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 name	Osleni Guerrero Velazco
Country	Cuba
Born	18 October 1989 Havana, Cuba
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Handedness	Right[1]
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	43 (MS 5 March 2015) 65 (MD 13 August 2019) 93 (XD 22 October 2019)
Current ranking	87 (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

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "Osleni GUERRERO Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
2. "Cuba Climbs in Medal Standings of Pan American Games of Guadalajara". 21 October 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
3. "Osleni Guerrero cae en su segunda presentación". Juventud Rebelde. 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
4. "D'Souza Upsets Guerrero – Pan Am Games 2015 - Badminton World Federation". Bwfbadminton.org. 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
5. "PAN AM CHAMPS – Cuba's 1st to Guerrero; 3 more to Canada". Badzine.net. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
6. "Osleni Guerrero makes history in Badminton | OnCuba". Oncubamagazine.com. 2013-10-28. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
7. "Cuba has a participant in the Panamerican Badminton Championships | Cuba Headlines – Cuba News, Breaking News, Articles and Daily Information". Cubaheadlines.com. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
8. "XIX Pan Am Championships 2014 – Day 4: Guerrero, Michelle Li Retain Titles - Badminton World Federation". Bwfbadminton.org. 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
9. "Osleni, un guerrero para respetar". Cubasi.cu. 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
10. "Cuban Guerreo wins Suriname International Badminton Tournament". Cadenagramonte.cu. 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
11. "Osleni Guerrero gana Torneo Internacional de badminton | Cubadebate". Cubadebate.cu. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
12. "Cuba Celebrates Osleni Guerrero Badminton Victory : Escambray". En.escambray.cu. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
13. "Osleni Guerrero to Defend Title in International Badminton Tourney". Cadenagramonte.cu. 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
14. "Cuban Players to attend Pan American Badminton Championships". Cuban News Agency. 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-29.

External links

• Osleni Guerrero at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
• Osleni Guerrero at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)