Osleni Guerrero

Osleni Guerrero
Osleni Guerrero at the 2015 BWF World Championships
Personal information
Country	Cuba
Born	October 18, 1989 Havana, Cuba
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Handedness	Right[1]
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	43 (MS) (March 5, 2015)
Current ranking	56 (MS) (December 3, 2015)
Medal record Men's Badminton Representing  Cuba Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Men's singles 2015 Toronto Men's singles Central American and Caribbean Games 2014 Veracruz Men's doubles 2014 Veracruz Men's singles 2014 Veracruz Team Pan Am Badminton Championships 2013 Santo Domingo Men's singles 2014 Markham Men's singles 2012 Lima Men's singles
BWF profile

Osleni Guerrero Velazco (born October 18, 1989 in Havana) is a male Cuban badminton player. He is the first Cuban badminton player to win a medal in the Pan American Games.^[2] He 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.^[3] In the 2011 Pan American Games he made history, reaching the final and a silver Pan 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 ^[4] at Santo Domingo,^[5] beating first seeded American Sattawat Pongnairat 17-21, 21-6, 21-16 in a close 51 minutes final. In 2014 at the Markham^[6] 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.^[7] Osleni Guerrero won many events in the Pan American Badminton circuit.^{[8][9][10][11][12]}

As a junior player he already won the U19 category at the 2007 Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships held at Puerto Vallarta, Mexico where he surprisingly beat first seed Howard Shu of the USA 21-13, 21-10 in the final.^[1]

Achievements

Outcome	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score
Winner	2016	Guatemala International	Kevin Cordon	Walkover
Winner	2015	Suriname International	Howard Shu	21-11, 21-16
Runner-up	2015	Mexico International	Ernesto Velazquez	13-21, 14-21
Semi-final	2015	Pan Am Games 2015	Andrew D'Souza	21-13, 13-21, 14-21
Semi-final	2015	Trinidad & Tobago International	Martin Giuffre	21-19, 19-21, 16-21
Winner	2015	Chile International	Ramazan Ozturk	21-9, 21-15
Winner	2015	Giraldilla International	Howard Shu	21-15, 21-8
Runner-up	2014	Central American & Caribbean Games 2014	Kevin Cordon	22-20, 13-21, 22-24
Runner-up	2014	Santo Domingo Open	David Obernosterer	16-21, 21-16, 17-21
Winner	2014	Suriname International	Jan Frolich	21-7, (retired)
Runner-up	2014	Brazil International	Henri Hurskainen	6-11, 7-11, 6-11
Winner	2014	Pan Am Badminton Championships	Bjorn Seguin	19-21, 21-14, 21-13
Semi-final	2014	Brazil Open	Dieter Domke	6-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-5, 4-11
Winner	2014	Venezuela International	Daniel Paiola	21-13, 21-8
Winner	2014	Peru International	Hock Lai Lee	21-17, 21-13
Semi-final	2014	Giraldilla International	Bjorn Seguin	16-21, 21-19, 18-21
Winner	2013	Mexico International	Daniel Paiola	21-16, 21-17
Winner	2013	Suriname International	Jan Frolich	21-11, 21-18
Winner	2013	Santo Domingo Open	Howard Shu	21-16, 21-6
Runner-up	2013	Brazil International	Yang Chih Hsun	21-8, 18-21, 18-21
Winner	2013	Pan Am Badminton Championships	Sattawat Pongnairat	17-21, 21-6, 21-16
Runner-up	2012	Suriname International	Misha Zilberman	21-16, 18-21, 11-21
Runner-up	2012	Pan Am Badminton Championships	Kevin Cordon	20-22, 10-21
Runner-up	2012	Peru International	Chun Seang Tan	15-21, 11-21
Winner	2012	Giraldilla International	Charles Pyne	21-17, 21-19
Runner-up	2011	Pan Am Games 2011	Kevin Cordon	21-23, 19-21
Runner-up	2011	Giraldilla International	Arief Gifar Ramadhan	19-21, 13-21
Winner	2010	Mexico International	Bjorn Seguin	17-21, 21-19, 21-17
Winner	2010	Giraldilla International	Alexander Hernandez	21-13, 21-17
Winner	2007	Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships – U19	Howard Shu	21-13, 21-10

References

1. "Osleni GUERRERO Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
2. "Cuba Climbs in Medal Standings of Pan American Games of Guadalajara". 21 October 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
3. "D'Souza Upsets Guerrero – Pan Am Games 2015 - Badminton World Federation". Bwfbadminton.org. 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
4. "PAN AM CHAMPS – Cuba's 1st to Guerrero; 3 more to Canada". Badzine.net. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
5. "Osleni Guerrero makes history in Badminton | OnCuba". Oncubamagazine.com. 2013-10-28. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
6. "Cuba has a participant in the Panamerican Badminton Championships | Cuba Headlines – Cuba News, Breaking News, Articles and Daily Information". Cubaheadlines.com. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
7. "XIX Pan Am Championships 2014 – Day 4: Guerrero, Michelle Li Retain Titles - Badminton World Federation". Bwfbadminton.org. 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
8. "Osleni, un guerrero para respetar". Cubasi.cu. 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
9. "Cuban Guerreo wins Suriname International Badminton Tournament". Cadenagramonte.cu. 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
10. "Osleni Guerrero gana Torneo Internacional de badminton | Cubadebate". Cubadebate.cu. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
11. "Cuba Celebrates Osleni Guerrero Badminton Victory : Escambray". En.escambray.cu. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
12. "Osleni Guerrero to Defend Title in International Badminton Tourney". Cadenagramonte.cu. 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2016-05-16.