Zuhaib Khalil- Former National Junior (U-19) Champion

Zuhaib Khalil was born 4th January 1999 in Peshawar and is currently studying Bachelors in Health and Physical Education. Zuhaib started playing Badminton on 16th October 2012 at Qayyum Sports Complex Peshawar. His coaches have been Sir Murad Ali, Sir Masood, Sir Nadeem khan, Sir Hayyat ullah, and Sir Haroon.

Zuhaib's 1st Professional tournament was National Junior (U-14) Championship 2012 where he won Quarter Finals against Wadood Islam. His major Badminton achievements and participations arelisted below:

5 times All Pakistan Sportsboard Championship winner (2013-2017)
National Junior Championship (U-19) 2016 Runner Up (Men's Singles)
2014 Asian Junior Championship (U-19) (Round 2)
2015 Asian junior Championship (U-19) (Participation)
2016 Asian Junior championship (U-19) (Participation)
2016 Pakistan Satellite (Participation)
2017 World junior Championship Indonesia (Participation)
2017 Pakistan Satellite (Participation)
2017 National Junior Championship (U-19) Winner (Men's Singles) & Runner Up (Men's Doubles)
2015 KPK Junior championship Winner
2018 KPK Championship Winner at Bannu
2014 KPK junior Championship Winner

Zuhaib's 1st Major Upset in Seniors was at National Championship 2020 when he won against Noman Sabir, and in the same tournament against Amir Saeed. However, he lost to former National Champion, Awais Zahid, in that tournament in a close 3-set match. Zuhaib also had to face some downfalls in his career due to family problems, however, Murad Ali always motivated the champion, as well as his parents, friends, coaches, Police Department and Directorate of Sports KPK supported Zuhaib's game journey.

Zuhaib is currently U-19 National champion and his highest rank has been 31st in singles. The player aspires to be a National Champion of Pakistan and come on Rank No.1. True talent never goes wasted and young players should always recognize their strengths and continue being a pride for their country.

Written by: Muhammad Anas Akhtar (Admin FBCOP)

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