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Four Pak players to feature in ITF World Masters Tennis

By Our Correspondent
December 02, 2025
Representational image of tennis racket and ball. — APP/File
Representational image of tennis racket and ball. — APP/File

LAHORE: Pakistan’s senior No 1 Rashid Malik, Waqar Nisar, Khurram Imtiaz and Furqan Uddin Khan will exhibit their prowess in the ITF World Masters MT200 Championships in Khao Lak, Thailand, from December 6 to 19.

All the four players are being sponsored by Bank of Punjab (BoP) for this prestigious event. Rashid Malik, former Pakistan Davis Cup players and captain, will represent the country in 60+ category. Malik has a good number of feathers in his already decorated cap and his most recent achievements include singles champion (60+) MT200 Oxford in June 2025, doubles runner-up (55+) MT200 Oxford in June 2025, singles and doubles champion (60+) MT200 in Lahore, Dec 2024, Singles and doubles champion (60+) MT200 Dubai in September 2024 and singles and doubles champion (60+) MT400 Pattaya in November 2024.

Waqar Nisar, another energetic senior player of Pakistan, will represent the country in 70+ category. He has also won a good number of senior events in and outside the country. His most recent achievements include singles champion (65+) MT200 Lahore in December 2024, doubles champion (65+) MT200 Lahore in December 2024, singles runner-up (70+) MT400 Dubai in February 2025, doubles champion (65+) MT400 Dubai in February 2025 and singles runner-up (70+) MT400 New York in July 2025.

Khurram Imtiaz and Furqan Uddin Khan are also talented senior players of the country and will represent the green flag in the Thailand’s ITF Master MT200 Championships in 55+ categories. Both have won national and international accolades as well and are eager to win more laurels for the country at the international level.