Palwasha Bashir

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.

Palwasha Bashir
Personal information
Country	Pakistan
Born	(1987-10-20) October 20, 1987 (age 37) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Handedness	Right
Coach	Raziuddin Ahmad
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	209 (WS 27 October 2016) 185 (WD 28 April 2016) 720 (XD 22 September 2016)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Pakistan South Asian Games 2010 Dhaka Women's singles 2019 Kathmandu-Pokhara Women's team
BWF profile

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