Giraldilla International

The Giraldilla International is an international badminton tournament, which is organized as an open championship of Cuba. The competition is held annually since 2000 and is now a young supraregional Badminton Championship. The organizer was the Cuban Badminton Association (Federación Cubana de Badminton) in cooperation with the Badminton Pan Am continental federation.

At 2013, the tournament was classified as "Future Series" by the Badminton World Federation (BWF), since the fifteenth event in March 2014 Giraldilla classified as "International Series" level, which held on to win the tournament before $1,700 now $2,500 points for the world ranking will be credited.

The tournament is named after the unofficial symbol of the city of Havana, "La Giraldilla" is a bronze weathervane in female figure on the oldest fortress of the city, the Castillo de la Real Fuerza. Until 2012, it was held in Pinar del Río, Havana is the host city of the tournament.

The 16th edition was held in March 2015 at Havana. Registration of participants is carried out in each case solely on the WBF. On the players who reach at least the semi-finals, a staggered by ranking prize pool of currently $5,000 will be paid.[1]

Previous winners

Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
2000 Richard Vaughan Takako Ida Keita Masuda
Tadashi Ohtsuka
Satomi Igawa
Hiroko Nagamine
Norio Imai
Chikako Nakayama
2001 Shōji Satō Dayanis Álvarez Shōji Satō
Sho Sasaki
Isaura Medina
Yudielis Lazo
Oscar Pérez
Yudielis Lazo
2002 Li Yong Ying Christian Bernhard
Cristiano Bevilacqua
Dunia Bencomo
Yudielis Lazo
Lázaro Yonier Jerez
Dayanis Álvarez
2003[2] Sho Sasaki Xu Huaiwen Wouter Claes
Frédéric Mawet
Yoshiko Iwata
Miyuki Tai
Takanori Aoki
Miyuki Tai
2004[3] Yuichi Ikeda Isaura Medina Yunier Álvarez
Alexander Hernández
Leydi E. Mora
Isaura Medina
Ilian Perez
Solángel Guzmán
2005[4] Toby Honey Agnese Allegrini José Antonio Crespo
Nicolás Escartín
Helen Nichol
Charmaine Reid
José Antonio Crespo
Yoana Martínez
2006 Pablo Abián Ilian Perez
Lázaro Yonier
Solángel Guzmán
Isuara Medina
Yunier Álvarez
Isuara Medina
2007[5] Lenaic Luong
Nabil Lasmari
Solángel Guzmán
Leydi Edith Mora
Klaus Raffeiner
Agnese Allegrini
2008[6] Yuhan Tan Solángel Guzmán Alexander Hernández
Osleni Guerrero
Solángel Guzmán
Lisandra Suárez
Osleni Guerrero
Lisandra Suárez
2009[7] Ari Trisnanto Rizki Yanu Kresnayandi
Albert Saputra
Alexander Hernández
María L. Hernández
2010[8] Osleni Guerrero Siti Anida Lestari Qoryatin Berry Angriawan
Muhammad Ulinnuha
Ni Made Claudia
Aurien Hudiono
Berry Angriawan
Ni Made Claudia
2011[9] Arief Gifar Ramadhan Putri Muthia Restu Pangersa Berry Angriawan
Christopher Rusdianto
Dwi Agustiawati
Ayu Rahmasari
Christopher Rusdianto
Dwi Agustiawati
2012[10] Osleni Guerrero Cristina Aicardi Ernesto Reyes
Ronald Toledo
Daniela Macías
Luz María Zornoza
Luis Camacho
Johanny Quintero
2013 Camila García Jan Fröhlich
Zdeněk Sváta
Camila García
Dánica Nishimura
Lino Muñoz
Cynthia González
2014[11] Jan Fröhlich Jeanine Cicognini Rodolfo Ramírez
Jonathan Solís
Dánica Nishimura
Luz María Zornoza
Osleni Guerrero
Tahimara Oropeza
2015[12] Osleni Guerrero Ebru Tunalı Giovanni Greco
Rosario Maddaloni
Cemre Fere
Ebru Yazgan
Mario Cuba
Katherine Winder
2016[13] Elisabeth Baldauf Leodannis Martínez
Ernesto Reyes
Daniela Macías
Luz María Zornoza
David Obernosterer
Elisabeth Baldauf
2017[14] Laura Sárosi Osleni Guerrero
Leodannis Martínez
Laura Sárosi
Mariana Ugalde
Leodannis Martínez
Tahimara Oropeza
2018[15] Xiaodong Sheng Crystal Pan Thalía Mengana
Tahimara Oropeza
Osleni Guerrero
Adriana Artiz
2019[16] Job Castillo Jordan Hart José Guevara
Daniel la Torre
Daniela Macías
Dánica Nishimura
Mario Cuba
Daniela Macías
2020 Cancelled[note 1]
2021 Cancelled[note 2]
2022 Cancelled[note 3]
2023[17] Muhammad Halim As Sidiq Hristomira Popovska Kelvin Ho
Samuel Ricketts
Taymara Oropesa
Yeily Ortiz
Iliyan Stoynov
Hristomira Popovska
2024[18] Samuel Ricketts Taymara Oropesa Yeison del Cid
Christopher Martínez
Diana Corleto
Mariana Paiz
Christopher Martínez
Mariana Paiz
2025[19] Yeison del Cid Yasmine Hamza Christopher Martínez
Jonathan Solís
Leyanis Contreras
Taymara Oropesa
Christopher Martínez
Diana Corleto
  1. ^ This tournament, originally to be played from 18 to 22 March, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba
  2. ^ This tournament, originally to be played from 17 to 21 March, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba.
  3. ^ This tournament, originally to be played from 16 to 20 March, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba.

Performances by nation

As of the 2025 edition
Rank Nation MS WS MD WD XD Total
1  Cuba 6 6 7 10 9 38
2  Indonesia 3 2 3 2 2 12
3  Japan 3 1 2 2 2 10
 Peru 2 1 5 2 10
5  Italy 1 5 2 1 9
6  Guatemala 1 3 1 2 7
7  Spain 2 1 1 4
8  Mexico 1 0.5 1 2.5
9  Austria 1 1 2
 Belgium 1 1 2
 Bulgaria 1 1 2
 Canada 1 1 2
 Czech Republic 1 1 2
 Turkey 1 1 2
 Wales 1 1 2
16  England 1 0.5 1.5
 Hungary 1 0.5 1.5
 Jamaica 1 0.5 1.5
19  France 1 1
 Germany 1 1
 United States 1 1
 Venezuela 1 1
Total 23 23 23 23 23 115

References

  1. ^ "XVI Giraldilla 2015". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  2. ^ 2003 winners
  3. ^ 2004 winners
  4. ^ 2005 winners
  5. ^ 2007 winners
  6. ^ 2008 winners
  7. ^ 2009 winners
  8. ^ 2010 winners
  9. ^ 2011 winners
  10. ^ 2012 winners
  11. ^ 2014 winners
  12. ^ 2015 winners
  13. ^ 2016 winners
  14. ^ 2017 winners
  15. ^ 2018 winners
  16. ^ 2019 winners
  17. ^ XXI Torneo Internacional de Badminton Giraldilla de La Habana 2023 winners
  18. ^ XXII Torneo Internacional de Badminton Giraldilla 2024
  19. ^ "Champions in Cuba – Pan Am Circuit 2025". Badminton Pan America. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2025.