{"id":18049,"date":"2025-09-02T09:04:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T09:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=18049"},"modified":"2025-09-02T09:04:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T09:04:07","slug":"pakistan-padel-team-concludes-asia-pacific-cup-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=18049","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan padel team concludes Asia Pacific Cup 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Team Pakistan showcased grit, determination, and the promise of a bright future for the sport \u00a0in their debut at the Asia Pacific Padel Cup (APPC) Kuala Lumpur 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Out of 24 fiercely contested matches, Pakistan secured 4 impressive wins.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The tournament was featuring eight teams including hosts Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, SOuth Korea, Hong Kong, India, and Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>The four-day event treated the fans with men&#8217;s women&#8217;s and mixed matches. Pakistan finished sixth.<\/p>\n<p>Philippines won the tournament defeating Hong Kong in the final 3-0, while Malaysia edged past India 3-2 to finshed third \u00a0in the event.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan were out of the main draw when they lost to India 3-0 in the quarterfinals despite putting a great fight against their arch rival.<\/p>\n<p>They played consolation final later but lost to Thailand 2-1 after registering a win \u00a0against Singapore in the consolation semifinal in which the pair of Talal Shah and Nafees Yaqoob, and Suleiman Mahmood and Natalia Zaman played.<\/p>\n<p>The Pakistani team was a mix of experience and youth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Pakistani \u00a0was led by captain Azhar Katchi and vice captain Mehek Taherani. The roster was a mix of experienced and emerging male and female players.\u00a0<br \/>\nOther notable players included Rayyan Younus, Talal Shahi, Munib Bilwani, Sulaiman Mahmood, Nafees Yaqoob, Natalia Zaman, and Asma Hamid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis tournament was a statement. Pakistan has the talent, heart, and determination to compete with the best,\u201d said a representative of the Pakistan Padel Collective, organisers of Team Pakistan\u2019s APPC 2025 campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe blend of veteran leadership and young talent signals a strong future for padel in Pakistan.\u201d<br \/>\nThe APPC Kuala Lumpur Cup 2025 brought together top players and teams from across the region, giving Pakistan a platform to showcase its growing competitiveness and passion for the sport.<\/p>\n<p>As padel continues to gain momentum, Pakistan\u2019s performance in Kuala Lumpur reflects the start of an exciting new chapter for the sport in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Team Pakistan showcased grit, determination, and the promise of a bright future for the sport \u00a0in their debut at the Asia Pacific Padel Cup (APPC) Kuala Lumpur 2025.\u00a0 Out of 24 fiercely contested matches, Pakistan secured 4 impressive wins.\u00a0 The tournament was featuring eight teams including hosts Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, SOuth Korea, Hong Kong, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18049\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}