Guatemala International

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Guatemala International
Sport Badminton
Founded1997
FounderFederación Nacional de Bádminton Guatemala
Country Guatemala

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]

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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

Guatemala International Challenge

YearMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doubles
1997 [7] Flag of Guatemala.svg Kenneth Erichsen Flag of Jamaica.svg Nigella Saunders Flag of Guatemala.svg Christian Erichsen
Flag of Guatemala.svg Kenneth Erichsen
Flag of Jamaica.svg Alya Lewis
Flag of Jamaica.svg Nigella Saunders
Flag of Jamaica.svg Robert Richards
Flag of Jamaica.svg Nigella Saunders
1998 [8] Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Han Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jody Patrick Flag of the United States.svg Howard Bach
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Manha
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milaine Cloutier
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robbyn Hermitage
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brent Olynyk
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robbyn Hermitage
1999 [9] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denyse Julien Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denyse Julien
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Charmaine Reid
Flag of Spain.svg José Antonio Crespo
Flag of Spain.svg Dolores Marco
2000–
2002
not held
2003 [10] Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Richard Vaughan Flag of Japan.svg Miho Tanaka Flag of Japan.svg Keita Masuda
Flag of Japan.svg Tadashi Ohtsuka
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiko Iwata
Flag of Japan.svg Miyuki Tai
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Philippe Bourret
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denyse Julien
2004–
2008
not held
2009 [11] Flag of Guatemala.svg Kevin Cordón Flag of Spain.svg Sandra Chirlaque Flag of Guatemala.svg Kevin Cordón
Flag of Guatemala.svg Rodolfo Ramírez
no competition Flag of Guatemala.svg Rodolfo Ramírez
Flag of Peru.svg Lorena Duany
2010 [12] Flag of Germany.svg Nicole Grether Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adrian Liu
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derrick Ng
Flag of Germany.svg Nicole Grether
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Charmaine Reid
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toby Ng
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grace Gao
2011 [13] Flag of Russia.svg Ivan Sozonov Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michelle Li Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Ivanov
Flag of Russia.svg Ivan Sozonov
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grace Gao
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joycelyn Ko
2012 [14] Flag of Guatemala.svg Kevin Cordón Flag of Guatemala.svg Nikté Sotomayor Flag of Guatemala.svg Jonathan Solís
Flag of Guatemala.svg Rodolfo Ramírez
Flag of Guatemala.svg Ana Lucia de León
Flag of Guatemala.svg Nikté Sotomayor
Flag of Guatemala.svg Anibal Marroquin
Flag of Guatemala.svg Nikté Sotomayor
2013 [15] Flag of Guatemala.svg Rodolfo Ramírez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Berónica Vibieca Flag of Guatemala.svg Krisley Nohemi López
Flag of Guatemala.svg Nikté Sotomayor
Flag of Guatemala.svg Jonathan Solís
Flag of Guatemala.svg Nikté Sotomayor
2014 [16] Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Abián Flag of Italy.svg Jeanine Cicognini Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Laurent Constantin
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Matthieu Lo Ying Ping
Flag of the United States.svg Eva Lee
Flag of the United States.svg Paula Lynn Obañana
Flag of the United States.svg Howard Shu
Flag of the United States.svg Eva Lee
2015 [17] Flag of Guatemala.svg Kevin Cordón Flag of the United States.svg Rong Schafer Flag of Germany.svg Michael Fuchs
Flag of Germany.svg Johannes Schöttler
Flag of Germany.svg Johanna Goliszewski
Flag of Germany.svg Carla Nelte
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Fuchs
Flag of Germany.svg Birgit Michels
2016 [18] Flag of Cuba.svg Osleni Guerrero Flag of Brazil.svg Lohaynny Vicente Flag of India.svg Alwin Francis
Flag of India.svg Tarun Kona
Flag of Guatemala.svg Mariana Paiz
Flag of Guatemala.svg Nikté Sotomayor
Flag of Guatemala.svg Jonathan Solís
Flag of Guatemala.svg Nikté Sotomayor
2017 [19] Flag of Guatemala.svg Kevin Cordón Flag of Peru.svg Daniela Macías Flag of the United States.svg Phillip Chew
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Chew
Flag of Peru.svg Daniela Macías
Flag of Peru.svg Dánica Nishimura
Flag of Cuba.svg Leodannis Martinez
Flag of Cuba.svg Tahimara Oropeza
2018 [20] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Talia Ng Flag of Guatemala.svg Rubén Castellanos
Flag of Guatemala.svg Aníbal Marroquín
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Talia Ng
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josephine Wu
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josephine Wu
2019 [21] Flag of Indonesia.svg Ghaida Nurul Ghaniyu Flag of Brazil.svg Fabrício Farias
Flag of Brazil.svg Francielton Farias
Flag of Brazil.svg Jaqueline Lima
Flag of Brazil.svg Sâmia Lima
Flag of Brazil.svg Fabrício Farias
Flag of Brazil.svg Jaqueline Lima
2020 [22] Cancelled [note 1]
2021 [23] Flag of Guatemala.svg Kevin Cordón Flag of the United States.svg Jennie Gai Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kevin Lee
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ty Alexander Lindeman
Flag of the United States.svg Francesca Corbett
Flag of the United States.svg Allison Lee
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ty Alexander Lindeman
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josephine Wu
2022 [24] Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Toti Flag of Bulgaria.svg Hristomira Popovska Flag of Guatemala.svg Jonathan Solís
Flag of Guatemala.svg Aníbal Marroquín
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sharon Au
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jeslyn Chow
Flag of Guatemala.svg Jonathan Solís
Flag of Guatemala.svg Diana Corleto
2023 [25] Flag of Brazil.svg Ygor Coelho Flag of India.svg Samiya Imad Farooqui Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kevin Lee
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ty Alexander Lindeman
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Catherine Choi
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josephine Wu
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ty Alexander Lindeman
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 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

YearMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doubles
2023 [26] Flag of Guatemala.svg Kevin Cordón Flag of the United States.svg Ishika Jaiswal Flag of Mexico.svg Job Castillo
Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Montoya
Flag of Guatemala.svg Diana Corleto
Flag of Guatemala.svg Nikté Sotomayor
Flag of Algeria.svg Koceila Mammeri
Flag of Algeria.svg Tanina Mammeri

Guatemala Future Series

YearMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doubles
2017 [27] Flag of India.svg Karan Rajan Rajarajan Flag of Guatemala.svg Nikté Sotomayor Flag of Guatemala.svg Jonathan Solís
Flag of Guatemala.svg Rodolfo Ramírez
Flag of Guatemala.svg Diana Corleto
Flag of Guatemala.svg Mariana Paiz
Flag of Guatemala.svg Jonathan Solís
Flag of Guatemala.svg Nikté Sotomayor
2018not held
2019 [28] Flag of Mexico.svg Job Castillo Flag of Guatemala.svg Diana Corleto Flag of Guatemala.svg Jonathan Solís
Flag of Guatemala.svg Aníbal Marroquín
Flag of Guatemala.svg Lucía Albanes
Flag of Guatemala.svg Michele Barrios
Flag of Guatemala.svg Brandon Alavardo
Flag of Guatemala.svg Alejandra Paiz
2020 [29] Cancelled [note 1]
2021 [30] Flag of Guatemala.svg Rubén Castellanos Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Lam Flag of the United States.svg Enrico Asuncion
Flag of the United States.svg Don Henley Averia
Flag of Guatemala.svg Diana Corleto
Flag of Guatemala.svg Nikté Sotomayor
Flag of Guatemala.svg Jonathan Solís
Flag of Guatemala.svg Diana Corleto
2022 [31] Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Kikuchi Flag of France.svg Malya Hoareau Flag of Guatemala.svg José Luis Granados Morales
Flag of Guatemala.svg Antonio Emanuel Ortíz
Flag of Guatemala.svg Alejandra Paiz
Flag of Guatemala.svg Mariana Paiz
Flag of France.svg Tino Daoudal
Flag of France.svg Malya Hoareau
2023 [32] Flag of Indonesia.svg Muhammad Sultan Flag of Japan.svg Tomoka Miyazaki Flag of Indonesia.svg Muhammad Halim As Sidiq
Flag of Indonesia.svg Muhammad Sultan
Flag of Japan.svg Mei Sudo
Flag of Japan.svg Nao Yamakita
Flag of Japan.svg Daigo Tanioka
Flag of Japan.svg 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.

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