Ninety-eight badminton players from 24 countries stepped onto the court as the Suriname International opened its doors.
The participants hail from countries including Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Canada, Colombia, the Cook Islands, El Salvador, England, French Guiana, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, India, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Peru, Spain, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States.
Suriname’s national champion Sören Opti drew top-seeded Ade Resky Dwicahyo of Azerbaijan in the opening 32nd round at the Ring Sport Center. The seventeenth edition of the tournament is organized by the Surinamese Badminton Association (SuBaBo) under the auspices of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and Badminton Pan America.
Opti enters the match ranked 767th in the world, while Dwicahyo holds the 84th position, according to tournament statistics. Opti recently secured his ninth men’s singles national title.
Career records highlight the gap between the two opening opponents. Dwicahyo has secured 221 career victories, compared to 34 wins for Opti. Dwicahyo has also recorded eighteen victories against fifteen losses this year.
Defending champion Uriel Francisco Canjura of El Salvador returns to the tournament after winning the men’s singles titles in both 2023 and 2025.
Canjura begins his campaign in the 32nd round against local player Dickson Liao.
In the women’s singles draw, Ines Lucia Castillo Salazar aims for a second title following her 2025 victory, facing competition from Azerbaijan’s second-seeded Keisha Fatimag Azzahra and Italy’s third-seeded Yasmine Hamza.
The tournament runs from November 11 through November 15 with a total prize pool of US$ 10,000. The BWF lists the tournament on its calendar as an International Series event.
Surinamese competitors Megan Peng and Gin Lee Atmo received byes in the 32nd round, advancing directly to the round of 16. The wider Surinamese selection also features Mitchel Wongsodikromo, Crystal Leefmans, Sion Zeegelaar, and Faith Sariman.
Fellow compatriot Sejal Gajadien faces Peru’s Naomi Junco in her opening 32nd-round match.
Additional opening matches feature Quin van de Leuv playing Dicky Pangestu of Azerbaijan, Diego dos Ramos meeting Kevin Walter of the United States, and Rivano Bisphan playing the winner of the fifth qualifying round.
Competition across men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles concludes with medal ceremonies on November 15.
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