Job Castillo

Job Castillo
Personal information
Birth nameJob Castillo Galindo
CountryMexico
Born (1992-11-01) 1 November 1992
ResidenceGuadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking88 (MS 30 June 2016)
38 (MD with Lino Muñoz 30 June 2016)
177 (XD with Sabrina Solis 18 June 2015)
Current ranking113 (MS),
52 (MD with Luis Montoya) (9 April 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto Men's doubles
2023 Santiago Men's doubles
Pan Am Championships
2022 San Salvador Men's doubles
2018 Guatemala City Men's doubles
2019 Aguascalientes Men's singles
2021 Guatemala City Men's doubles
2024 Guatemala City Men's doubles
Pan Am Male Cup
2020 Salvador Men's team
2022 Acapulco Men's team
2024 São Paulo Men's team
Central American and Caribbean Games
2018 Barranquilla Mixed team
2023 San Salvador Mixed team
2014 Veracruz Mixed doubles
2014 Veracruz Mixed team
2023 San Salvador Men's doubles
2010 Mayagüez Men's team
2014 Veracruz Men's doubles
BWF profile

Job Castillo Galindo[a] (born 1 November 1992) is a Mexican badminton player.[1] He won the men's doubles title at the 2022 Pan Am Championships partnering Luis Montoya. He also claimed two bronze medals at the Pan American Games, in 2015 with Lino Muñoz,[2] and in 2023 with Montoya.[3]

Castillo was part of Mexican winning team at the 2018 and 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.[4] In his junior career, he competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.[5]

Career

Castillo started to playing badminton aged seven, influenced by his sister who is a badminton coach.[6] He affiliate with Code Jalisco team, and has won five National Championships title.[7]

Achievements

Pan American Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Atos Markham Pan Am Centre,
Toronto, Canada
Lino Muñoz Phillip Chew
Sattawat Pongnairat
19–21, 13–21 Bronze
2023 Olympic Training Center,
Santiago, Chile
Luis Montoya Adam Dong
Nyl Yakura
10–21, 23–21, 23–25 Bronze

Pan Am Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico Kevin Cordón 9–21, 12–21 Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Lino Muñoz Phillip Chew
Ryan Chew
22–24, 10–21 Bronze
2021 Sagrado Corazon de Jesus,
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Luis Montoya Phillip Chew
Ryan Chew
17–21, 21–14, 23–25 Bronze
2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández,
San Salvador, El Salvador
Luis Montoya Vinson Chiu
Joshua Yuan
22–20, 11–8 retired Gold
2024 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Luis Montoya Chen Zhi-yi
Presley Smith
21–15, 13–21, 10–21 Bronze

Central American and Caribbean Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2014 Omega Complex,
Veracruz, Mexico
Antonio Ocegueda Kevin Cordón
Aníbal Marroquín
19–21, 15–21 Bronze
2023 Coliseo Complejo El Polvorín,
San Salvador, El Salvador
Luis Montoya Aníbal Marroquín
Jonathan Solís
21–16, 14–21, 20–22 Silver [8]

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Omega Complex,
Veracruz, Mexico
Sabrina Solis Osleni Guerrero
Taymara Oropesa
21–16, 14–21, 13–21 Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (18 titles, 17 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Manhattan Beach International Indra Bagus Ade Chandra 19–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2018 Dominican Open César Brito 21–14, 21–14 Winner
2019 Giraldilla International Azmy Qowimuramadhoni 21–12, 21–13 Winner
2019 Guatemala Future Series Rubén Castellanos 21–18, 21–15 Winner
2020 Internacional Mexicano Howard Shu 21–7, 15–21, 21–11 Winner
2021 Internacional Mexicano Danylo Bosniuk 12–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2022 Mexico Future Series Luis Montoya 16–21, 21–10, 20–22 Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Internacional Mexicano Antonio Ocegueda Kevin Dennerly-Minturn
Oliver Leydon-Davis
21–17, 12–21, 6–21 Runner-up
2014 Internacional Mexicano Antonio Ocegueda Arturo Hernández
Lino Muñoz
21–14, 21–15 Winner
2015 Chile International Lino Muñoz Rodolfo Ramírez
Jonathan Solís
21–17, 21–10 Winner
2015 Trinidad and Tobago International Antonio Ocegueda Luis Ramon Garrido
Lino Muñoz
16–21, 24–22, 19–21 Runner-up
2015 Santo Domingo Open Lino Muñoz Mario Cuba
Martín del Valle
21–18, 24–26, 21–17 Winner
2015 Internacional Mexicano Lino Muñoz Hugo Arthuso
Daniel Paiola
13–21, 21–12, 22–20 Winner
2015 Argentina International Lino Muñoz Daniel Humblers
Bastián Lizama
21–10, 21–15 Winner
2015 Brazil International Lino Muñoz Hugo Arthuso
Daniel Paiola
21–18, 21–14 Winner
2015 Puerto Rico International Lino Muñoz Jan Fröhlich
Matej Hliničan
21–19, 22–20 Winner
2015 Suriname International Lino Muñoz Giovanni Greco
Rosario Maddaloni
No Match Winner
2016 Guatemala International Lino Muñoz Alwin Francis
Tarun Kona
8–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2016 Peru International Series Lino Muñoz Alwin Francis
Tarun Kona
8–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2017 Internacional Mexicano Lino Muñoz Jason Ho-Shue
Nyl Yakura
21–18, 11–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2018 Peru International Lino Muñoz Enrico Asuncion
Carlo Glenn Remo
21–19, 14–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2018 Dominican Open Luis Montoya William Cabrera
Nelson Javier
21–18, 21–18 Winner
2019 Guatemala International Luis Montoya Fabrício Farias
Francielton Farias
17–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2020 Internacional Mexicano Sebastián Martínez José Guevara
Bryan Roque
21–14, 21–6 Winner
2021 Mexican International Luis Montoya Enrico Asuncion
Vinson Chiu
21–16, 21–14 Winner
2022 Mexico Future Series Luis Montoya Kern Pong Lap Kan
Larry Pong
23–21, 22–24, 20–22 Runner-up
2023 Santo Domingo Open Luis Montoya Fabrício Farias
Davi Silva
23–21, 15–21, 21–19 Winner
2023 Venezuela International Luis Montoya Yonatan Linarez
Angel Marinez
21–11, 21–12 Winner
2023 Guatemala International Luis Montoya Koceila Mammeri
Youcef Sabri Medel
21–18, 21–17 Winner
2023 Mexican International Luis Montoya Zicheng Xu
Tianqi Zhang
Walkover Runner-up
2024 Iran Fajr International Luis Montoya Krishna Prasad Garaga
K. Sai Pratheek
18–21, 19–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Internacional Mexicano Sabrina Solis Lino Muñoz
Cynthia González
21–16, 16–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2018 International Mexicano Cynthia González Venkat Gaurav Prasad
Juhi Dewangan
21–18, 20–22, 15–21 Runner-up
2020 Internacional Mexicano Vanessa Villalobos Andrés López
Sabrina Solis
15–21, 21–18, 19–21 Runner-up
2023 Venezuela International Romina Fregoso Luis Montoya
Miriam Rodríguez
13–21, 11–21 Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castillo and the second or maternal family name is Galindo.

References

  1. ^ "Players: Job Castillo". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Badminton - Athlete Profile: Castillo Job". Toronto 2015. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Bádminton mexicano logra histórica participación con tres bronces en Santiago 2023" (in Spanish). Comisión Nacional de Cultura Física y Deporte. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  4. ^ Marrón Vélez, Jorge Rolando (3 July 2023). "El bádminton mexicano es de oro en equipo mixto" (in Spanish). Claro-sports. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Youth Olympics – The Best of the Rest?". Badzine. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Interview : Job Castillo – Mexico". www.badmintonpanam.org. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Job Castillo, con paso firme rumbo a Lima 2019". www.gob.mx (in Spanish). 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  8. ^ "México arrasa con cinco medallas en cierre de bádminton en San Salvador 2023" (in Spanish). Gobierno de México: Comisión Nacional de Cultura Física y Deporte. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.