Talented Mahoor & Palwasha to feature in Lagos International Badminton Classics 2019
Pakistan’s foremost badminton players Mahoor Shahzad & Palwasha Bashir will represent country in the Lagos International Badminton Classics 2019, to be held from 24th- 27th in Lagos, Nigeria.
Pakistan’s foremost badminton players Mahoor Shahzad & Palwasha Bashir will represent country in the Lagos International Badminton Classics 2019, to be held from 24th- 27th in Lagos, Nigeria.
National champion Mahoor Shahzad is up against top seed Neslihan Yigit of Turkey in the women singles main round.
After 22 wins in her vocation, the 22-year old Mahoor is currently ranked 173. Jubilant Mahoor of WAPDA is holding the Pakistan No. 1 ranking by winning the national title since 2016 of women singles.
The South Asian Federation (SAF) games 2010 bronze medalist from Karachi, qualifier Palwasha Bashir is drawn against unseeded Natalia Perminova of Russia in the first round.
Earlier, Palwasha Bashir overpowered Grace Gabriel of Nigeria by 2-0 in tough battle with the final score line of 21-19, 23-21 and book berth into the main round.
Palwasha, who has several trophies to her name, is now eyeing to be among top 100 in an attempt to qualify for next year’s Olympics and to achieve that she is aiming to play maximum tournaments in 2019.
In women’s doubles, Mahoor Shahzad & Palwasha Bashir will meet unseeded duo of Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan & Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh from Nigeria.
