Osleni Guerrero

Osleni Guerrero Velazco (born 18 October 1989) is a Cuban badminton player. He is the first Cuban badminton player to win a medal in the Pan American Games.[2] Guerrero also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

Osleni Guerrero
Osleni Guerrero at the 2015 BWF World Championships
Personal information
Birth nameOsleni Guerrero Velazco
Country Cuba
Born (1989-10-18) 18 October 1989
Havana, Cuba
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
HandednessRight[1]
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking43 (MS 5 March 2015)
65 (MD 13 August 2019)
93 (XD 22 October 2019)
Current ranking87 (MS), 86 (MD), 93 (XD) (22 October 2019)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Cuba
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara Men's singles
2015 Toronto Men's singles
2019 Lima Men's doubles
Pan Am Championships
2019 Aguascalientes Men's singles
2014 Markham Men's singles
2013 Santo Domingo Men's singles
2019 Aguascalientes Men's doubles
2017 Havana Men's singles
2012 Lima Men's singles
2018 Guatemala City Men's singles
Central American and Caribbean Games
2018 Barranquilla Mixed doubles
2014 Veracruz Mixed doubles
2018 Barranquilla Men's singles
2018 Barranquilla Men's doubles
2018 Barranquilla Mixed team
2014 Veracruz Men's singles
2014 Veracruz Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

Guerrero, born in Havana, started competing in badminton in 2000, and joined the national team in 2005.[1] As a junior player he won the under-19 category at the 2007 Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships held at Puerto Vallarta, Mexico where he beat first seed Howard Shu of the USA, 21–13, 21–10 in the final.[1]

Guerrero won a bronze medal in the men's singles event at the 2015 Pan Am Games, losing the semi-final to Canadian Andrew D'Souza.[4] In the 2011 Pan American Games he made history, reaching the final and a silver Pan Am Games medal for Cuba at badminton for the first time. He eventually lost that final to first seeded Kevin Cordón of Guatemala with 13–21, 19–21.

Guerrero competed in 2014 and 2015 BWF World Championships. He is a member of the Cuban national badminton team since 2005. He twice won the continental Pan American Badminton Championship. First in 2013 [5] at Santo Domingo,[6] beating first seeded American Sattawat Pongnairat 17-21, 21-6, 21-16 in a close 51 minutes final. In 2014 at the Markham[7] venue he successfully defended his Pan American badminton title, this time beating another American Bjorn Seguin in another close fought final of 58 minutes with 19-21, 21-14, and 21-13.[8] Osleni Guerrero won many events in the Pan American Badminton circuit.[9][10][11][12][13]

At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Guerrero played the men's singles event in Group J with Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia, and Howard Shu of United States. He placed second in the group standing after won a match to Shu, but lost to Sugiarto.[3] He won the silver medal at the 2017 Pan Am Championships defeated by the Brazilian Ygor Coelho de Oliveira in the final.[14]

In 2018, he won four medals at the Central American and Caribbean Games, a gold medal in the mixed doubles, also three silver medals in the men's singles, doubles, and team events.

In 2019, he reached the finals at the Pan Am Championships in two different events, won a gold medal in the men's singles event.

Achievements

Pan American Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Canada Andrew D’Souza 21–13, 14–21, 13–21 Bronze
2011 Multipurpose Gymnasium, Guadalajara, Mexico Kevin Cordón 21–23, 19–21 Silver

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Polideportivo 3,
Lima, Peru		 Leodannis Martínez Jason Ho-shue
Nyl Yakura		 21–23, 15–21 Bronze

Pan Am Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico Kevin Cordón 21–11, 22–20 Gold
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala Ygor Coelho de Oliveira 17–21, 7–21 Bronze
2017 Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba Ygor Coelho de Oliveira 21–12, 16–21, 10–21 Silver
2014 Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Canada Bjorn Seguin 19–21, 21–14, 21–13 Gold
2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Sattawat Pongnairat 17–21, 21–6, 21–16 Gold
2012 Coliseo Manuel Bonilla, Lima, Peru Kevin Cordón 20–22, 10–21 Silver

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Gimnasio Olímpico,
Aguascalientes, Mexico		 Leodannis Martínez Jason Ho-shue
Nyl Yakura		 11–21, 22–20, 10–21 Silver

Central American and Caribbean Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Coliseo Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia Kevin Cordon 16–21, 21–14, 23–25 Silver
2014 Omega Complex, Veracruz, Mexico Kevin Cordon 22–20, 13–21, 22–24 Silver

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Coliseo Universidad del Norte,
Barranquilla, Colombia		 Leodannis Martínez Gareth Henry
Samuel O’Brien Ricketts		 12–21, 21–11, 19–21 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Coliseo Universidad del Norte,
Barranquilla, Colombia		 Adriana Artiz Leodannis Martínez
Tahimara Oropesa		 18–21, 21–17, 21–19 Gold
2014 Omega Complex,
Veracruz, Mexico		 Tahimara Oropesa Job Castillo
Sabrina Solis		 16–21, 21–14, 21–13 Gold

Pan Am Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2007 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Howard Shu 21–13, 21–10 Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (33 titles, 16 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Mexico Future Series Lino Muñoz 20–22, 21–18, 21–15 Winner
2018 Santo Domingo Open Rosario Maddaloni 21–13, 19–21, 21–18 Winner
2018 Peru International Kevin Cordon 20–22, 21–14, 15–21 Runner-up
2017 Suriname International Brian Yang 21–12, 17–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2017 Santo Domingo Open Luis Ramon Garrido 12–21, 21–16, 21–12 Winner
2017 Giraldilla International Rosario Maddaloni 21–15, 21–15 Winner
2016 Chile International Jan Frohlich 14–21, 21–8, 21–14 Winner
2016 Giraldilla International Luka Wraber 21–16, 21–17 Winner
2016 Guatemala International Kevin Cordon Walkover Winner
2015 Suriname International Howard Shu 21–11, 21–16 Winner
2015 Internacional Mexicano Ernesto Velazquez 13–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2015 Chile International Ramazan Ozturk 21–9, 21–15 Winner
2015 Giraldilla International Howard Shu 21–16, 21–16 Winner
2014 Santo Domingo Open David Obernosterer 16–21, 21–16, 17–21 Runner-up
2015 Suriname International Jan Frohlich 21–7 Retired Winner
2014 Brazil International Henri Hurskainen 6–11, 7–11, 6–11 Runner-up
2014 Venezuela International Daniel Paiola 21–13, 21–8 Winner
2014 Peru International Hock Lai Lee 21–17, 21–13 Winner
2013 Internacional Mexicano Daniel Paiola 21–16, 21–17 Winner
2013 Suriname International Jan Frohlich 21–11, 21–18 Winner
2013 Santo Domingo Open Howard Shu 21–16, 21–6 Winner
2013 Brazil International Yang Chih-hsun 21–8, 18–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2013 Guatemala International Rodolfo Ramirez 10–21, 23–25 Runner-up
2013 Venezuela International Humblers Heymard 21–14, 21–16 Winner
2013 Peru International Misha Zilbermann 17–21, 21–13, 21–11 Winner
2013 Giraldilla International Jan Frohlich 21–19, 21–3 Winner
2012 Suriname International Misha Zilberman 21–16, 18–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2012 Venezuela International Ilian Perez 21–17, 17–21, 21–15 Winner
2012 Peru International Tan Chun Seang 15–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2012 Giraldilla International Charles Pyne 21–17, 21–19 Winner
2011 Giraldilla International Arief Gifar Ramadhan 19–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2010 Internacional Mexicano Bjorn Seguin 17–21, 21–19, 21–17 Winner
2010 Giraldilla International Alexander Hernandez 21–13, 21–17 Winner
2009 Peru International Kimihiro Yamaguchi 16–21, 13–21 Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Santo Domingo Open Leodannis Martínez Fabrício Farias
Francielton Farias		 21–19, 21–16 Winner
2019 Mexico Future Series Leodannis Martínez Andrés López
Luis Armando Montoya Navarro		 21–13, 21–19 Winner
2019 Peru Future Series Leodannis Martínez Mario Cuba
Diego Mini		 21–14, 21–17 Winner
2018 Guatemala International Leodannis Martínez Rubén Castellanos
Aníbal Marroquín		 12–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2018 Giraldilla International Leodannis Martínez Lazaro Yovani Madera Padrino
Ernesto Reyes		 21–10, 21–16 Winner
2017 Santo Domingo Open Leodannis Martínez Therry Aquino
Reimi Starling Cabrera Rosario		 21–12, 21–14 Winner
2017 Giraldilla International Leodannis Martínez Lukas Osele
Kevin Strobl		 21–11, 22–24, 21–8 Winner
2012 Venezuela International Ronald Toledo Ruben Castellanos
Adams Rodriguez		 18–21, 21–8, 21–8 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Mexico Future Series Tahimara Oropeza Luis Armando Montoya Navarro
Vanessa Karmine Villalobos Vázquez		 22–20, 15–21, 21–16 Winner
2019 Peru Future Series Tahimara Oropeza Vinson Chiu
Breanna Chi		 20–22, 9–21 Runner-up
2018 Giraldilla International Adriana Artiz Leodannis Martínez
Tahimara Oropeza		 21–13, 13–21, 21–19 Winner
2018 Jamaica International Yeily Ortiz Leodannis Martínez
Tahimara Oropeza		 22–20, 21–15 Runner-up
2017 Santo Domingo Open Adriana Artiz Leodannis Martínez
Tahimara Oropeza		 11–21, 21–13, 15–21 Runner-up
2014 Giraldilla International Tahimara Oropeza Andrés Corpancho
Luz Maria Zornoza		 21–16, 21–15 Winner
2009 Giraldilla International Solángel Guzmán Alexander Hernandez
Maria L Hernandez		 17–21, 12–21 Runner-up
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