CAC Games badminton update

IT WILL BE an all Latin American affair when the finals of the Central American and Caribbean Games team badminton competition are held today.

Mexico and Guatemala will meet for the gold medal match after rolling over Dominican Republic and Cuba, respectively by the same 3-0 margin in last night’s semi-finals in Veracruz, Mexico.

Earlier, Barbados fell to 5-0 defeats at the hands of Cuba and Mexico and were edged 3-2 by Suriname.  

Results:

Mexico defeated Barbados 5-0

Men’s Singles: Job Castillo Galindo (MEX) def. Andre Padmore (BAR) 21-14, 21-6

Women’s Singles: Mariana Campo (MEX) def. Tamisha Williams (BAR) 21-13, 21-9

Men’s Doubles: Arturo Hernandez/Lino Mandujano (MEX) def. Andre Padmore/Dakeil Thorpe (BAR)

21-12, 21-17

Women’s Doubles: Haramara Fausto/Sabrina Martinez (MEX) def. Monyata Riviera/Tamisha Williams (BAR) 21-10, 21-13

Mixed Doubles: Job Castillo Galindo/Sabrina Martinez (MEX) def. Dakeil Thorpe/Monyata Riviera (BAR) 21-19, 21-14

Other Scores:

Cuba def. Suriname 5-0

Guatemala def. Trinidad & Tobago 5-0

Dominican Republic def. Jamaica 4-1

Suriname def. Barbados 3-2

Men’s Singles: Dylan Darmohoetomo (SUR) def. Andre Padmore (BAR) 21-16, 21-11

Women’s Singles: Tamisha Williams (BAR) def. Crystal Leefmans (SUR) 21-18, 10-21, 21-11

Men’s Doubles: Dylan Darmohoetomo/Soren Opti (SUR) def. Andre Padmore/Dakeil Thorpe (BAR) 26-24, 21-16

Women’s Doubles: Crystal Leefmans/Santusha Ramzan (SUR) def. Monyata Riviera/Tamisha Williams (BAR) 21-19, 15-21, 14-21

Mixed Doubles: Dakeil Thorpe/Monyata Riviera (BAR) def. Soren Opti/Santusha Ramzan (SUR) 8-21, 21-12, 21-12

Other Scores:

Mexico def. Cuba 4-1

Jamaica def. Trinidad & Tobago 5-0

Guatemala def. Dominican Republic 3-2

Cuba def. Barbados 5-0

Mixed Doubles: Osleni Velazco/Adriana Artiz (CUB) def. Dakeil Thorpe/Monyata Riviera (BAR) 21-18, 21-12

Women’s Singles: Taymara Pupo (CUB) def. Tamisha Williams (BAR) 21-11, 21-15

Men’s Singles: Osleni Velazco (CUB) def. Andre Padmore (BAR) 21-6, 21-10

Women’s Doubles: Taymara Pupo/Adriana Artiz (CUB) def. Monyata Riviera/Tamisha Williams (BAR) 21-18, 21-12

Men’s Doubles: Leodannis Palacio/Ernesto Milian (CUB) def. Dakeil Thorpe/Andre Padmore (BAR) 21-14, 21-16

Other Scores:

Mexico def. Suriname 5-0

Guatemala def. Jamaica 3-2

Dominican Republic def. Trinidad & Tobago 4-1 (PR/SAT)