Diego Mini Cuadros (born 13 April 1999) is a Peruvian badminton player.[3] He won the bronze at the 2016 Pan Am Badminton Championships in the mixed doubles and team event.[4] Teamed up with Zornoza, they lost in the semi-final round to Canadian pair with the score 0-2.[5] He also the runner-up of the Peru International Series tournament partnered with Zornoza.[6] He was the silver medallists at the 2018 South American Games in the men's doubles and mixed team event.[7]

Diego Mini
Personal information
Birth nameDiego Mini Cuadros
CountryPeru
Born (1999-04-13) 13 April 1999 (age 25)
Lima, Peru[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Weight76 kg (168 lb)[2]
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking211 (MS 23 April 2019)
96 (MD with Mario Cuba 19 April 2018)
100 (XD with Paula la Torre Regal 24 January 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Peru
Pan Am Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Havana Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Campinas Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Campinas Mixed team
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cochabamba Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cochabamba Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements edit

Pan Am Championships edit

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Sports City Coliseum,
Havana, Cuba
  Mario Cuba   Jason Ho-Shue
  Nyl Yakura
8–21, 14–21   Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo,
Campinas, Brazil
  Luz María Zornoza   Nathan Osborne
  Josephine Wu
22–24, 16–21   Bronze

South American Games edit

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Evo Morales Coliseum,
Cochabamba, Bolivia
  Bruno Barrueto Deza   Ygor Coelho
  Artur Silva Pomoceno
21–23, 18–21   Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 4 runners-up) edit

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Peru International   Mario Cuba   Alwin Francis
  Tarun Kona
15–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2019 Perú Future Series   Mario Cuba   Osleni Guerrero
  Leodannis Martínez
14–21, 17–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Peru International Series   Luz María Zornoza   Mario Cuba
  Katherine Winder
21–23, 12–21   Runner-up
2018 Perú Future Series   Paula la Torre Regal   Daniel la Torre Regal
  Dánica Nishimura
18–21, 21–15, 10–21   Runner-up
2023 Perú Future Series   Paula la Torre Regal   José Guevara
  Inés Castillo
21–17, 21–13   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References edit

  1. ^ "Diego Mini Cuadros" (in Spanish). Badminton Peru. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Ficha del participante: Diego Mini Cuadros" (in Spanish). Cochabamba 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Players: Diego Mini". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Luz Maria Zornoza y Paula la Torre Logra Medalla de Plata en Panamericano de Badminton Realizado en Brasil". www.ipd.gob.pe (in Spanish). Instituto Peruano del Deporte. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Perú en el Podio del Panamericano de Bádminton 2016". todosport.pe (in Spanish). TodoSport.pe. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Katherine Winder Y Mario Cuba Campeonan En la Categoría Mixtos del 'II Perú Internacional Series de Bádminton 2016'". www.ipd.gob.pe (in Spanish). Instituto Peruano del Deporte. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Perú suma 8 medallas de oro en Cochabamba" (in Spanish). RBC Radio. Retrieved 6 June 2018.[permanent dead link]

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