Badminton Huesca La Magia secured one singles title and two runner-up finishes this past weekend at the Absoluto tournament in Villanueva de la Serena, Spain, led by Cristina Teruel’s victory in the women’s singles draw. Teruel claimed the individual crown as the top seed while also earning a bronze medal in mixed doubles alongside Jesús de Burgos, whereas club teammate Alejandro Gállego captured silver in the mixed doubles competition paired with Daniela Corchón.
Cristina Teruel Claims Women’s Singles Crown
Entering the tournament as the number-one seed in the women's singles category, Cristina Teruel won several difficult matches in Badajoz province. She opened group play with straight-set victories over María Rodríguez (21-11, 21-12) and Sonia Martínez (21-10, 21-15). The semifinal presented a tougher challenge against Asturias competitor Laura Alvarez, pushing Teruel to three sets before closing out a 21-14, 16-21, 21-19 win. In the championship match, Teruel met Inés Costero of Alicante Intercity, securing the title with a more decisive 21-12, 21-14 scoreline.
Gázquez and Lorenzo Win Mixed Doubles Championship
In the mixed doubles draw, Teruel partnered with Onubense player Jesús de Burgos. After advancing through group victories against Carlos Dueñas and Elena Dueñas (22-20, 21-17) alongside Javier Abián and Silvia Redondo (10-21, 13-21), the pair reached the semifinals. They fell in a tight contest to eventual tournament champions Vicente Gázquez of Oviedo and Elena Lorenzo of Drop Valencia by scores of 23-21 and 21-19, settling for the bronze medal.
Gázquez and Lorenzo subsequently claimed the mixed doubles championship by defeating Alejandro Gállego and Daniela Corchón in the final. Gállego, representing Badminton Huesca La Magia, and Corchón of Soria pushed the first set to a narrow 21-19 margin before dropping the second 21-9, earning the silver medals. En route to the final, Gállego and Corchón topped their group by defeating Carlos Fernández and Xiru Ye (21-5, 21-7) and second seeds Álvaro Miral and Paula Clavero (16-21, 22-24).
Singles Quarterfinal Exits for Gállego and Bergua
Alejandro Gállego reached the quarterfinals of the men’s singles tournament before bowing out in a three-set thriller against Ernesto Baschwitz of Ciudad de Villalba. After winning his group matches against Enrique Fernández (21-7, 21-11) and Marc Martín (21-12, 21-13), Gállego dropped the quarterfinal after a back-and-forth battle that ended 22-24, 21-18, 23-21 in favor of the Madrid competitor.
Raúl Bergua of Ravachol also advanced to the men’s singles quarterfinals. Bergua swept his group stage matches against Ginés Vallés (15-21, 13-21) and Raúl Gutiérrez (10-21, 6-21), then defeated Jaime Herrer by a double 11-21 score. He exited in the quarterfinals against Manuel Calero, who finished as the tournament runner-up, by margins of 21-19 and 21-12. In men’s doubles, Bergua partnered with Gabriel Fernández but exited in the group stage following losses to Rubén Carreras and Alejandro Pérez (18-21, 21-12, 21-13) and Jesús de Burgos and Jorge Jerez (21-18, 21-16).
Group Stage Results for Gonzalo Isábal
Gonzalo Isábal contested both the singles and men’s doubles events in Villanueva de la Serena but did not advance past the group phase. In singles competition, he defeated Biel Mascaró (21-16, 20-22, 21-18) before falling in another three-set match to Antonio Iglesias (21-18, 23-25, 21-13). Paired with Ginés Vallés in men’s doubles, Isábal dropped matches to the Baschwitz brothers (17-21, 16-21) and the duo of Fernando Fombellida and Javier García (21-7, 21-6).
