Captains’ Meeting, Official Draw Ceremony and Trophy Reveal Held in Islamabad
ISLAMABABAD ; The Captains’ Meeting, Official Draw Ceremony and Trophy Reveal for the Billie Jean King Cup (BJKC) Asia/Oceania Group III (B) 2026 were held today at Mövenpick Hotel Islamabad, marking a significant milestone in Pakistan’s tennis history as the country hosts this prestigious international women’s team tennis competition for the first time.
Captains and representatives of the eight participating nations -Bahrain, Bhutan, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Maldives, Pakistan and Qatar — attended the ceremony, which formally set the stage for the competition.
The ceremony was attended by Mr. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, President-PTF, Mr. Abdul Redha J. Al-Ghareeb, President of the Kuwait Tennis Federation; Col. Zia-ud-Din Tufail (Retd.), Secretary General of PTF; Mr. Nicolas Verdun, General Manager of Mövenpick Hotel Islamabad; Mr. Jemin You of Korea, World Tennis Referee;
and Col. Gul Rehman, Director PTF. Representatives of the PTF and Mövenpick Hotel management, officials from 37th North, and a large number of media personnel were also present.
Addressing the gathering, PTF President Mr. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi warmly welcomed all participating nations, team captains, players, officials and distinguished guests to Islamabad.
He expressed his sincere gratitude to World Tennis for entrusting Pakistan with the hosting of the Billie Jean King Cup Asia/Oceania Group III event for the first time in the country’s history.
He highlighted that hosting an international women’s team competition of this stature reflects Pakistan’s growing capacity to organise international tennis events and its commitment to promoting women’s tennis while providing local players with valuable opportunities to compete against international opponents.
The Billie Jean King Cup Asia/Oceania Group III (B) 2026 will commence tomorrow, 21 October 2026, at the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue, Islamabad.
