1991 Pan Am Badminton Championships

1991 Pan Am Badminton Championships

Tournament details
Dates	17–23 June
Nations	10
Venue	Convention Hall
Location	Kingston, Jamaica
Champions
Men's singles	Jaimie Dawson
Women's singles	Denyse Julien
Men's doubles	Mike Bitten Bryan Blanshard
Women's doubles	Denyse Julien Doris Piché
Mixed doubles	Mike Bitten Doris Piché
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The 1991 Pan Am Badminton Championships was the seventh edition of the Pan American Badminton Championships. The tournament was held from 17 to 23 June at the Convention Hall in Kingston, Jamaica. ^[1] Ten countries competed in the championships. Eight out of the ten competing countries competed in the mixed team event. Peru and the Cayman Islands only sent players to compete in the individual events.

Canada performed a clean sweep, winning gold in all six events. ^[2] The United States won three silver medals and two bronze medals. ^[3] Hosts Jamaica won a silver medal and four bronze medals. Debra O'Connor won Trinidad and Tobago's first medal in the Pan American championships when she achieved bronze in the women's doubles event with Maria Leyow.

Medal summary

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Jaimie Dawson	Bryan Blanshard	Chris Jogis
Women's singles	Denyse Julien	Doris Piché	Joy Kitzmiller
Men's doubles	Mike Bitten Bryan Blanshard	Benny Lee Thomas Reidy	George Hugh Paul Leyow
Women's doubles	Denyse Julien Doris Piché	Linda French Joy Kitzmiller	Maria Leyow Debra O'Connor
Mixed doubles	Jaimie Dawson Denyse Julien	Robert Richards Maria Leyow	George Hugh Camille Lue
Mixed team	Canada Bryan Blanshard Mike Bitten Jaimie Dawson Doris Piché Denyse Julien	United States Peter Baum John Britton Mike Edstrom Chris Jogis Benny Lee Thomas Reidy Dean Schoppe Traci Britton Ann French Linda French Joy Kitzmiller Meiling Okuno Erika von Heiland	Jamaica Kingsley Ford Noel Foster Veron Griffiths George Hugh Garth King Tommy Lee Paul Leyow Steven Mayne Karl McHayle Roy Paul Jr. Robert Richards Marcus Wickham Christine Leyow Maria Leyow Terry Walker Camille Lue Nigella Saunders

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Jamaica)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Canada	6	2	0	8
2	United States	0	3	2	5
3	Jamaica*	0	1	3.5	4.5
4	Trinidad and Tobago	0	0	0.5	0.5
Totals (4 entries)		6	6	6	18

Individual results

Men's singles

	Semi-finals							Final
	Jaimie Dawson		15	15
	Thomas Reidy		7	5
								Jaimie Dawson		18	15
								Bryan Blanshard		15	8
	Bryan Blanshard		15	15
	Chris Jogis		7	1				Third place
								Thomas Reidy
								Chris Jogis		w	/	o

Women's singles

	Semi-finals							Final
	Denyse Julien		11	11
	María de la Paz Luna		2	4
								Denyse Julien		3	11	11
								Doris Piché		11	2	6
	Joy Kitzmiller		4	2
	Doris Piché		11	11				Third place
								María de la Paz Luna		11	9	8
								Joy Kitzmiller		3	11	11

Men's doubles

	Semi-finals							Final
	Mike Bitten Bryan Blanshard		15	15
	George Hugh Paul Leyow		1	4
								Mike Bitten Bryan Blanshard		15	15
								Benny Lee Thomas Reidy		12	5
	Tommy Lee Robert Richards		6	4
	Benny Lee Thomas Reidy		15	15				Third place
								George Hugh Paul Leyow		15	15
								Tommy Lee Robert Richards		5	6

Women's doubles

	Semi-finals							Final
	Denyse Julien Doris Piché		15	15
	Maria Leyow Debra O'Connor		13	1
								Denyse Julien Doris Piché		15	15
								Linda French Joy Kitzmiller		7	4
	Ann French Erika von Heiland		10	7
	Linda French Joy Kitzmiller		15	15				Third place
								Maria Leyow Debra O'Connor		15	15
								Ann French Erika von Heiland		5	8

Mixed doubles

	Semi-finals							Final
	Jaimie Dawson Denyse Julien		15	15
	Paul Leyow Christine Leyow		6	8
								Jaimie Dawson Denyse Julien		13	18	15
								Robert Richards Maria Leyow		15	14	4
	Robert Richards Maria Leyow		w	/	o
	George Hugh Camille Lue							Third place
								Paul Leyow Christine Leyow		15	12	11
								George Hugh Camille Lue		9	15	15

Team event

Group stage

Eight teams were divided into two groups of four, Group A and Group B. In Group A, Canada topped the group with 5–0 victories over Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. Jamaica placed second in the group, defeating both Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago 5–0. Suriname defeated Trinidad and Tobago 3–2 to finish third in the group.

In Group B, the United States beat Guatemala and Barbados 5–0. The team despite losing a match in the tie against Mexico advanced to the knockout stages after finishing the tie 4–1. Mexico had a major upset when they lost 3–2 to their Guatemalan opponents but managed to win 5–0 to secure their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stage. Guatemala also had a major upset when the team lost 3–2 to Barbados. With Mexico, Guatemala and Barbados all tied with one point in the group, Mexico advanced to the knockout stages by match difference.

Group A Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts   Canada 3 3 0 15 0 +15 3   Jamaica 3 2 1 10 5 +5 2   Suriname 3 1 2 3 12 −9 1   Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 3 2 13 −11 0 Canada   5–0   Jamaica Canada   5–0   Suriname Canada   5–0   Trinidad and Tobago Jamaica   5–0   Suriname Jamaica   5–0   Trinidad and Tobago Suriname   3–2   Trinidad and Tobago

Group B Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts   United States 3 3 0 14 1 +13 3   Mexico 3 1 2 8 7 +1 1   Guatemala 3 1 2 5 10 −5 1   Barbados 3 1 2 1 14 −13 1 United States   4–1   Mexico United States   5–0   Guatemala United States   5–0   Barbados Mexico   2–3   Guatemala Mexico   5–0   Barbados Guatemala   2–3   Barbados

Knockout stage

In the semi-finals of the mixed team event, both Canada and the United States defeated Mexico and Jamaica respectively with a score of 4–1. The bronze medal match saw Jamaica defeat Mexico 3–2 to claim their first medal in the Pan Am Mixed Team Championships. Canada defeated the United States 5–0 in the final to retain their title as Pan American mixed team champions.

	Semi-finals					Final
	Canada		4
	Mexico		1
						Canada		5
						United States		0
	Jamaica		1
	United States		4			Third place
						Mexico		2
						Jamaica		3

References

1. World Badminton No. 3. Vol. 19. International Badminton Federation. 1991. p. 27.
2. "BWF - Pan American Champs 1991 Ind - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
3. "Pan Am Mixed Team Championships – Badminton Pan America" . Retrieved 2024-07-31.

External links

• Individual results

• Team results