Guatemala City, Aug 16 (AGN).- Once again, Kevin Cordón stands out internationally, putting the name of Guatemala on high. The zacapaneco was established champion of the Brazil International Series 2023.
Kevin is proclaimed champion for the second time in this contest, He previously achieved it in the 2019 edition.
After beating Brazilian Ygor Coelho in the final, with a score of 2-1. The tournament was played in Boca de Iguazú, Paraná, in that country.
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Golden Lefty
The Guatemalan conquered Brazil after stringing together five victories to climb to the top of the podium. With a score of 2-1 (22-20, 14-21, 21-16), Cordón defeated the Brazilian Ygor Coelho.
The one born in La Unión, Zacapa, demonstrated once again why he is one of the best badminton players in the history of Guatemala and one of the best rackets in the world. The fourth place in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games defeated in the first instance the Brazilian Deivid Silva and the Mexican Armando Gaitán.
Already in the quarterfinals, the Guatemalan defeated the Spanish Pablo Abian, in the semifinals he would eliminate the local Jonathan Matias.
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Ygor Coelho wins the runner-up in the Brazil International Series of Badminton
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The goal is Paris
This result is extremely important for Cordón, since he is preparing to qualify for his fifth Olympic Games in Paris 2024, in which he will seek to achieve the second Olympic medal for Guatemala after staying at the gates in the Tokyo 2020 edition. .
In the last update of the ranking World Cup, held on August 8, the Guatemalan ranked 54th with 26,522 points. Regarding the Americas level, Kevin is in the second position behind the Canadian Bryan Yang.
José María Solís, Kevin’s coach, commented the following regarding the Olympic goal.
We are making every effort for Kevin to go to the Games (Paris 2024), and that is why we take great care in which competitions he will attend because the intention is for him to score as many points as possible.
next competition
Added to Kevin Cordón’s medal, the Guatemalan delegation added two bronzes in the category of men’s doubles and women’s doubles.
The couple made up ofr Aníbal Marroquín and Jonathan Solís, current champions of the Central American and Caribbean Games, took possession of a bronze medal. For her part, the duo of Diana Corleto and Nikté Sotomayor they contributed another bronze by falling in the semifinals.
The Guatemalan delegation has already returned to Guatemalan soil. For his part, Kevin Cordón is preparing to play the Badminton World Championship on August 21. He then he will dispute the Guatemala International Challenge 2023, which will be held from September 5 to 10.
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