Guatemala International

The Guatemala International is an open badminton tournament held in Guatemala. The tournament has been an International Series level in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2016, then in 2009 categorized as Future Series level, and in 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015 categorized as International Challenge by the Badminton World Federation. The tournament is sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation, so the players can improved their point in world ranking.[1]

Guatemala International
SportBadminton
Founded1997
FounderFederación Nacional de Bádminton Guatemala
CountryGuatemala

In 2013, the tournament was an International Series level, with the official participation of athletes from 8 countries.[2] In 2014, the Huawei sponsored tournament gathered 120 athletes from 15 countries.[3] In 2015 and 2016, the tournament was held at the Olympic City Sports Coliseum, and sponsored by Herbalife.[1][4] The 2015 season was a part of the 2016 Rio Olympics qualification, and have a total pursue $15,000, which attracted 97 players from 33 countries, and for the 2016, 63 players from 12 countries competes.[1][5] In 2017, the national federation host two level 4 badminton tournament, the Future and International Series.[6]

Previous winners edit

Guatemala International Challenge edit

Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
1997[7]   Kenneth Erichsen   Nigella Saunders   Christian Erichsen
  Kenneth Erichsen
  Alya Lewis
  Nigella Saunders
  Robert Richards
  Nigella Saunders
1998[8]   Kevin Han   Jody Patrick   Howard Bach
  Mark Manha
  Milaine Cloutier
  Robbyn Hermitage
  Brent Olynyk
  Robbyn Hermitage
1999[9]   Denyse Julien   Denyse Julien
  Charmaine Reid
  José Antonio Crespo
  Dolores Marco
2000–
2002
not held
2003[10]   Richard Vaughan   Miho Tanaka   Keita Masuda
  Tadashi Ohtsuka
  Yoshiko Iwata
  Miyuki Tai
  Philippe Bourret
  Denyse Julien
2004–
2008
not held
2009[11]   Kevin Cordón   Sandra Chirlaque   Kevin Cordón
  Rodolfo Ramírez
no competition   Rodolfo Ramírez
  Lorena Duany
2010[12]   Nicole Grether   Adrian Liu
  Derrick Ng
  Nicole Grether
  Charmaine Reid
  Toby Ng
  Grace Gao
2011[13]   Ivan Sozonov   Michelle Li   Vladimir Ivanov
  Ivan Sozonov
  Grace Gao
  Joycelyn Ko
2012[14]   Kevin Cordón   Nikté Sotomayor   Jonathan Solís
  Rodolfo Ramírez
  Ana Lucia de León
  Nikté Sotomayor
  Anibal Marroquin
  Nikté Sotomayor
2013[15]   Rodolfo Ramírez   Berónica Vibieca   Krisley Nohemi López
  Nikté Sotomayor
  Jonathan Solís
  Nikté Sotomayor
2014[16]   Pablo Abián   Jeanine Cicognini   Laurent Constantin
  Matthieu Lo Ying Ping
  Eva Lee
  Paula Lynn Obañana
  Howard Shu
  Eva Lee
2015[17]   Kevin Cordón   Rong Schafer   Michael Fuchs
  Johannes Schöttler
  Johanna Goliszewski
  Carla Nelte
  Michael Fuchs
  Birgit Michels
2016[18]   Osleni Guerrero   Lohaynny Vicente   Alwin Francis
  Tarun Kona
  Mariana Paiz
  Nikté Sotomayor
  Jonathan Solís
  Nikté Sotomayor
2017[19]   Kevin Cordón   Daniela Macías   Phillip Chew
  Ryan Chew
  Daniela Macías
  Dánica Nishimura
  Leodannis Martinez
  Tahimara Oropeza
2018[20]   Talia Ng   Rubén Castellanos
  Aníbal Marroquín
  Talia Ng
  Josephine Wu
  Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
  Josephine Wu
2019[21]   Ghaida Nurul Ghaniyu   Fabrício Farias
  Francielton Farias
  Jaqueline Lima
  Sâmia Lima
  Fabrício Farias
  Jaqueline Lima
2020[22] Cancelled[note 1]
2021[23]   Kevin Cordón   Jennie Gai   Kevin Lee
  Ty Alexander Lindeman
  Francesca Corbett
  Allison Lee
  Ty Alexander Lindeman
  Josephine Wu
2022[24]   Giovanni Toti   Hristomira Popovska   Jonathan Solís
  Aníbal Marroquín
  Sharon Au
  Jeslyn Chow
  Jonathan Solís
  Diana Corleto
2023[25]   Ygor Coelho   Samiya Imad Farooqui   Kevin Lee
  Ty Alexander Lindeman
  Catherine Choi
  Josephine Wu
  Ty Alexander Lindeman
  Josephine Wu
  1. ^ This tournament, originally to be played from 23 to 27 September, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Guatemala.

Guatemala International Series edit

Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
2023[26]   Kevin Cordón   Ishika Jaiswal   Job Castillo
  Luis Montoya
  Diana Corleto
  Nikté Sotomayor
  Koceila Mammeri
  Tanina Mammeri

Guatemala Future Series edit

Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
2017[27]   Karan Rajan Rajarajan   Nikté Sotomayor   Jonathan Solís
  Rodolfo Ramírez
  Diana Corleto
  Mariana Paiz
  Jonathan Solís
  Nikté Sotomayor
2018 not held
2019[28]   Job Castillo   Diana Corleto   Jonathan Solís
  Aníbal Marroquín
  Lucía Albanes
  Michele Barrios
  Brandon Alavardo
  Alejandra Paiz
2020[29] Cancelled[note 1]
2021[30]   Rubén Castellanos   Lauren Lam   Enrico Asuncion
  Don Henley Averia
  Diana Corleto
  Nikté Sotomayor
  Jonathan Solís
  Diana Corleto
2022[31]   Yuta Kikuchi   Malya Hoareau   José Luis Granados Morales
  Antonio Emanuel Ortíz
  Alejandra Paiz
  Mariana Paiz
  Tino Daoudal
  Malya Hoareau
2023[32]   Muhammad Sultan   Tomoka Miyazaki   Muhammad Halim As Sidiq
  Muhammad Sultan
  Mei Sudo
  Nao Yamakita
  Daigo Tanioka
  Maya Taguchi
  1. ^ This tournament, originally to be played from 4 to 8 November, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Guatemala.

Performances by nation edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Qué comience la acción en el Herbalife Internacional Series" (in Spanish). deguate.com. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Iniciará el Guatemala International Series de Badminton" (in Spanish). Confederación Deportiva Autónoma de Guatemala. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Brasil conquista quatro medalhas no Huawei Guatemala Internacional" (in Portuguese). Ministério do Esporte. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Comienza el Challenge" (in Spanish). deguate.com. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Se abre la cancha para el Herbalife Challenge Guatemala 2015" (in Spanish). deguate.com. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Future Series Guatemala de Bádminton" (in Spanish). Guatemala.com. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  7. ^ 1997 IS winners
  8. ^ 1998 IS winners
  9. ^ 1999 IS winners
  10. ^ 2003 IS winners
  11. ^ 2009 FS winners
  12. ^ 2010 IC winners
  13. ^ 2011 IC winners
  14. ^ 2012 IS winners
  15. ^ 2013 IS winners
  16. ^ 2014 IC winners
  17. ^ 2015 IC winners
  18. ^ 2016 IS winners
  19. ^ 2017 IS winners
  20. ^ 2018 IS winners
  21. ^ 2019 IS winners
  22. ^ 2020 IS
  23. ^ 2021 IS winners
  24. ^ 2022 IS
  25. ^ Guatemala International Challenge 2023 winners
  26. ^ Guatemala International Series 2023 winners
  27. ^ 2017 FS winners
  28. ^ 2019 FS winners
  29. ^ 2020 FS
  30. ^ 2021 FS winners
  31. ^ 2022 FS winners
  32. ^ V Guatemala Future Series 2023

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