Mexican Open (badminton)

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.

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, 1958, 1959 and 1961.[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

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Mexico City international tournament

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Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
1949 Mexico Ernesto Villareal United States Margaret Varner Bloss Mexico Ernesto Villareal
Mexico Ruben Mejia
No competition No competition
1952 Mexico Ernesto Villareal United States Pat Gallagher Mexico Ernesto Villareal
Mexico Ruben Mejia
United States Shirley Fry
United States Peggy Vilbig
1958 United States W. E. Berry United States Pat Gallagher United States W. E. Berry
United States Michael Hartgrove
United States Mary Connor
United States Mildred Sirwaitis
Canada Bert Fergus
United States Mildred Sirwaitis
1959 Malaysia Teh Kew San United States Pat Gallagher Malaysia Teh Kew San
Malaysia Lim Say Hup
Mexico Carmela Martinez
Mexico Maria Eugenia de del Rio
United States Manuel Armendariz
United States Mildred Sirwaitis
1962 Denmark Erland Kops United States Pat Gallagher Denmark Erland Kops
Indonesia Tan Joe Hok
United States Pat Gallagher
United States Carlene Starkey
United States Manuel Armendariz
United States Beulah Armendariz

Mexican National Open Championship

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Year[7][8] Men´s singles Women´s singles Men´s doubles Women´s doubles Mixed doubles
1964 Thailand Channarong Ratanaseangsuang United States Pat Gallagher Thailand Channarong Ratanaseangsuang
Thailand Paisan Loaharanu
Mexico Carolina Allier
Mexico Lucero Soto
Thailand Channarong Ratanaseangsuang
United States Judy Adamos
1965 Denmark Erland Kops United States Dorothy O'Neil Denmark Erland Kops
United States Don Paup
United States Helen Tibbetts
United States Tyna Barinaga
Thailand Paisan Loaharanu
United States Helen Tibbetts
1966 Mexico Antonio Rangel Mexico Carolina Allier Mexico Antonio Rangel
Mexico Raúl Rangel
United States Carlene Starkey
Mexico Lucero Soto
Mexico Oscar Lujan
Mexico Josefina de Tinoco
1967 Thailand Channarong Ratanaseangsuang United States Stan Hales
United States Rod Starkey
United States Carlene Starkey
United States Diane Hales
United States Stan Hales
United States Diane Hales
1968 Thailand Channarong Ratanaseangsuang
Canada Jamie Paulson
Mexico Carolina Allier
Mexico Lucero Soto
Thailand Channarong Ratanaseangsuang
Mexico Lucero Soto
1971 Mexico Roy Díaz González United States Vicki Toutz Mexico Roy Díaz González
Mexico Victor Jaramillo
United States Carlene Starkey
United States Judianne Kelly
Mexico Francisco Sañudo
United States Carlene Starkey
1972 Sweden Sture Johnsson Mexico Lucero Soto Mexico Jorge Palazuelos
Mexico Francisco Sañudo
United States Carlene Starkey
United States Gay Meyer
United States Stan Hales
United States Gay Meyer
1973 United States Carlene Starkey Canada Channarong Ratanaseangsuang
Canada Raphi Kanchanaraphi
United States Carlene Starkey
United States Maryanne Breckell
Denmark Flemming Delfs
United States Carlene Starkey
1974 England Paul Whetnall United States Madalene Steinbroner Mexico Roy Díaz González
Mexico Jorge Palazuelos
England Paul Whetnall
United States Carlene Starkey
1975 Sweden Thomas Kihlström United States Judianne Kelly Denmark Flemming Delfs
Denmark Elo Hansen
United States Judianne Kelly
United States Madalene Steinbroner
Sweden Thomas Kihlström
United States Judianne Kelly
1977 Mexico Roy Díaz González Canada Sharon Crawford Mexico Ricardo Jaramillo
Mexico Victor Jaramillo
Canada Claire Backhouse
Canada Sharon Crawford
Scotland John Britton
United States Traci White
1979 United States Chris Kinard Indonesia Utami Dewi unknown unknown United States Chris Kinard
Indonesia Utami Dewi
1980–1988 No information available
1989[9] Canada John Goss Canada Doris Piché United States Chris Jogis
United States Benny Lee
Canada Chantal Jobin
Canada Doris Piché
Canada Mike Bitten
Canada Doris Piché
1990–1997 No information available
1998[10] Indonesia Ardy Wiranata Canada Milaine Cloutier United States Howard Bach
United States Mark Manha
Canada Milaine Cloutier
Canada Robbyn Hermitage
Canada Brent Olynyk
Canada Robbyn Hermitage
1999[11] Hong Kong Ling Wan Ting Hong Kong Ma Che Kong
Hong Kong Yau Tsz Yuk
Hong Kong Louisa Koon Wai Chee
Hong Kong Ling Wan Ting
Canada Mike Beres
Canada Kara Solmundson
2000–2001 No information available
2002[12] Netherlands Tjitte Weistra Wales Kelly Morgan Wales Matthew Hughes
Wales Martyn Lewis
England Felicity Gallup
England Joanne Muggeridge
Netherlands Tjitte Weistra
Peru Doriana Rivera

Internacional Mexicano/Mexican International

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

Mexican International Challenge

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Year Men´s singles Women´s singles Men´s doubles Women´s doubles Mixed doubles
2021[28] Spain Luís Enrique Peñalver Spain Beatriz Corrales Mexico Job Castillo
Mexico Luis Montoya
Spain Clara Azurmendi
Spain Beatriz Corrales
United States Vinson Chiu
United States Jennie Gai
2022[29] Japan Minoru Koga Japan Riko Gunji Japan Shuntaro Mezaki
Japan Haruya Nishida
Japan Rui Hirokami
Japan Yuna Kato
Japan Naoki Yamada
Japan Moe Ikeuchi
2023[30] Czech Republic Jan Louda Japan Manami Suizu Denmark Daniel Lundgaard
Denmark Mads Vestergaard
Japan Sayaka Hobara
Japan Yui Suizu
United States Vinson Chiu
United States Jennie Gai
2024[31] Japan Ryoma Muramoto United States Ishika Jaiswal Japan Seiya Inoue
Japan Haruki Kawabe
Ukraine Polina Buhrova
Ukraine Yevheniia Kantemyr
Mexico Luis Montoya
Mexico Miriam Rodríguez

Mexico Future Series

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Year Men´s singles Women´s singles Men´s doubles Women´s doubles Mixed doubles
2019[32] Cuba Osleni Guerrero Cuba Tahimara Oropeza Cuba Osleni Guerrero
Cuba Leodannis Martínez
Cuba Tahimara Oropeza
Cuba Yeily Ortiz
Cuba Osleni Guerrero
Cuba Tahimara Oropeza
2020–
2021
No competition
2022[33] Mexico Luis Montoya United States Sanchita Pandey England Kern Pong Lap Kan
England Larry Pong
Mexico Paula Lozoya
Mexico Fatima Rio
United States Ryan Zheng
United States Sanchita Pandey
2023[34] Mexico Luis Ramón Garrido Guatemala Nikté Sotomayor Guatemala José Granados
Guatemala Antonio Ortíz
Mexico Romina Fregoso
Mexico Miriam Rodríguez
Mexico Luis Montoya
Mexico Miriam Rodríguez
2024[35] Canada Joshua Nguyen United States Ella Lin United States Ryan Ma
Canada Daniel Zhou
United States Ella Lin
United States Veronica Yang
Guatemala Christopher Martínez
Guatemala Diana Corleto

Performances by nation

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References

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  1. ^ a b Herbert A. E. Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1965 (Bromley, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd. 1965) p 212.
  2. ^ "Historia de la FEMEBA". Federación Mexicana de Badminton. Federación Mexicana de Badminton. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Hall of Fame Members". bwfbadminton.org. Badminton World Federation (BWF). Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. ^ Herbert Scheele, The International badminton Federation Handbook for 1967 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd.,1967) 79 - 87.
  5. ^ "Walk of Fame". teamusa.org. USA Federation. Archived from the original on January 21, 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  6. ^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 113.
  7. ^ Herbert Scheele ed., the International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, ENG: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 236.
  8. ^ "Campeones". badminton.com.mx. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  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. ^ 2019 winners
  33. ^ 2022 winners
  34. ^ III Mexico Future Series 2023 winners
  35. ^ IV Mexico Future Series 2024 winners