Mexican Open (badminton)

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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.

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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, 1959, 1960 and 1962. [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

Mexico City international tournament

YearMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doubles
1949 Flag of Mexico.svg Ernesto Villareal Flag of the United States.svg Margaret Varner Bloss Flag of Mexico.svg Ernesto Villareal
Flag of Mexico.svg Ruben Mejia
No competitionNo competition
1952 Flag of Mexico.svg Ernesto Villareal Flag of the United States.svg Pat Gallagher Flag of Mexico.svg Ernesto Villareal
Flag of Mexico.svg Ruben Mejia
Flag of the United States.svg Shirley Fry
Flag of the United States.svg Peggy Vilbig
1959 Flag of the United States.svg W. E. Berry Flag of the United States.svg Pat Gallagher Flag of the United States.svg W. E. Berry
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Hartgrove
Flag of the United States.svg Mary Connor
Flag of the United States.svg Mildred Sirwaitis
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bert Fergus
Flag of the United States.svg Mildred Sirwaitis
1960 Flag of Malaysia.svg Teh Kew San Flag of the United States.svg Pat Gallagher Flag of Malaysia.svg Teh Kew San
Flag of Malaysia.svg Lim Say Hup
Flag of Mexico.svg Carmela Martinez
Flag of Mexico.svg Maria Eugenia de del Rio
Flag of the United States.svg Manuel Armendariz
Flag of the United States.svg Mildred Sirwaitis
1962 Flag of Denmark.svg Erland Kops Flag of the United States.svg Pat Gallagher Flag of Denmark.svg Erland Kops
Flag of Indonesia.svg Tan Joe Hok
Flag of the United States.svg Pat Gallagher
Flag of the United States.svg Carlene Starkey
Flag of the United States.svg Manuel Armendariz
Flag of the United States.svg Beulah Armendariz

Mexican National Open Championship

Year [7] [8] Men´s singlesWomen´s singlesMen´s doublesWomen´s doublesMixed doubles
1964 Flag of Thailand.svg Channarong Ratanaseangsuang Flag of the United States.svg Pat Gallagher Flag of Thailand.svg Channarong Ratanaseangsuang
Flag of Thailand.svg Paisan Loaharanu
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Carolina Allier
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Lucero Soto
Flag of Thailand.svg Channarong Ratanaseangsuang
Flag of the United States.svg Judy Adamos
1965 Flag of Denmark.svg Erland Kops Flag of the United States.svg Dorothy O'Neil Flag of Denmark.svg Erland Kops
Flag of the United States.svg Don Paup
Flag of the United States.svg Helen Tibbetts
Flag of the United States.svg Tyna Barinaga
Flag of Thailand.svg Paisan Loaharanu
Flag of the United States.svg Helen Tibbetts
1966 Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Antonio Rangel Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Carolina Allier Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Antonio Rangel
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Raúl Rangel
Flag of the United States.svg Carlene Starkey
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Lucero Soto
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Oscar Lujan
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Josefina de Tinoco
1967 Flag of Thailand.svg Channarong Ratanaseangsuang Flag of the United States.svg Stan Hales
Flag of the United States.svg Rod Starkey
Flag of the United States.svg Carlene Starkey
Flag of the United States.svg Diane Hales
Flag of the United States.svg Stan Hales
Flag of the United States.svg Diane Hales
1968 Flag of Thailand.svg Channarong Ratanaseangsuang
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jamie Paulson
Flag of Mexico.svg Carolina Allier
Flag of Mexico.svg Lucero Soto
Flag of Thailand.svg Channarong Ratanaseangsuang
Flag of Mexico.svg Lucero Soto
1971 Flag of Mexico.svg Roy Díaz González Flag of the United States.svg Vicki Toutz Flag of Mexico.svg Roy Díaz González
Flag of Mexico.svg Victor Jaramillo
Flag of the United States.svg Carlene Starkey
Flag of the United States.svg Judianne Kelly
Flag of Mexico.svg Francisco Sañudo
Flag of the United States.svg Carlene Starkey
1972 Flag of Sweden.svg Sture Johnsson Flag of Mexico.svg Lucero Soto Flag of Mexico.svg Jorge Palazuelos
Flag of Mexico.svg Francisco Sañudo
Flag of the United States.svg Carlene Starkey
Flag of the United States.svg Gay Meyer
Flag of the United States.svg Stan Hales
Flag of the United States.svg Gay Meyer
1973 Flag of the United States.svg Carlene Starkey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Channarong Ratanaseangsuang
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Raphi Kanchanaraphi
Flag of the United States.svg Carlene Starkey
Flag of the United States.svg Maryanne Breckell
Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs
Flag of the United States.svg Carlene Starkey
1974 Flag of England.svg Paul Whetnall Flag of the United States.svg Madalene Steinbroner Flag of Mexico.svg Roy Díaz González
Flag of Mexico.svg Jorge Palazuelos
Flag of England.svg Paul Whetnall
Flag of the United States.svg Carlene Starkey
1975 Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Kihlström Flag of the United States.svg Judianne Kelly Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs
Flag of Denmark.svg Elo Hansen
Flag of the United States.svg Judianne Kelly
Flag of the United States.svg Madalene Steinbroner
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Kihlström
Flag of the United States.svg Judianne Kelly
1977 Flag of Mexico.svg Roy Díaz González Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sharon Crawford Flag of Mexico.svg Ricardo Jaramillo
Flag of Mexico.svg Victor Jaramillo
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Claire Backhouse
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sharon Crawford
Flag of Scotland.svg John Britton
Flag of the United States.svg Traci White
1979 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Kinard Flag of Indonesia.svg Utami Dewi unknownunknown Flag of the United States.svg Chris Kinard
Flag of Indonesia.svg Utami Dewi
1980–1988No information available
1989 [9] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Goss Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Doris Piché Flag of the United States.svg Chris Jogis
Flag of the United States.svg Benny Lee
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chantal Jobin
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Doris Piché
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Bitten
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Doris Piché
1990–1997No information available
1998 [10] Flag of Indonesia.svg Ardy Wiranata Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milaine Cloutier 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 [11] Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ling Wan Ting Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ma Che Kong
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Yau Tsz Yuk
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Louisa Koon Wai Chee
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ling Wan Ting
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Beres
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kara Solmundson
2000–2001No information available
2002 [12] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tjitte Weistra Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Kelly Morgan Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Hughes
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Martyn Lewis
Flag of England.svg Felicity Gallup
Flag of England.svg Joanne Muggeridge
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tjitte Weistra
Flag of Peru.svg Doriana Rivera

Internacional Mexicano/Mexican International

YearMen´s singlesWomen´s singlesMen´s doublesWomen´s doublesMixed doubles
2009 [13] Flag of Guatemala.svg Kevin Cordón Flag of the United States.svg Karyn Velez Flag of Mexico.svg José Luis Gonzalez
Flag of Mexico.svg Andrés López
Flag of Mexico.svg Victoria Montero
Flag of the United States.svg Karyn Velez
Flag of Mexico.svg José Luis Gonzalez
Flag of Mexico.svg Naty Rangel
2010 [14] Flag of Cuba.svg Osleni Guerrero Flag of Mexico.svg Victoria Montero Flag of Mexico.svg Lino Muñoz
Flag of Mexico.svg Andrés López
Flag of Mexico.svg Victoria Montero
Flag of Mexico.svg Cynthia González
Flag of Mexico.svg Andrés López
Flag of Mexico.svg Victoria Montero
2011 [15] Flag of Peru.svg Rodrigo Pacheco Flag of Brazil.svg Lohaynny Vicente
Flag of Brazil.svg Luana Vicente
2012Suspended
2013 [16] Flag of Cuba.svg Osleni Guerrero Flag of Brazil.svg Lohaynny Vicente Flag of New Zealand.svg Kevin Dennerly-Minturn
Flag of New Zealand.svg Oliver Leydon-Davis
Flag of Brazil.svg Paula B. Pereira
Flag of Brazil.svg Lohaynny Vicente
Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Paiola
Flag of Brazil.svg Paula B. Pereira
2014 [17] Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Ramon Garrido Flag of Mexico.svg Haramara Gaitan Flag of Mexico.svg Job Castillo
Flag of Mexico.svg Antonio Ocegueda
Flag of Mexico.svg Cynthia González
Flag of Mexico.svg Mariana Ugalde
Flag of Mexico.svg Lino Muñoz
Flag of Mexico.svg Cynthia González
2015 [18] Flag of Spain.svg Ernesto Velazquez Flag of Portugal (official).svg Telma Santos Flag of Mexico.svg Job Castillo
Flag of Mexico.svg Lino Muñoz
Flag of Brazil.svg Lohaynny Vicente
Flag of Brazil.svg Luana Vicente
Flag of Austria.svg David Obernosterer
Flag of Austria.svg Elisabeth Baldauf
2016 [19] Flag of Austria.svg Vilson Vattanirappel Flag of Mexico.svg Haramara Gaitan Flag of Mexico.svg Jesús Barajas
Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Montoya
Flag of Mexico.svg Cynthia González
Flag of Mexico.svg Mariana Ugalde
Flag of Austria.svg Vilson Vattanirappel
Flag of Mexico.svg Cynthia González
2017 [20] Flag of Guatemala.svg Kevin Cordón Flag of the United States.svg Jennie Gai Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jason Anthony Ho-Shue
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nyl Yakura
Flag of Peru.svg Daniela Macías
Flag of Peru.svg Dánica Nishimura
Flag of Peru.svg Daniel la Torre Regal
Flag of Peru.svg Dánica Nishimura
2018 [21] Flag of Cuba.svg Tahimara Oropeza Flag of Brazil.svg Fabricio Farias
Flag of Brazil.svg Francielton Farias
Flag of Brazil.svg Lohaynny Vicente
Flag of Brazil.svg Luana Vicente
Flag of India.svg Venkat Gaurav Prasad
Flag of India.svg Juhi Dewangan
2019 [22] Flag of Indonesia.svg Ghaida Nurul Ghaniyu Flag of Guatemala.svg Jonathan Solís
Flag of Guatemala.svg Aníbal Marroquín
Flag of the United States.svg Breanna Chi
Flag of the United States.svg Jennie Gai
Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Montoya
Flag of Mexico.svg Vanessa Villalobos
2020 [23] Flag of Mexico.svg Job Castillo Flag of Mexico.svg Sabrina Solís Flag of Mexico.svg Job Castillo
Flag of Mexico.svg Sebastián Martínez
Flag of Mexico.svg Jessica Bautista
Flag of Mexico.svg Vanessa Villalobos
Flag of Mexico.svg Andrés López
Flag of Mexico.svg Sabrina Solis
2021 [24] Flag of Ukraine.svg Danylo Bosniuk Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Lam Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Dong
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nyl Yakura
Flag of India.svg Srivedya Gurazada
Flag of the United States.svg Ishika Jaiswal
Flag of the United States.svg Vinson Chiu
Flag of the United States.svg Jennie Gai
2022 [25] Flag of Guatemala.svg Kevin Cordón Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ondřej Král
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adam Mendrek
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Catherine Choi
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josephine Wu
2023 [26] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Talia Ng Flag of the United States.svg Zicheng Xu
Flag of the United States.svg Tianqi Zhang
Flag of Mexico.svg Vanessa García
Flag of Mexico.svg Cecilia Madera
Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Montoya
Flag of Mexico.svg Miriam Rodríguez
2024 [27] Flag of the United States.svg Mark Alcala Flag of Italy.svg Gianna Stiglich Flag of Guatemala.svg Christopher Martínez
Flag of Guatemala.svg Jonathan Solís
Flag of Mexico.svg Romina Fregoso
Flag of Mexico.svg Miriam Rodríguez

Mexican International Challenge

YearMen´s singlesWomen´s singlesMen´s doublesWomen´s doublesMixed doubles
2021 [28] Flag of Spain.svg Luís Enrique Peñalver Flag of Spain.svg Beatriz Corrales Flag of Mexico.svg Job Castillo
Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Montoya
Flag of Spain.svg Clara Azurmendi
Flag of Spain.svg Beatriz Corrales
Flag of the United States.svg Vinson Chiu
Flag of the United States.svg Jennie Gai
2022 [29] Flag of Japan.svg Minoru Koga Flag of Japan.svg Riko Gunji Flag of Japan.svg Shuntaro Mezaki
Flag of Japan.svg Haruya Nishida
Flag of Japan.svg Rui Hirokami
Flag of Japan.svg Yuna Kato
Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamada
Flag of Japan.svg Moe Ikeuchi
2023 [30] Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Louda Flag of Japan.svg Manami Suizu Flag of Denmark.svg Daniel Lundgaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Vestergaard
Flag of Japan.svg Sayaka Hobara
Flag of Japan.svg Yui Suizu
Flag of the United States.svg Vinson Chiu
Flag of the United States.svg Jennie Gai
2024 [31] Flag of Japan.svg Ryoma Muramoto Flag of the United States.svg Ishika Jaiswal Flag of Japan.svg Seiya Inoue
Flag of Japan.svg Haruki Kawabe
Flag of Ukraine.svg Polina Buhrova
Flag of Ukraine.svg Yevheniia Kantemyr
Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Montoya
Flag of Mexico.svg Miriam Rodríguez
2025 [32] Flag of the United States.svg Mark Alcala Flag of Japan.svg Sakura Masuki Flag of Japan.svg Haruki Kawabe
Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Matsukawa
Flag of Japan.svg Kaho Osawa
Flag of Japan.svg Mai Tanabe
Flag of Japan.svg Akira Koga
Flag of Japan.svg Yuho Imai

Mexico Future Series

YearMen´s singlesWomen´s singlesMen´s doublesWomen´s doublesMixed doubles
2019 [33] Flag of Cuba.svg Osleni Guerrero Flag of Cuba.svg Tahimara Oropeza Flag of Cuba.svg Osleni Guerrero
Flag of Cuba.svg Leodannis Martínez
Flag of Cuba.svg Tahimara Oropeza
Flag of Cuba.svg Yeily Ortiz
Flag of Cuba.svg Osleni Guerrero
Flag of Cuba.svg Tahimara Oropeza
2020–
2021
No competition
2022 [34] Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Montoya Flag of the United States.svg Sanchita Pandey Flag of England.svg Kern Pong
Flag of England.svg Larry Pong
Flag of Mexico.svg Paula Lozoya
Flag of Mexico.svg Fatima Rio
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Zheng
Flag of the United States.svg Sanchita Pandey
2023 [35] Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Ramón Garrido Flag of Guatemala.svg Nikté Sotomayor Flag of Guatemala.svg José Granados
Flag of Guatemala.svg Antonio Ortíz
Flag of Mexico.svg Romina Fregoso
Flag of Mexico.svg Miriam Rodríguez
Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Montoya
Flag of Mexico.svg Miriam Rodríguez
2024 [36] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joshua Nguyen Flag of the United States.svg Ella Lin Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Ma
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Zhou
Flag of the United States.svg Ella Lin
Flag of the United States.svg Veronica Yang
Flag of Guatemala.svg Christopher Martínez
Flag of Guatemala.svg Diana Corleto
2025 [37] Flag of the United States.svg Mark Alcala Flag of Denmark.svg Emil Langemark
Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Langemark
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eyota Kwan
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Johnna Rymes
Flag of the United States.svg Adrian Mar
Flag of the United States.svg Ella Lin

Performances by nation

References

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  9. 1989 winners
  10. 1998 winners
  11. 1999 winners
  12. 2002 winners
  13. 2009 winners
  14. 2010 winners
  15. 2011 winners
  16. 2013 winners
  17. 2014 winners
  18. 2015 winners
  19. 2016 winners
  20. 2017 winners
  21. 2018 winners
  22. 2019 winners
  23. 2020 winners
  24. 2021 winners
  25. 2022 winners
  26. XIV Mexican International 2023 winners
  27. XV Mexican International 2024 winners
  28. 2021 winners
  29. 2022 winners
  30. III Mexican International Challenge 2023
  31. IV Mexican International Challenge 2024
  32. "Champions in Mexico – Pan Am Circuit 2025". Badminton Pan America. 13 May 2025. Archived from the original on 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  33. 2019 winners
  34. 2022 winners
  35. III Mexico Future Series 2023 winners
  36. IV Mexico Future Series 2024 winners
  37. V Mexico Future Series 2025 winners