From EVO glory to ice hockey gold in Miami, Pakistan’s August was a buffet of surprise wins, near-misses, and classic “we’ll take the series decider next time” energy. Esports stayed elite, squash kept the flag high, taekwondo rained medals, and cricket… well, cricket remembered it’s August. Here’s the month that was for Pakistan’s sports:
Cricket
- Pakistan drew both three-day matches vs an English county side.
- Pakistan won T20I series vs West Indies 2-1.
- Pakistan lost ODI series vs West Indies 1-2.
- Pakistan Women lost T20I series vs Ireland 1-2.
- Pakistan Shaheens lost the semifinal of the Top End T20 Series.
Esports (Tekken, PUBG)
- EVO 2025: Arsalan Ash beat Atif in an all-Pakistan final — historic 1–2 finish.
- EWC Tekken World Cup: No Top 8; Arslan and Atif exited in Round of 16; others out earlier.
- LCQ tournament: Noman Ch retained his title.
- Tekken 8 friendly: Pakistan’s seven (Farzeen, Atif, Kash, Jon, Qasim, Arsalan, Dawood) outclassed Saudi Arabia.
- PUBG Mobile World Cup: 4Thrives finished 7th on debut (IQ, FALAK, T24OP, Nocki, CAIRO).
Squash
- Ashab Irfan won the $12,000 Johns Creek Open.
- Umair Arif finished runner-up at Hong Kong Junior Squash Open.
- Nasir Iqbal reached the semifinals at the $15k Tuanku Muhriz Trophy.
- Huzaifa Ibrahim reached the quarterfinals at the White Bear Challenge 2025.
- Tayyab Aslam won the $3k Independence Day Open
Taekwondo
- 7th Heroes International: 15 Gold & 6 Silver. Standouts:
- Gold: Ameer Hamza, Umar, Shamil, Hadi, Ayan, Kabeer; Tayyaba Ashraf (3), Nabeel (2), Ghufran (2), Sumbal Fatima (2)
- Silver: Hammad, Abdullah; plus Nabeel (1), Ghufran (2), Sumbal Fatima (1)
- Kazakhstan Open: 2 Bronze (Noman Khan, Hamza Omer).
- 10th MBC Open (Poomsae): Team won 2 Silver & 1 Bronze.
Boxing & Combat Sports
- Usman Wazeer became WBC OPBF Silver Welterweight Champion.
- Pakistan Combat Night: Pakistan fighters won all bouts; Rizwan Ali won “Road to 100”.
- 3rd Belt & Road International Boxing Gala (China): Ayesha Mumtaz (Silver); Maria Rind, Malaika Zahid, Qudrat Ullah (Bronze).
Athletics & Running
- Seychelles Nature Trail Run: Pakistan took 1st (Waqar Ahmed), 2nd (Umar Zaman), 4th (Muzammil Shahzad).
- Sydney Marathon (Abbott Major): 36 Pakistanis finished; 16 sub-4.
- Fastest men: Ali Zaidi, then Bilal Ehsan.
- Women led by Huma Rahman; strong runs from Khoula Ahmed, Neelab Kayani.
- Faisal Shafi set a Guinness World Record in military attire; several seven-star achievers.
Ice Hockey
- LATAM Cup: Men’s Division 3 Gold; Women’s Division 2 Bronze.
Golf
- Kazakhstan Golf Championship: Mahad Khan & Sara Amin won; Omar Arshad runner-up.
Baseball
- Pakistan beat Palestine 2-0 in a two-match series.
- U15 Asian Baseball Championship: Pakistan finished 6th.
Badminton
- Asia Regional (Junior) in Bhutan: 3 Silver & 8 Bronze.
- Medalists include Muhammad Adnan, Ammarah Ishtiaq, Hamd Ullah Khalil, Humna Irshad, Raja Hassan Mujtaba, Umama Usman, Muhammad Suleman, Sarwat Fatima.
Judo
- Asian Open: Malaika won Silver.
Discus/Throws
- Asian Throwing Championship: Yasi Sultan won Bronze.
Bodybuilding
- 57th Asian Bodybuilding Championship: 5 Gold — Bilal Ahmed, Farasat Ali, Faizan Gul, Shakeel Muhammad, Ijaz Khan.
Shooting
- 16th Asian Shooting Championship: 14 Pakistani shooters (incl. Kishmala Talat, GM Bashir, Gulfam Joseph, Usman Chand) — no medals.
Swimming
- World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships: No medals.
Padel
- Asia Pacific Padel Cup (debut): Lost all group matches; reached QFs via format, then exited to India.
Mountaineering
Five climbers from Shimshal, led by Abdul Joshi, summited Tirich Mir (7708m) via a new, technical route.
Field Hockey
- Pakistan secured a place in the FIH Pro League after New Zealand’s withdrawal.
Multi-sport (World Games)
- The World Games: Pakistan won no medals.
- Participants: Squash (Noor Zaman, Nasir Iqbal), Snooker (Muhammad Asif).
Esports and squash carried the headliners, taekwondo and bodybuilding stacked the medal table, ice hockey stole the plot twist, and cricket split the room like it always does. If August was a trailer, September better be the blockbuster.
