# 1993 Pan Am Badminton Championships

The 1993 Pan Am Badminton Championships (Spanish: Campeonato Panamericano de Bádminton 1993) was the eighth edition of the Pan American Badminton Championships. The tournament was held from 28 June to 4 July at the Guatemala National Badminton Hall inside Coliseo Deportivo in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Nine countries competed in the championships.
With the absence of Canada and the United States, Peru took the opportunity and won gold in five events. Debra O'Connor won Trinidad and Tobago's first gold medal in the Pan American championships when she defeated Maria Theresa Montero of Peru in the women's singles final. Barbados and Brazil also won their first few medals in this edition of the championships.

## Medal summary
### Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles | Mario Carulla | José Iturriaga | Ernesto de la Torre |
| Men's singles | Mario Carulla | José Iturriaga | Kenneth Erichsen |
| Women's singles | Debra O'Connor | Maria Theresa Montero | Rosabel Vasquez |
| Women's singles | Debra O'Connor | Maria Theresa Montero | Mercedes Pierola |
| Men's doubles | Mario Carulla José Iturriaga | Gustavo Salazar Federico Valdez | Argyle Maynard Germán Valdez |
| Men's doubles | Mario Carulla José Iturriaga | Gustavo Salazar Federico Valdez | Paulo Fam Leandro Santos |
| Women's doubles | Silvia Jiménez Maria Theresa Montero | Debra O’Connor Caroline Vaughn | Mercedes Pierola Monica Rossil |
| Women's doubles | Silvia Jiménez Maria Theresa Montero | Debra O’Connor Caroline Vaughn | Laura Amaya Ana Laura de la Torre |
| Mixed doubles | Gustavo Salazar Maria Theresa Montero | Kenneth Erichsen Debra O’Connor | Argyle Maynard Caroline Vaughn |
| Mixed doubles | Gustavo Salazar Maria Theresa Montero | Kenneth Erichsen Debra O’Connor | José Antonio Iturriaga Silvia Jiménez |
| Mixed team | Peru Mario Carulla José Iturriaga Gustavo Salazar Federico Valdez Germán Valdez Lorena Blanco Silvia Jiménez Maria Theresa Montero | Guatemala Moises Altalef Erick Anguiano Raul Anguiano Leonel Barrios Christian Erichsen Kenneth Erichsen Raúl Martínez Perez Renato Rosales José María Solis Pedro Yang Lesbia Arreaga Magda Arreaga Analise Fernández Ilse Haussler Mercedes Pierola Monica Rossil Paola Rossil Rosabel Vasquez | Mexico Ernesto de la Torre Fernando de la Torre Luis Lopezllera Guadalupe Ambriz Laura Amaya Ana Laura de la Torre |

### Medal table

* Host nation (Guatemala)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Peru | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Guatemala* | 0 | 1.5 | 4 | 5.5 |
| 4 | Barbados | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 5 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 |

## Individual results
### Men's singles

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Mario Carulla | Mario Carulla | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| Ernesto de la Torre | Ernesto de la Torre | 7 | 1 | | | | | |
| Ernesto de la Torre | Ernesto de la Torre | 7 | 1 | Mario Carulla | Mario Carulla | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| | | | | José Iturriaga | José Iturriaga | 15 | 4 | 7 |
| José Iturriaga | José Iturriaga | 15 | 15 | José Iturriaga | José Iturriaga | 15 | 4 | 7 |
| Kenneth Erichsen | Kenneth Erichsen | 10 | 8 | | | | | |

### Women's singles

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Debra O'Connor | Debra O'Connor | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Rosabel Vasquez | Rosabel Vasquez | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Rosabel Vasquez | Rosabel Vasquez | 0 | 1 | | Debra O'Connor | Debra O'Connor | 11 | 4 | 12 |
| | | | | | Maria Theresa Montero | Maria Theresa Montero | 3 | 11 | 9 |
| Mercedes Pierola | Mercedes Pierola | 6 | 11 | 8 | Maria Theresa Montero | Maria Theresa Montero | 3 | 11 | 9 |
| Maria Theresa Montero | Maria Theresa Montero | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | |

### Men's doubles

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Mario Carulla José Iturriaga | Mario Carulla José Iturriaga | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| Argyle Maynard Germán Valdéz | Argyle Maynard Germán Valdéz | 3 | 8 | | | | |
| Argyle Maynard Germán Valdéz | Argyle Maynard Germán Valdéz | 3 | 8 | Mario Carulla José Iturriaga | Mario Carulla José Iturriaga | 15 | 15 |
| | | | | Gustavo Salazar Federico Valdez | Gustavo Salazar Federico Valdez | 1 | 11 |
| Paulo Fam Leandro Santos | Paulo Fam Leandro Santos | 0 | 2 | Gustavo Salazar Federico Valdez | Gustavo Salazar Federico Valdez | 1 | 11 |
| Gustavo Salazar Federico Valdez | Gustavo Salazar Federico Valdez | 15 | 15 | | | | |

### Women's doubles

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Debra O'Connor Caroline Vaughn | Debra O'Connor Caroline Vaughn | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| Mercedes Pierola Monica Rossil | Mercedes Pierola Monica Rossil | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| Mercedes Pierola Monica Rossil | Mercedes Pierola Monica Rossil | 4 | 6 | Debra O'Connor Caroline Vaughn | Debra O'Connor Caroline Vaughn | 5 | 11 |
| | | | | Silvia Jimenez Maria Theresa Montero | Silvia Jimenez Maria Theresa Montero | 15 | 15 |
| Laura Amaya Ana Laura de la Torre | Laura Amaya Ana Laura de la Torre | 3 | 8 | Silvia Jimenez Maria Theresa Montero | Silvia Jimenez Maria Theresa Montero | 15 | 15 |
| Silvia Jimenez Maria Theresa Montero | Silvia Jimenez Maria Theresa Montero | 15 | 15 | | | | |

### Mixed doubles

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Gustavo Salazar Maria Theresa Montero | Gustavo Salazar Maria Theresa Montero | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| Argyle Maynard Caroline Vaughn | Argyle Maynard Caroline Vaughn | 5 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Argyle Maynard Caroline Vaughn | Argyle Maynard Caroline Vaughn | 5 | 1 | | Gustavo Salazar Maria Theresa Montero | Gustavo Salazar Maria Theresa Montero | 9 | 15 | 15 |
| | | | | | Kenneth Erichsen Debra O'Connor | Kenneth Erichsen Debra O'Connor | 15 | 4 | 5 |
| José Iturriaga Silvia Jimenez | José Iturriaga Silvia Jimenez | 6 | 15 | 10 | Kenneth Erichsen Debra O'Connor | Kenneth Erichsen Debra O'Connor | 15 | 4 | 5 |
| Kenneth Erichsen Debra O'Connor | Kenneth Erichsen Debra O'Connor | 15 | 6 | 15 | | | | | |

## Team event
### Round robin

Only four teams competed in the mixed team championships, the tournament was played in a round robin format. Guatemala beat Mexico 3–2 and later defeated Brazil 5–0 to secure their chances of winning gold and silver. Peru defeated Mexico and Brazil 5–0. In the match for third place, Mexico beat Brazil 5–0 for bronze. Peru won their first ever mixed team title after beating Guatemala 3–2 in a grueling final encounter.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Peru | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 3 | Champions |
| 2 | Guatemala | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 2 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 1 | Third place |
| 4 | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 | Fourth place |
| Guatemala | 3–2 | Mexico |
| Guatemala | 5–0 | Brazil |
| Peru | 5–0 | Mexico |
| Peru | 5–0 | Brazil |
| Peru | 3–2 | Guatemala |
| Mexico | 5–0 | Brazil |