AIRvanguard — CTF Team | Air University Islamabad

00 / About

Who We Are

AIRvanguard (also known as TR1NITY) is an academic Capture The Flag team based at Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan. We compete in cybersecurity competitions worldwide, tackling challenges across cryptography, web exploitation, binary exploitation, reverse engineering, forensics, and OSINT.

Founded by passionate students, our team has rapidly climbed the global rankings — from #800 worldwide in 2025 to #127 in 2026, and from #9 to #2 in Pakistan. We qualified for BlackHat MEA 2025 and competed in the finals onsite in Riyadh. We believe in pushing boundaries, learning through competition, and representing Pakistan on the global cybersecurity stage.

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Members

56

CTFs Played

2

Seasons

285.88

Rating Points

Quick Facts

Based In

Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Team Type

Academic · University Team

Global Rank

#127 Worldwide · #2 Pakistan

Specializations

Crypto · Web · Pwn · Reverse · OSINT · Misc

Platform

CTFtime.org · Team ID: 394066

01 / Performance

Performance Statistics

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Events Played

↑207.52

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CTFtime Rating

↑673

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World Ranking

↑7

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Pakistan Ranking

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Team Members

Year-over-Year Comparison

2025 vs 2026 season metrics

Monthly CTF Activity

Events played per month

Rating Distribution

Top 10 events by contribution

Rank Distribution

Finishing positions (2026)

Category Coverage

Event types participated

02 / Positioning

CTF Weight and Position

Rating Points vs Event Position

Each bubble = one CTF event · size = rating points

20262025

Weight Summary

Highest Weight56.28

Average Weight8.41

Total Weight285.88

Zero-point Events2

Best Finish#23

UNbreakable International 2026

Position Tiers

Top 505 events

Top 10012 events

Top 20024 events

200+10 events

03 / Trajectory

Top 10 Rating Progression

Cumulative Rating Flow

How the top 10 results built the 285.88 rating

20262025

Top 10 Rating Contributors

04 / Team

Team Division

5 active members · Air University Islamabad

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Master__oogway

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Z41D

Active

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D3XTER

Active

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p1nkm4n_

Active

A

Ali Hamza

Active

05 / Featured

BlackHat MEA 2025

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · December 2025

Qualification & Finals

Our journey at one of the world's largest cybersecurity events

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Qualification

Qualified for BlackHat MEA 2025 online with a global qualifier ranking of #119, competing against hundreds of teams worldwide.

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Finals & Onsite Riyadh

Competed in the final round online, then joined the onsite stage in December 2025 at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, finishing with an onsite Riyadh ranking of #64.