2001 Pan Am Badminton Championships
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 22–28 October | ||
| Nations | 8 | ||
| Venue | Club de Regatas Lima | ||
| Location | Lima, Peru | ||
| Champions | |||
| Men's singles | Kevin Han | ||
| Women's singles | Meiluawati | ||
| Men's doubles | Howard Bach Kevin Han | ||
| Women's doubles | Milaine Cloutier Helen Nichol | ||
| Mixed doubles | Keith Chan Milaine Cloutier | ||
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The 2001 Pan Am Badminton Championships (Spanish: Campeonato Panamericano de Bádminton 2001) was the tenth edition of the Pan American Badminton Championships. The tournament was originally scheduled to start on 24 September but was later rescheduled to 22 October. The tournament was held at Club de Regatas Lima in Lima, Peru.[1] Eight countries competed in the championships.
Unlike the previous editions of the Pan American Championships, this edition of the championships were played in a best of 5 playoff format. This marked the first time the United States badminton team outperformed Canada in the medal tally, with four gold medals, two silver medals and a bronze medal.[2]
Medal summary
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Kevin Han | Stephan Wojcikiewicz | Howard Bach |
| Pedro Yang | |||
| Women's singles | Meiluawati | Cindy Shi | Charmaine Reid |
| Jody Patrick | |||
| Men's doubles | Howard Bach Kevin Han |
Keith Chan William Milroy |
Mario Carulla José Iturriaga |
| Guilherme Kumasaka Guilherme Pardo | |||
| Women's doubles | Milaine Cloutier Helen Nichol |
Jody Patrick Charmaine Reid |
Cecilia Jimeno Valeria Rivero |
| Cristina Aicardi Claudia Rivero | |||
| Mixed doubles | Keith Chan Milaine Cloutier |
Khan Malaythong Elie Wu |
William Milroy Helen Nichol |
| Mike Beres Kara Solmundson | |||
| Mixed team | United States Howard Bach Trisna Gunadi Kevin Han Khan Malaythong Meiluawati Cindy Shi Janis Tan Elie Wu |
Canada Mike Beres Jonathan Bolduc Keith Chan William Milroy Stephan Wojcikiewicz Milaine Cloutier Helen Nichol Jody Patrick Charmaine Reid Patrice Ritchie Kara Solmundson |
Guatemala Erick Anguiano José Juan Barragán Pedro Yang Magda Arreaga Antonieta Castro Anelissa Micheo |
Medal table
* Host nation (Peru)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Canada | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Peru* | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | |
Team event
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
In the semi-finals of the mixed team event, Canada defeated Peru 5–0 while the United States defeated Guatemala 5–0 to enter the final. In the bronze medal match, Guatemala defeated Peru 3–2. In the final, the United States defeated reigning champions Canada 3–2 to win their first ever title at the Pan American Mixed Team Championships.[3]
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Canada | 5 | ||||||||
| Peru | 0 | ||||||||
| Canada | 2 | ||||||||
| United States | 3 | ||||||||
| Guatemala | 0 | ||||||||
| United States | 5 | Third place | |||||||
| Peru | 2 | ||||||||
| Guatemala | 3 | ||||||||
References
- ^ Badminton USA Magazine. Badminton USA. 2001. p. 6.
- ^ "BWF - Panam Champs 2001 (I) - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ "Pan Am Mixed Team Championships – Badminton Pan America". Retrieved 2024-08-03.