Mexican Open (badminton)
The Mexican Open or Mexico 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, , , and Margaret Varner.[5][6]
Previous Winners[]
Mexican National Open Championship:[7][8][]
Internacional Mexicano[]
Mexican International Challenge[]
| Year | Men´s singles | Women´s singles | Men´s doubles | Women´s doubles | Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 I |  Luís Enrique Peñalver
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Beatriz Corrales
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 Job Castillo Luis Montoya
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Clara Azurmendi Beatriz Corrales
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 Jennie Gai
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Mexico Future Series[]
| Year | Men´s singles | Women´s singles | Men´s doubles | Women´s doubles | Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 I |  Osleni Guerrero
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Tahimara Oropeza
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Osleni Guerrero Leodannis Martínez
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Tahimara Oropeza
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Osleni Guerrero Tahimara Oropeza
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Performances by nation[]
Mexican National Open Championship[]Updated after the 2002 edition.
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Internacional Mexicano[]Updated after the 2021 edition.
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Mexican International Challenge[]Updated after the 2021 edition.
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Mexico Future Series[]Updated after the 2019 edition.
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References[]
- ^ a b Herbert A. E. Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1965 (Bromley, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd. 1965) p 212.
- ^ "Historia de la FEMEBA". Federación Mexicana de Badminton. Federación Mexicana de Badminton. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Members". bwfbadminton.org. Badminton World Federation (BWF). Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Herbert Scheele, The International badminton Federation Handbook for 1967 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd.,1967) 79 - 87.
- ^ "Walk of Fame". teamusa.org. USA Federation. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 113.
- ^ Herbert Scheele ed., the International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 236.
- ^ "Campeones". badminton.com.mx. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- Badminton tournaments in Mexico