Solángel Guzmán Pérez (born 21 December 1984) is a Cuban female badminton player, and now represented Trinidad and Tobago.[1] Guzman was a top badminton player in Cuba, where she became a Pan Am Games doubles quarter-finalist, a CAC singles champion and also medalled at the Peru Open, as well as tournaments in Brazil, Venezuela and Dominican Republic. Since arriving in T&T, she has also dominated the local badminton scene, taking the triple crown in every tournament.[2]

Solángel Guzmán
Personal information
Birth nameSolángel Guzmán Pérez
Country Trinidad and Tobago
Born (1984-12-21) 21 December 1984 (age 39)
Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Women's
Highest ranking151 (WS) 21 Nov 2013
161 (WD) 12 Nov 2009
236 (XD) 22 Oct 2009
Medal record
Badminton
Representing  Cuba
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena Women's doubles
Representing  Trinidad and Tobago
Pan Am Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Santo Domingo Women's singles
BWF profile

Achievements

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Pan Am Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  Jamie Subandhi 15–21, 9–21   Bronze

Central American and Caribbean Games

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2006 Pavilion of Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic   Lisandra Suárez   Gold

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Pavilion of Parque del Este,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  Isaura Medina   Marisol Dominguez
  Naty Rangel
  Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Pavilion of Parque del Este,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  Ilian Perez   Yunier Alvarez
  Isaura Medina
  Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Suriname International   Tamisha Williams 24–26, 21–12, 21–5   Winner
2016 Carebaco International   Aimee Moran 18–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2015 Carebaco International   Daigenis Saturria 21–9, 21–11   Winner
2014 Carebaco International   Tamisha Williams 21–4, 21–11   Winner
2013 Suriname International   Haramara Gaitan 21–19, 20–22, 21–19   Winner
2013 Venezuela International   Ana Lucia De Leon 21–14, 21–4   Winner
2012 Venezuela International   Camila Macaya 21–11, 21–8   Winner
2012 Carebaco International   Nicole Grether 7–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2009 Peru International   Claudia Rivero 18–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2009 Giraldilla International   María L. Hernández 21–17, 18–21, 21–18   Winner
2008 Giraldilla International   Lauren Todt 21–10, 21–12   Winner
2007 Giraldilla International   Agnese Allegrini 11–21, 13–21   Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Suriname International   Jada Renales   Sherifa Jameson
  Anjali Paragsingh
21–11, 21–9   Winner
2013 Suriname International   Virginia Chariandy   Crystal Leefmans
  Priscila Tjitrodipo
21–23, 16–21   Runner-up
2012 Venezuela International   Virginia Chariandy   Chou Ting Ting
  Camila Macaya
15–21, 21–17, 21–17   Winner
2012 Carebaco International   Virginia Chariandy   Nicole Grether
  Charmaine Reid
12–21, 11–21   Runner-up
2009 Peru International   Lisandra Suárez   Cristina Aicardi
  Claudia Rivero
12–21, 21–16, 16–21   Runner-up
2009 Giraldilla International   Lisandra Suárez   Katherine Winder
  Claudia Zornoza
21–14, 26–24   Winner
2008 Giraldilla International   María L. Hernández   Keylin Jimenez
  Lisandra Suárez
21–12, 21–9   Winner
2007 Giraldilla International   Leydi Edith Mora   Jie Meng
  Valeria Rivero
21–15, 16–21, 21–12   Winner
2006 Giraldilla International   Isaura Medina   Leydi Edith Mora
  Lisandra Suárez
  Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Suriname International   Alistair Espinoza   Misha Zilberman
  Svetlana Zilberman
14–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2012 Venezuela International   Rahul Rampersad   Oskar Martinez
  Maria Vijande
23–21, 19–21, 22–20   Winner
2009 Giraldilla International   Osleni Guerrero   Alexander Hernandez
  María L. Hernández
17–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2008 Giraldilla International   Alexander Hernandez   Osleni Guerrero
  Lisandra Suárez
17–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2004 Giraldilla International   Ilian Perez   Yunier Alvarez
  Isaura Medina
15–7, 15–12   Winner
2002 Cuba International   Ilian Perez   Lázaro Yonier Jérez
  Dayanis Alvarez
5–7, 3–7, 6–8   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Solangel Guzman". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  2. ^ "From Cuba to T&T". www.trinidadexpress.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
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