Osleni Guerrero
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Osleni Guerrero at the 2015 BWF World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Havana, Cuba | October 18, 1989|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 43 (MS) (March 5, 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 56 (MS) (December 3, 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 |
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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 2 3 "Osleni GUERRERO Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ↑ "Cuba Climbs in Medal Standings of Pan American Games of Guadalajara". 21 October 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ↑ "D'Souza Upsets Guerrero – Pan Am Games 2015 - Badminton World Federation". Bwfbadminton.org. 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ↑ "PAN AM CHAMPS – Cuba's 1st to Guerrero; 3 more to Canada". Badzine.net. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ↑ "Osleni Guerrero makes history in Badminton | OnCuba". Oncubamagazine.com. 2013-10-28. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "XIX Pan Am Championships 2014 – Day 4: Guerrero, Michelle Li Retain Titles - Badminton World Federation". Bwfbadminton.org. 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ↑ "Osleni, un guerrero para respetar". Cubasi.cu. 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ↑ "Cuban Guerreo wins Suriname International Badminton Tournament". Cadenagramonte.cu. 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ↑ "Osleni Guerrero gana Torneo Internacional de badminton | Cubadebate". Cubadebate.cu. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ↑ "Cuba Celebrates Osleni Guerrero Badminton Victory : Escambray". En.escambray.cu. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ↑ "Osleni Guerrero to Defend Title in International Badminton Tourney". Cadenagramonte.cu. 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2016-05-16.