National badminton team representing Guatemala
The Guatemala national badminton team (Spanish: Equipo nacional de bádminton de Guatemala) represents Guatemala in international badminton team competitions.[1] The Guatemalan team is controlled by the National Badminton Federation of Guatemala (Spanish: Federation Nacional de Badminton de Guatemala). Guatemala have only participated in the Sudirman Cup once in 1997.
The men's team were runners-up in the 2012 Pan Am Badminton Championships and have been third place in 2010 and 2016. The women's team finished in third place in 2016, 2018 and 2022. The mixed team were runners-up in the 1993 Pan Am Mixed Team Championships, which qualified them for the 1997 Sudirman Cup.
Guatemala made their Olympic badminton debut in 1996. The nation made history when national player Kevin Cordón reached the semifinals of the 2020 Summer Olympics and finished in 4th place after his defeat to Anthony Sinisuka Ginting.
Participation in BWF competitions
Participation in Pan American Badminton Championships
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
Mixed team
Year | Result |
2015 | Group B1 - 24th of 39 |
Players
Current squad
- As of 2 January 2024
Men's team
Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event |
MS | MD | XD |
Kevin Cordón | (1986-11-28) 28 November 1986 (age 37) | 42 | 707 | - |
Yeison del Cid | (2004-01-03) 3 January 2004 (age 20) | 150 | 200 | - |
Christopher Martínez | (2000-05-05) 5 May 2000 (age 24) | 788 | 200 | 215 |
Aníbal Marroquín | (1992-11-07) 7 November 1992 (age 31) | - | 91 | - |
Jonathan Solís | (1993-08-21) 21 August 1993 (age 31) | - | 91 | 111 |
Women's team
Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event |
WS | WD | XD |
Nikté Sotomayor | (1994-07-01) 1 July 1994 (age 30) | 101 | 99 | - |
Diana Corleto | (2000-12-18) 18 December 2000 (age 23) | - | 99 | 111 |
Mariana Paiz | (2000-07-04) 4 July 2000 (age 24) | - | 494 | 215 |
Alejandra Paiz | (2000-07-04) 4 July 2000 (age 24) | 335 | 494 | 940 |
Adriana Barrios | (2005-10-20) 20 October 2005 (age 18) | 323 | 225 | 973 |
References
- ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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