The so-called golden left-hander, recent silver medalist in the Pan American Games and 54th in the global ranking, fulfilled his status as favorite against the Italian Giovanni Totti, who is only 22 years old and 81st in the universal ranking.
At the Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium in the capital, the native of La Unión, department of Zacapa, came out impressive in the first set, in which he crushed his rival 21-8, already confident he won the second set 21-19.
The experienced athlete finished without losing a round in the entire tournament despite his 36 novembers, opening with an easy 2-0 victory (21-13 and 21-15) against the American William Hu.
The historic fourth place in the last games under the five rings of Tokyo 2020 beat the Peruvian Adriano Viale 2-0 (21-16 and 21-11) in the 16th round and the Canadian Víctor Lai 2-0 (21-17) in the quarterfinals. and 21-14).
In the semifinal he defeated the Italian Fabio Caponio the day before, 2-0 (21-18 and 21-12), which highlighted his impeccable performance.
The land of the quetzal hosted a high-level international badminton competition for the third time this year, this time with the participation of 75 athletes from 11 countries.
In the women’s singles, the American Ishika Jaiswal (115) delivered and won the gold 2-0 (21-19 and 21-9) against the Canadian Nong Sophia (339).
The home couple Nikté Alejandra Sotomayor and Diana Corleto gave their fans a vibrant duel and, in the end, another climb to the top of the podium by winning 2-1 (21-18, 17-21 and 21-19) against Canadians Jackie Dent and Crystal Lai.
The Mexicans Luis Armando Montoya and Job Castillo smiled 2-0 (21-18 and 21-17) against the Algerians Koceila Mammeri and Youcef Sabri.
However, the story was the other way around in the mixed pair, as from the African country Koceila Mammeri and Tanina Violette passed 2-1 (21-17, 16-21 and 21-19) over the Aztecs Luis Armando Montoya and Miriam Jacqueline Rodríguez.
The closing of the Guatemala International Series 2023 of badminton once again demonstrated the quality and constant work of this Chapín sport, a power at the American level.
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2023-11-13 00:11:53
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