# Guatemala International

The Guatemala International is an open badminton tournament held in Guatemala. The tournament has been an International Series level in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2016, then in 2009 categorized as Future Series level, and in 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015 categorized as International Challenge by the Badminton World Federation. The tournament is sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation, so the players can improved their point in world ranking.
In 2013, the tournament was an International Series level, with the official participation of athletes from 8 countries. In 2014, the Huawei sponsored tournament gathered 120 athletes from 15 countries. In 2015 and 2016, the tournament was held at the Olympic City Sports Coliseum, and sponsored by Herbalife. The 2015 season was a part of the 2016 Rio Olympics qualification, and have a total pursue $15,000, which attracted 97 players from 33 countries, and for the 2016, 63 players from 12 countries competes. In 2017, the national federation host two level 4 badminton tournament, the Future and International Series.

## Previous winners
### Guatemala International Challenge

| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
| 1997 | Kenneth Erichsen | Nigella Saunders | Christian Erichsen Kenneth Erichsen | Alya Lewis Nigella Saunders | Robert Richards Nigella Saunders |
| 1998 | Kevin Han | Jody Patrick | Howard Bach Mark Manha | Milaine Cloutier Robbyn Hermitage | Brent Olynyk Robbyn Hermitage |
| 1999 | Kevin Han | Denyse Julien | Howard Bach Mark Manha | Denyse Julien Charmaine Reid | José Antonio Crespo Dolores Marco |
| 2000– 2002 | not held | not held | not held | not held | not held |
| 2003 | Richard Vaughan | Miho Tanaka | Keita Masuda Tadashi Ohtsuka | Yoshiko Iwata Miyuki Tai | Philippe Bourret Denyse Julien |
| 2004– 2008 | not held | not held | not held | not held | not held |
| 2009 | Kevin Cordón | Sandra Chirlaque | Kevin Cordón Rodolfo Ramírez | no competition | Rodolfo Ramírez Lorena Duany |
| 2010 | Kevin Cordón | Nicole Grether | Adrian Liu Derrick Ng | Nicole Grether Charmaine Reid | Toby Ng Grace Gao |
| 2011 | Ivan Sozonov | Michelle Li | Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov | Grace Gao Joycelyn Ko | Toby Ng Grace Gao |
| 2012 | Kevin Cordón | Nikté Sotomayor | Jonathan Solís Rodolfo Ramírez | Ana Lucia de León Nikté Sotomayor | Anibal Marroquin Nikté Sotomayor |
| 2013 | Rodolfo Ramírez | Berónica Vibieca | Jonathan Solís Rodolfo Ramírez | Krisley López Nikté Sotomayor | Jonathan Solís Nikté Sotomayor |
| 2014 | Pablo Abián | Jeanine Cicognini | Laurent Constantin Matthieu Lo Ying Ping | Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obañana | Howard Shu Eva Lee |
| 2015 | Kevin Cordón | Rong Schafer | Michael Fuchs Johannes Schöttler | Johanna Goliszewski Carla Nelte | Michael Fuchs Birgit Michels |
| 2016 | Osleni Guerrero | Lohaynny Vicente | Alwin Francis Tarun Kona | Mariana Paiz Nikté Sotomayor | Jonathan Solís Nikté Sotomayor |
| 2017 | Kevin Cordón | Daniela Macías | Phillip Chew Ryan Chew | Daniela Macías Dánica Nishimura | Leodannis Martinez Tahimara Oropeza |
| 2018 | Kevin Cordón | Talia Ng | Rubén Castellanos Aníbal Marroquín | Talia Ng Josephine Wu | Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Josephine Wu |
| 2019 | Kevin Cordón | Ghaida Nurul Ghaniyu | Fabrício Farias Francielton Farias | Jaqueline Lima Sâmia Lima | Fabrício Farias Jaqueline Lima |
| 2020 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2021 | Kevin Cordón | Jennie Gai | Kevin Lee Ty Alexander Lindeman | Francesca Corbett Allison Lee | Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu |
| 2022 | Giovanni Toti | Hristomira Popovska | Jonathan Solís Aníbal Marroquín | Sharon Au Jeslyn Chow | Jonathan Solís Diana Corleto |
| 2023 | Ygor Coelho | Samiya Imad Farooqui | Kevin Lee Ty Alexander Lindeman | Catherine Choi Josephine Wu | Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu |
| 2024 | not held | not held | not held | not held | not held |
* ↑ This tournament, originally to be played from 23 to 27 September, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Guatemala.

### Guatemala International Series

| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
| 2023 | Kevin Cordón | Ishika Jaiswal | Job Castillo Luis Montoya | Diana Corleto Nikté Sotomayor | Koceila Mammeri Tanina Mammeri |
| 2024 | not held | not held | not held | not held | not held |

### Guatemala Future Series

| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
| 2017 | Karan Rajan Rajarajan | Nikté Sotomayor | Jonathan Solís Rodolfo Ramírez | Diana Corleto Mariana Paiz | Jonathan Solís Nikté Sotomayor |
| 2018 | not held | not held | not held | not held | not held |
| 2019 | Job Castillo | Diana Corleto | Jonathan Solís Aníbal Marroquín | Lucía Albanes Michele Barrios | Brandon Alavardo Alejandra Paiz |
| 2020 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2021 | Rubén Castellanos | Lauren Lam | Enrico Asuncion Don Henley Averia | Diana Corleto Nikté Sotomayor | Jonathan Solís Diana Corleto |
| 2022 | Yuta Kikuchi | Malya Hoareau | José Granados Antonio Ortíz | Alejandra Paiz Mariana Paiz | Tino Daoudal Malya Hoareau |
| 2023 | Muhammad Sultan | Tomoka Miyazaki | Muhammad Halim As Sidiq Muhammad Sultan | Mei Sudo Nao Yamakita | Daigo Tanioka Maya Taguchi |
| 2024 | Adriano Viale | Romane Cloteaux-Foucault | Christopher Martínez Jonathan Solís | Diana Corleto Nikté Sotomayor | Christopher Martínez Diana Corleto |
* ↑ This tournament, originally to be played from 4 to 8 November, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Guatemala.