danyaal Shahzada (KP) beat Aashan Tanveer (SNGPL) by 21-17, 15-21, 21-11

2nd Double: Tayyab Shafiq & Umer Jahanghir (SNGPL) beat Najam & Danyal (KP) by 21-17, 21-18

3rd Single: Jalees Konain (SNGPL) beat Mekail Khan (KP) by 21-16, 21-11

New Khan beat Balochistan by 3-0

1st Single: Waqar (New Khan) beat Saboor Khan (Balochistan) by 21-10, 21-16

1st Double: Shaqa & Shahzaib (New Khan) beat Usama & Saboor (Balochistan) ;n21-7, 21-12

2nd Single: Marib (New Khan) beat Usama (Balochistan) by 21-14, 18-21, 21-18

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Team Event Women Quarter Final

Pakistan Army beat SNGPL by 3-1

1st Single: Ammarah Ishtiaq (Army) beat Umama Usman (SNGPL) by 21-9, 21-13

1st Double: Zubaira Islam & Umama Usman (SNGPL) beat Alja Tariq & Sumiya Tariq (Army) by 21-11, 21-11

2nd Single: Alja Tariq (Army) beat Zubaira Islam (SNGPL) by 24-23, 21-7

2nd Double: Ammarah & Manal (Army) beat Sana Hanif & Wirdha Gouhar (SNGPL) by 21-15, 21-19

Sindh beat Islamabad by 3-0

1st Single: Palwasha Bashir (Sindh) beat Madiha Ilyas (Islamabad) by 21-5, 21-3

1st Double: Palwasha Bashir & Mariyam Hanif (Sindh) beat Madiha Ilyas & Aliya Jillani (Islamabad) by 21-8, 21-8

2nd Single: Mariyam Hanif (Sindh) beat Sarah Shabbir (Islamabad) by 21-12, 21-12

Punjab beat HEC by 3-1

1st Single: Amal Muneeb (Punjab) beat Faryal Arshad (HEC) by 21-5, 21-8

1st Double: Amal & Aimen (Punjab) beat Zainab & Faryal (HEC) by 21-16, 13-21, 21-16

2nd Single: Zainab (HEC) beat Sehar Abdul Majeed (Punjab) by 21-16, 21-12

2nd Double:  Sehar Majeed & Kanzul Eman (Punjab) beat Samiya Ejaz & Khadija (HEC) by 21-15, 21-16

Tournament Overview

The 61st National Badminton Championships feature teams from various provinces, departments, and institutions. This premier event aims to promote badminton, identify emerging talent, and strengthen Pakistan’s presence in international competitions.