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)

Comments

Shujaat Ali Khan

Shujaat Ali Khan was born on 8th September, 1996 in Islamabad, and had completed his Intermediate (Federal Board). Although Shujaat has been playing Badminton since childhood, he started proper learning of the game at the age of 11 in 2008, in his 1st junior Training camp held in Rodham Hall Islamabad . Moreover, he started playing with his maternal family in Community Centre G7 and Iqbal Hall. Khurshid Ali Khan (Father) , Sara Mohmand, Rizwan Azam and Akram Masih were his training coaches. The 1st professional tournament Shujaat played was the 3rd NBP National Junior Championship in 2007 . During his career, Shujaat Ali Khan has performed on several occasions, be it at Junior or Senior level. His one of few achievements are listed as follows: Member of Pakistan Junior Team which participated in ANA Asian Youth under 15 and under 17 Championship 2010 , held in China, Japan . National Games 2013 (Bronze Medalist) Case Epica 2014 (Men's Doubles gold medalist) Jashn-e-Azadi Int...

Review of Yonex Nanoflare 270 Speed

The Yonex Nanoflare 270 Speed is a product of Yonex's latest series, Nanoflare , which was released in the year 2019. A resilient yet flexible graphite material, Toraycar M40 and Super HMG provide matchless power and stability for maximum shuttle acceleration. Its Nanocell Neo frame shape provides you with a greater sweet spot, allowing you to have a better chance of middling the shot. In my opinion, what distinguishes this racket from other models of Yonex is that it comes with various weights and grip sizes (which I already explained in my previous blog), allowing you to have a number of choices according to your game style. Yonex launched Nanoflare 270 speed are manufactured in 4U and 5U , weighing 83g and 78g on average respectively. As you can see it is a light racket, so this may not be suitable for an attacking player, however it might be beneficial for defensive players, or those who like to rely on their flat drives. Furthermore, I would advise you to string yo...

Sarah Mohmand's Badminton career

Sarah Mohmand was born on 14th June 1984 in Islamabad. She did her Bachelors in Computer science from Hamdard University and Graduate Diploma in Technology from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Australia. Sarah, at the age of 16, did not know her hobby would be her profession. She started playing Badminton in Islamabad Club with her friends. However, as her interest grew, she decided to seek professional guidance. The role of her mentor was played by her first Coach, Tahir Ishaq , who, according to Sarah, played a major role in teaching her the respective sport. Sarah made her debut in the National Championship held at Minto Park Lahore , where she reached the Women's doubles final (with Zarina Waqar ). She has clinched the National Championship title 5 times : Women's Doubles (2012, 2015 and 2018) and Mixed Doubles (2009 and 2019). Not only has she dominated the domestic circuit, but has also shown some remarkable performances all around the globe. She l...

FBCOP blog

Search This Blog