The Mexican Open or Mexican International is an international badminton competition held in Mexico. The Mexican Open has been held together with the Mexican National Championship of Badminton which main difference is that foreign players can participate in the former competition, while the latter is just reserved for Mexican badminton players. The original intention was that both tournaments would be held annually; however, due to different circumstances it has not always been this the case.
The first tournament was organised by the Mexican Association of Badminton and the Centro Deportivo Chapultepec in 1949 as the Mexico City International Tournament; there were four more editions held in 1952, 1958, 1959 and 1961.[1][2]
In 1964, the Mexican Association of Badminton changed its official name to the Mexican National Open Championship.[1]
In 2009, the Mexican Association of Badminton decided to start counting the tournaments again; hence, the Mexican Open of 2014 is considered as the fifth Mexican Open.
The Mexican Open is one of the most important Latin American badminton competitions together with the Pan American Badminton Championships and the Pan American Games, and perhaps the oldest international tournament of badminton in Latin America.
The best Mexican players have competed in the Mexican Open, along with foreign badminton players from almost all over the World, some of whom have been already inducted to the World Badminton Hall of Fame such as Erland Kops,[3] while some others have represented their countries in the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup such as Tan Joe Hok, Channarong Ratanaseangsuang and Carlene Starkey,[4] or being inducted to the Hall of Fame of their own countries such as Don Paup, Jamie Paulson, Tyna Barinaga, Dorothy O´Neil, Helen Tibbetts, and Margaret Varner.[5][6]
Previous winners edit
Mexico City international tournament edit
| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 |  Ernesto Villareal
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 Margaret Varner Bloss
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Ernesto Villareal Ruben Mejia
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No competition | No competition |
| 1952 | Ernesto Villareal
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Pat Gallagher
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Ernesto Villareal Ruben Mejia
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Shirley Fry Peggy Vilbig
| |
| 1958 | W. E. Berry
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Pat Gallagher
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W. E. Berry Michael Hartgrove
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Mary Connor Mildred Sirwaitis
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 Bert Fergus Mildred Sirwaitis
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| 1959 |  Teh Kew San
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Pat Gallagher
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Teh Kew San Lim Say Hup
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Carmela Martinez Maria Eugenia de del Rio
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Manuel Armendariz Mildred Sirwaitis
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| 1962 |  Erland Kops
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Pat Gallagher
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Erland Kops Tan Joe Hok
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Pat Gallagher Carlene Starkey
|
Manuel Armendariz Beulah Armendariz
|
Mexican National Open Championship edit
Internacional Mexicano/Mexican International edit
Mexican International Challenge edit
| Year | Men´s singles | Women´s singles | Men´s doubles | Women´s doubles | Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021[27] |  Luís Enrique Peñalver
|
Beatriz Corrales
|
Job Castillo Luis Montoya
|
Clara Azurmendi Beatriz Corrales
|
Vinson Chiu Jennie Gai
|
| 2022[28] |  Minoru Koga
|
Riko Gunji
|
Shuntaro Mezaki Haruya Nishida
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Rui Hirokami Yuna Kato
|
Naoki Yamada Moe Ikeuchi
|
| 2023[29] |  Jan Louda
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Manami Suizu
|
Daniel Lundgaard Mads Vestergaard
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Sayaka Hobara Yui Suizu
|
Vinson Chiu Jennie Gai
|
Mexico Future Series edit
| Year | Men´s singles | Women´s singles | Men´s doubles | Women´s doubles | Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019[30] |  Osleni Guerrero
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Tahimara Oropeza
|
Osleni Guerrero Leodannis Martínez
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Tahimara Oropeza Yeily Ortiz
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Osleni Guerrero Tahimara Oropeza
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| 2020– 2021 |
No competition | ||||
| 2022[31] | Luis Montoya
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Sanchita Pandey
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 Kern Pong Lap Kan Larry Pong
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Paula Lozoya Fatima Rio
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Ryan Zheng Sanchita Pandey
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| 2023[32] | Luis Ramón Garrido
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 Nikté Sotomayor
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José Luis Granados Morales Antonio Emanuel Ortiz
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Romina Fregoso Miriam Rodríguez
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Luis Montoya Miriam Rodríguez
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Performances by nation edit
Mexican National Open Championship edit
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Internacional Mexicano/Mexican International edit
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Mexican International Challenge edit
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Mexico Future Series edit
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References edit
- ^ a b Herbert A. E. Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1965 (Bromley, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd. 1965) p 212.
- ^ "Historia de la FEMEBA". Federación Mexicana de Badminton. Federación Mexicana de Badminton. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Members". bwfbadminton.org. Badminton World Federation (BWF). Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Herbert Scheele, The International badminton Federation Handbook for 1967 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd.,1967) 79 - 87.
- ^ "Walk of Fame". teamusa.org. USA Federation. Archived from the original on January 21, 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 113.
- ^ Herbert Scheele ed., the International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, ENG: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 236.
- ^ "Campeones". badminton.com.mx. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ 1989 winners
- ^ 1998 winners
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- ^ 2002 winners
- ^ 2009 winners
- ^ 2010 winners
- ^ 2011 winners
- ^ 2013 winners
- ^ 2014 winners
- ^ 2015 winners
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- ^ 2017 winners
- ^ 2018 winners
- ^ 2019 winners
- ^ 2020 winners
- ^ 2021 winners
- ^ 2022 winners
- ^ XIV Mexican International 2023 winners
- ^ 2021 winners
- ^ 2022 winners
- ^ III Mexican International Challenge 2023
- ^ 2019 winners
- ^ 2022 winners
- ^ III Mexico Future Series 2023 winners