Kaveh Mehrabi


Kaveh Mehrabi is a former professional Iranian badminton player.

Career

Mehrabi was born in Tehran, Iran, and on April 10, 2003 he moved to Copenhagen, Denmark to become the first Iranian professional badminton player and practice at the International Badminton Academy.
Mehrabi participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was defeated 2-0 in the first round. Mehrabi participated at six BWF World Championships.
In November 2011 Mehrabi refused to play against Israeli Maccabiah Games champion Misha Zilberman. Ironically, Mehrabi was a member of the ‘Champions for Peace’ club, a group of 70 athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization.
Mehrabi was the Athletes' Commission Chairman and a Council member of the Badminton World Federation. He graduated with physical education degree from the Azad University.

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2011Syria International Pedro Martins15–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2011Zimbabwe International Ali Shahhosseini21–13, 11–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2011Namibia International Ali Shahhosseini11–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2011Fiji International Wesley Caulkett21–13, 14–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2011Uganda International Jan Fröhlich15–21, 1–12 Retired Runner-up
2010South Africa International Murat Sen21–9, 21–15 Winner
2008Puerto Rico International Kevin Cordón13–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2007Algeria International Nabil Lasmari6–21, 4–10 Retired Runner-up
2007South Africa International Carlos Longo19–21, 21–17, 21–15 Winner
2005South Africa International Nikhil Kanetkar8–15, 7–15 Runner-up