Argentina International

The Argentina International is an open badminton tournament held in Argentina. The tournament has been a Pan American Badminton Circuit Future level event from 1997 till 2000. In 2012–2013, this tournament has been a BWF Future Series level by the Badminton World Federation, and since 2014, upgraded to BWF International Series with the total prize money $5,000.[1][2] Badminton in Argentina began to be played in private residences, clubs and schools of foreign origin, and in 1982, the national federation, Federación de Bádminton de la República Argentina (FEBARA) is founded. In 1993, the FEBARA join the International Badminton Federation, Argentine Olympic Committee (COA), and Confederación Argentina de Deportes (CAD), and at that year, the federation started to host the national tournament which was held at CeNARD, with more than 100 players from all over the country compete.[3] In 1997, FEBARA organized the first international tournament with the sanctioned from the Badminton Pan Am.[3][4]

Previous Winners

Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
1997 Peru Mario Carulla Peru Adrienn Kocsis Peru Mario Carulla
Peru Federico Valdez
Peru Pilar Bellido
Peru Ximena Bellido
Peru Mario Carulla
Peru Adrienn Kocsis
1998 Wales Richard Vaughan England Joanne Muggeridge Brazil Guilherme Pardo
Brazil Ricardo Trevelin
Peru Lorena Blanco
Peru Ximena Bellido
Suriname Oscar Brandon
Peru Adrienn Kocsis
1999 Hong Kong Tam Kai Chuen Canada Kara Solmundson Hong Kong Ma Che Kong
Hong Kong Yau Tsz Yuk
Peru Sandra Jimeno
Peru Doriana Rivera
Portugal Hugo Rodrigues
Portugal Ana Ferreira
2000 Mexico Luis Lopezllera Mexico Gabriella Rodriguez Mexico Luis Lopezllera
Mexico Bernardo Monreal
Mexico Laura Amaya
Mexico Gabriella Rodriguez
Mexico Luis Lopezllera
Mexico Gabriella Rodriguez
2001–
2012
No competition
2012 New Zealand Joe Wu Chile Tingting Chou Malaysia Gan Teik Chai
Malaysia Ong Soon Hock
Chile Tingting Chou
Chile Camila Macaya
Chile Esteban Mujica
Chile Tingting Chou
2013 France Arnaud Genin Brazil Lohaynny Vicente Brazil Hugo Arthuso
Brazil Alex Yuwan Tjong
Brazil Paula B Pereira
Brazil Lohaynny Vicente
Mexico Lino Munoz
Mexico Cynthia Gonzalez
2014 Guatemala Kevin Cordon United States Iris Wang Guatemala Solis Jonathan
Guatemala Rodolfo Ramirez
Brazil Lohaynny Vicente
Brazil Luana Vicente
Brazil Alex Yuwan Tjong
Brazil Lohaynny Vicente
2015 United States Bjorn Seguin Austria Elisabeth Baldauf Mexico Job Castillo
Mexico Lino Munoz
Mexico Haramara Gaitan
Mexico Sabrina Solis
Austria David Obernosterer
Austria Elisabeth Baldauf
2016 Argentina Dino Delmastro Argentina Barbara Maria Berruezo Argentina Javier De Paepe
Argentina Martin Trejo
No competition Argentina Mateo Delmastro
Argentina Micaela Suarez
2017 No competition
2018 Brazil Fabricio Farias Brazil Jaqueline Lima Italy Enrico Baroni
Italy Giovanni Toti
Argentina Florencia Bernatene
Argentina Bárbara María Berruezo
Brazil Fabricio Farias
Brazil Jaqueline Lima
2019–
2022
No competition
2023[5] Cancelled[a]
2024 No competition
  1. ^ This tournament, originally to be played on 2–6 August, was later cancelled.[6]

Performances by nation

Top Nations
Pos Nation MS WS MD WD XD Total
1  Brazil 1 2 2 2 2 9
2  Mexico 1 1 2 2 2 8
3  Peru 1 1 1 3 1 7
4  Argentina 1 1 1 1 1 5
5  Chile 1 1 1 3
6  Austria 1 1 2
 Guatemala 1 1 2
 Hong Kong 1 1 2
 United States 1 1 2
10  Canada 1 1
 England 1 1
 France 1 1
 Italy 1 1
 Malaysia 1 1
 New Zealand 1 1
 Portugal 1 1
 Wales 1 1
18  Hungary 0.5 0.5
 Suriname 0.5 0.5
Total 10 10 10 9 10 49

References

  1. ^ "BWF Tournament Calendar Argentina Internacional 2012". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  2. ^ "III Argentina International 2014". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Reseña histórica de la evolución del Bádminton en la República Argentina" (in Spanish). Angelfire. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Federación de Bádminton de la República Argentina Historia" (in Spanish). Federación de Bádminton de la República Argentina. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  5. ^ Argentina Future Series 2023 (Cancelled)
  6. ^ "Tournament Cancellation & Office Closure". Badminton World Federation. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.