1993 Pan Am Badminton Championships

1993 Pan Am Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates28 June – 4 July
Nations9
VenueColiseo Deportivo
LocationGuatemala City, Guatemala
Champions
Men's singles Mario Carulla
Women's singles Debra O'Connor
Men's doubles Mario Carulla
José Iturriaga
Women's doubles Silvia Jiménez
Maria Theresa Montero
Mixed doubles Gustavo Salazar
Maria Theresa Montero
1991 1997

The 1993 Pan Am Badminton Championships (Spanish: Campeonato Panamericano de Bádminton 1993) was the eighth edition of the Pan American Badminton Championships. The tournament was held from 28 June to 4 July at the Guatemala National Badminton Hall inside Coliseo Deportivo in Guatemala City, Guatemala.[1] Nine countries competed in the championships.

With the absence of Canada and the United States, Peru took the opportunity and won gold in five events.[2] Debra O'Connor won Trinidad and Tobago's first gold medal in the Pan American championships when she defeated Maria Theresa Montero of Peru in the women's singles final. Barbados and Brazil also won their first few medals in this edition of the championships.

Medal summary

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles Mario Carulla José Iturriaga Ernesto de la Torre
Kenneth Erichsen
Women's singles Debra O'Connor Maria Theresa Montero Rosabel Vasquez
Mercedes Pierola
Men's doubles Mario Carulla
José Iturriaga
Gustavo Salazar
Federico Valdez
Argyle Maynard
Germán Valdez
Paulo Fam
Leandro Santos
Women's doubles Silvia Jiménez
Maria Theresa Montero
Debra O’Connor
Caroline Vaughn
Mercedes Pierola
Monica Rossil
Laura Amaya
Ana Laura de la Torre
Mixed doubles Gustavo Salazar
Maria Theresa Montero
Kenneth Erichsen
Debra O’Connor
Argyle Maynard
Caroline Vaughn
José Antonio Iturriaga
Silvia Jiménez
Mixed team  Peru
Mario Carulla
José Iturriaga
Gustavo Salazar
Federico Valdez
Germán Valdez
Lorena Blanco
Silvia Jiménez
Maria Theresa Montero
 Guatemala
Moises Altalef
Erick Anguiano
Raul Anguiano
Leonel Barrios
Christian Erichsen
Kenneth Erichsen
Raúl Martínez
Perez
Renato Rosales
José María Solis
Pedro Yang
Lesbia Arreaga
Magda Arreaga
Analise Fernández
Ilse Haussler
Mercedes Pierola
Monica Rossil
Paola Rossil
Rosabel Vasquez
 Mexico
Ernesto de la Torre
Fernando de la Torre
Luis Lopezllera
Guadalupe Ambriz
Laura Amaya
Ana Laura de la Torre

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Guatemala)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Peru531.59.5
2 Trinidad and Tobago1102
3 Guatemala*01.545.5
4 Barbados00.51.52
5 Mexico0033
6 Brazil0011
Totals (6 entries)661123

Individual results

Men's singles

Semi-finals Final
          
Mario Carulla 15 15
Ernesto de la Torre 7 1
Mario Carulla 10 15 15
José Iturriaga 15 4 7
José Iturriaga 15 15
Kenneth Erichsen 10 8

Women's singles

Semi-finals Final
          
Debra O'Connor 11 11
Rosabel Vasquez 0 1
Debra O'Connor 11 4 12
Maria Theresa Montero 3 11 9
Mercedes Pierola 6 11 8
Maria Theresa Montero 11 8 11

Men's doubles

Semi-finals Final
          
Mario Carulla
José Iturriaga
15 15
Argyle Maynard
Germán Valdéz
3 8
Mario Carulla
José Iturriaga
15 15
Gustavo Salazar
Federico Valdez
1 11
Paulo Fam
Leandro Santos
0 2
Gustavo Salazar
Federico Valdez
15 15

Women's doubles

Semi-finals Final
          
Debra O'Connor
Caroline Vaughn
15 15
Mercedes Pierola
Monica Rossil
4 6
Debra O'Connor
Caroline Vaughn
5 11
Silvia Jimenez
Maria Theresa Montero
15 15
Laura Amaya
Ana Laura de la Torre
3 8
Silvia Jimenez
Maria Theresa Montero
15 15

Mixed doubles

Semi-finals Final
          
Gustavo Salazar
Maria Theresa Montero
15 15
Argyle Maynard
Caroline Vaughn
5 1
Gustavo Salazar
Maria Theresa Montero
9 15 15
Kenneth Erichsen
Debra O'Connor
15 4 5
José Iturriaga
Silvia Jimenez
6 15 10
Kenneth Erichsen
Debra O'Connor
15 6 15

Team event

Round robin

Only four teams competed in the mixed team championships, the tournament was played in a round robin format. Guatemala beat Mexico 3–2 and later defeated Brazil 5–0 to secure their chances of winning gold and silver. Peru defeated Mexico and Brazil 5–0. In the match for third place, Mexico beat Brazil 5–0 for bronze. Peru won their first ever mixed team title after beating Guatemala 3–2 in a grueling final encounter.[3]

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  Peru 3 3 0 13 2 +11 3 Champions
2  Guatemala 3 2 1 10 5 +5 2 Runners-up
3  Mexico 3 1 2 7 8 −1 1 Third place
4  Brazil 3 0 3 0 15 −15 0 Fourth place
Guatemala  3–2  Mexico
Guatemala  5–0  Brazil
Peru  5–0  Mexico
Peru  5–0  Brazil
Peru  3–2  Guatemala
Mexico  5–0  Brazil

References

  1. ^ World Badminton No. 1. Vol. 22. International Badminton Federation. 1994. p. 32.
  2. ^ "BWF - Pan American Champs 1993 - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  3. ^ "Pan Am Mixed Team Championships – Badminton Pan America". Retrieved 2024-08-03.