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Birth name | Osleni Guerrero Velazco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Havana, Cuba | 18 October 1989||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 43 (MS 5 March 2015) 65 (MD 13 August 2019) 93 (XD 22 October 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 124 (MS), 139 (MD), 158 (XD) (26 April 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Osleni Guerrero Velazco (born 18 October 1989) is a Cuban badminton player. He is the first Cuban badminton player to win a medal in the Pan American Games. [2] Guerrero also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [3]
Guerrero, born in Havana, started competing in badminton in 2000, and joined the national team in 2005. [1] As a junior player he won the under-19 category at the 2007 Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships held at Puerto Vallarta, Mexico where he beat first seed Howard Shu of the US, 21–13, 21–10 in the final. [1]
Guerrero won a bronze medal in the men's singles event at the 2015 Pan Am Games, losing the semi-final to Canadian Andrew D'Souza. [4] In the 2011 Pan American Games he made history, reaching the final and a silver [an Am Games medal for Cuba at badminton for the first time. He eventually lost that final to first seeded Kevin Cordón of Guatemala with 13–21, 19–21.
Guerrero competed in 2014 and 2015 BWF World Championships. He is a member of the Cuban national badminton team since 2005. He twice won the continental Pan American Badminton Championship. First in 2013 [5] at Santo Domingo, [6] beating first seeded American Sattawat Pongnairat 17–21, 21–6, 21–16 in a close 51 minutes final. In 2014 at Markham [7] venue, he successfully defended his Pan American badminton title, this time beating another American Bjorn Seguin in another close fought final of 58 minutes with 19–21, 21–14, and 21–13. [8] Guerrero won many events in the Pan American Badminton circuit. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Guerrero played the men's singles event in Group J with Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia, and Howard Shu of United States. He placed second in the group standing after won a match to Shu, but lost to Sugiarto. [3] He won the silver medal at the 2017 Pan Am Championships defeated by the Brazilian Ygor Coelho de Oliveira in the final. [14]
In 2018, he won four medals at the Central American and Caribbean Games, a gold medal in the mixed doubles, also three silver medals in the men's singles, doubles, and team events.
In 2019, he reached the finals at the Pan Am Championships in two different events, won a gold medal in the men's singles event.
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Multipurpose Gymnasium, Guadalajara, Mexico | Kevin Cordón | 21–23, 19–21 | Silver |
2015 | Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Canada | Andrew D'Souza | 21–13, 14–21, 13–21 | Bronze |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru | Leodannis Martínez | Jason Ho-shue Nyl Yakura | 21–23, 15–21 | Bronze |
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Manuel Bonilla Stadium, Lima, Peru | Kevin Cordón | 20–22, 10–21 | Silver |
2013 | Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Sattawat Pongnairat | 17–21, 21–6, 21–16 | Gold |
2014 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada | Bjorn Seguin | 19–21, 21–14, 21–13 | Gold |
2017 | Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba | Ygor Coelho | 21–12, 16–21, 10–21 | Silver |
2018 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Ygor Coelho | 17–21, 7–21 | Bronze |
2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico | Kevin Cordón | 21–11, 22–20 | Gold |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico | Leodannis Martínez | Jason Ho-shue Nyl Yakura | 11–21, 22–20, 10–21 | Silver |
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Omega Complex, Veracruz, Mexico | Kevin Cordón | 22–20, 13–21, 22–24 | Silver |
2018 | Coliseo Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia | Kevin Cordón | 16–21, 21–14, 23–25 | Silver |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Coliseo Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia | Leodannis Martínez | Gareth Henry Samuel Ricketts | 12–21, 21–11, 19–21 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Omega Complex, Veracruz, Mexico | Taymara Oropesa | Job Castillo Sabrina Solis | 16–21, 21–14, 21–13 | Gold |
2018 | Coliseo Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia | Adriana Artiz | Leodannis Martínez Taymara Oropesa | 18–21, 21–17, 21–19 | Gold |
Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Howard Shu | 21–13, 21–10 | Gold |
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Peru International | Kimihiro Yamaguchi | 16–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2010 | Giraldilla International | Alexander Hernández | 21–13, 21–17 | Winner |
2010 | Internacional Mexicano | Bjorn Seguin | 17–21, 21–19, 21–17 | Winner |
2011 | Giraldilla International | Arief Gifar Ramadhan | 19–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Giraldilla International | Charles Pyne | 21–17, 21–19 | Winner |
2012 | Peru International | Tan Chun Seang | 15–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Venezuela International | Ilian Perez | 21–17, 17–21, 21–15 | Winner |
2012 | Suriname International | Misha Zilberman | 21–16, 18–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | Giraldilla International | Jan Fröhlich | 21–19, 21–3 | Winner |
2013 | Peru International | Misha Zilbermann | 17–21, 21–13, 21–11 | Winner |
2013 | Venezuela International | Heymard Humblers | 21–14, 21–16 | Winner |
2013 | Guatemala International | Rodolfo Ramírez | 10–21, 23–25 | Runner-up |
2013 | Brazil International | Yang Chih-hsun | 21–8, 18–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | Santo Domingo Open | Howard Shu | 21–16, 21–6 | Winner |
2013 | Suriname International | Jan Fröhlich | 21–11, 21–18 | Winner |
2013 | Internacional Mexicano | Daniel Paiola | 21–16, 21–17 | Winner |
2014 | Peru International | Hock Lai Lee | 21–17, 21–13 | Winner |
2014 | Venezuela International | Daniel Paiola | 21–13, 21–8 | Winner |
2014 | Brazil International | Henri Hurskainen | 6–11, 7–11, 6–11 | Runner-up |
2015 | Suriname International | Jan Fröhlich | 21–7 retired | Winner |
2014 | Santo Domingo Open | David Obernosterer | 16–21, 21–16, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Giraldilla International | Howard Shu | 21–16, 21–16 | Winner |
2015 | Chile International | Ramazan Öztürk | 21–9, 21–15 | Winner |
2015 | Internacional Mexicano | Ernesto Velázquez | 13–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Suriname International | Howard Shu | 21–11, 21–16 | Winner |
2016 | Guatemala International | Kevin Cordón | Walkover | Winner |
2016 | Giraldilla International | Luka Wraber | 21–16, 21–17 | Winner |
2016 | Chile International | Jan Fröhlich | 14–21, 21–8, 21–14 | Winner |
2017 | Giraldilla International | Rosario Maddaloni | 21–15, 21–15 | Winner |
2017 | Santo Domingo Open | Luis Ramón Garrido | 12–21, 21–16, 21–12 | Winner |
2017 | Suriname International | Brian Yang | 21–12, 17–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Peru International | Kevin Cordón | 20–22, 21–14, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Santo Domingo Open | Rosario Maddaloni | 21–13, 19–21, 21–18 | Winner |
2019 | Mexico Future Series | Lino Muñoz | 20–22, 21–18, 21–15 | Winner |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Venezuela International | Ronald Toledo | Rubén Castellanos Adams Rodríguez | 18–21, 21–8, 21–8 | Winner |
2017 | Giraldilla International | Leodannis Martínez | Lukas Osele Kevin Strobl | 21–11, 22–24, 21–8 | Winner |
2017 | Santo Domingo Open | Leodannis Martínez | Therry Aquino Reimi Starling Cabrera Rosario | 21–12, 21–14 | Winner |
2018 | Giraldilla International | Leodannis Martínez | Lazaro Yovani Madera Padrino Ernesto Reyes | 21–10, 21–16 | Winner |
2018 | Guatemala International | Leodannis Martínez | Rubén Castellanos Aníbal Marroquín | 12–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Peru Future Series | Leodannis Martínez | Mario Cuba Diego Mini | 21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
2019 | Mexico Future Series | Leodannis Martínez | Andrés López Luis Montoya | 21–13, 21–19 | Winner |
2019 | Santo Domingo Open | Leodannis Martínez | Fabrício Farias Francielton Farias | 21–19, 21–16 | Winner |
2022 | Santo Domingo Open | Leodannis Martínez | Ayato Endo Yuta Takei | 13–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Giraldilla International | Solángel Guzmán | Alexander Hernández María L. Hernández | 17–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2014 | Giraldilla International | Taymara Oropesa | Andrés Corpancho Luz María Zornoza | 21–16, 21–15 | Winner |
2017 | Santo Domingo Open | Adriana Artiz | Leodannis Martínez Taymara Oropesa | 11–21, 21–13, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Jamaica International | Yeily Ortiz | Leodannis Martínez Taymara Oropesa | 22–20, 21–15 | Runner-up |
2018 | Giraldilla International | Adriana Artiz | Leodannis Martínez Taymara Oropesa | 21–13, 13–21, 21–19 | Winner |
2019 | Peru Future Series | Taymara Oropesa | Vinson Chiu Breanna Chi | 20–22, 9–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Mexico Future Series | Taymara Oropesa | Luis Montoya Vanessa Villalobos | 22–20, 15–21, 21–16 | Winner |
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