Osleni Guerrero


Osleni Guerrero Velazco is a Cuban badminton player. He is the first Cuban badminton player to win a medal in the Pan American Games. Guerrero also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Career

Guerrero, born in Havana, started competing in badminton in 2000, and joined the national team in 2005. As a junior player he won the under-19 category at the 2007 Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships held at Puerto Vallarta, Mexico where he beat first seed Howard Shu of the USA, 21–13, 21–10 in the final.
Guerrero won a bronze medal in the men's singles event at the 2015 Pan Am Games, losing the semi-final to Canadian Andrew D'Souza. In the 2011 Pan American Games he made history, reaching the final and a silver Pan Am Games medal for Cuba at badminton for the first time. He eventually lost that final to first seeded Kevin Cordón of Guatemala with 13–21, 19–21.
Guerrero competed in 2014 and 2015 BWF World Championships. He is a member of the Cuban national badminton team since 2005. He twice won the continental Pan American Badminton Championship. First in 2013 at Santo Domingo, beating first seeded American Sattawat Pongnairat 17-21, 21-6, 21-16 in a close 51 minutes final. In 2014 at the Markham venue he successfully defended his Pan American badminton title, this time beating another American Bjorn Seguin in another close fought final of 58 minutes with 19-21, 21-14, and 21-13. Osleni Guerrero won many events in the Pan American Badminton circuit.
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Guerrero played the men's singles event in Group J with Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia, and Howard Shu of United States. He placed second in the group standing after won a match to Shu, but lost to Sugiarto. He won the silver medal at the 2017 Pan Am Championships defeated by the Brazilian Ygor Coelho de Oliveira in the final.
In 2018, he won four medals at the Central American and Caribbean Games, a gold medal in the mixed doubles, also three silver medals in the men's singles, doubles, and team events.
In 2019, he reached the finals at the Pan Am Championships in two different events, won a gold medal in the men's singles event.

Achievements

Pan American Games

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2015Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Canada Andrew D’Souza21–13, 14–21, 13–21 Bronze
2011Multipurpose Gymnasium, Guadalajara, Mexico Kevin Cordón21–23, 19–21 Silver

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Polideportivo 3,
Lima, Peru		 Leodannis Martínez Jason Ho-shue
Nyl Yakura		21–23, 15–21 Bronze

Pan Am Championships

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2019Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico Kevin Cordón21–11, 22–20 Gold
2018Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala Ygor Coelho de Oliveira17–21, 7–21 Bronze
2017Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba Ygor Coelho de Oliveira21–12, 16–21, 10–21 Silver
2014Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Canada Bjorn Seguin19–21, 21–14, 21–13 Gold
2013Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Sattawat Pongnairat17–21, 21–6, 21–16 Gold
2012Coliseo Manuel Bonilla, Lima, Peru Kevin Cordón20–22, 10–21 Silver

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Gimnasio Olímpico,
Aguascalientes, Mexico		 Leodannis Martínez Jason Ho-shue
Nyl Yakura		11–21, 22–20, 10–21 Silver

Central American and Caribbean Games

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2018Coliseo Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia Kevin Cordon16–21, 21–14, 23–25 Silver
2014Omega Complex, Veracruz, Mexico Kevin Cordon22–20, 13–21, 22–24 Silver

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Coliseo Universidad del Norte,
Barranquilla, Colombia		 Leodannis Martínez Gareth Henry
Samuel O’Brien Ricketts		12–21, 21–11, 19–21 Silver

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Coliseo Universidad del Norte,
Barranquilla, Colombia		 Adriana Artiz Leodannis Martínez
Tahimara Oropesa		18–21, 21–17, 21–19 Gold
2014Omega Complex,
Veracruz, Mexico		 Tahimara Oropesa Job Castillo
Sabrina Solis		16–21, 21–14, 21–13 Gold

Pan Am Junior Championships

Boys' singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2007Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Howard Shu21–13, 21–10 Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (33 titles, 16 runners-up)

Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2019Mexico Future Series Lino Muñoz20–22, 21–18, 21–15 Winner
2018Santo Domingo Open Rosario Maddaloni21–13, 19–21, 21–18 Winner
2018Peru International Kevin Cordon20–22, 21–14, 15–21 Runner-up
2017Suriname International Brian Yang21–12, 17–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2017Santo Domingo Open Luis Ramon Garrido12–21, 21–16, 21–12 Winner
2017Giraldilla International Rosario Maddaloni21–15, 21–15 Winner
2016Chile International Jan Frohlich14–21, 21–8, 21–14 Winner
2016Giraldilla International Luka Wraber21–16, 21–17 Winner
2016Guatemala International Kevin CordonWalkover Winner
2015Suriname International Howard Shu21–11, 21–16 Winner
2015Internacional Mexicano Ernesto Velazquez13–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2015Chile International Ramazan Ozturk21–9, 21–15 Winner
2015Giraldilla International Howard Shu21–16, 21–16 Winner
2014Santo Domingo Open David Obernosterer16–21, 21–16, 17–21 Runner-up
2015Suriname International Jan Frohlich21–7 Retired Winner
2014Brazil International Henri Hurskainen6–11, 7–11, 6–11 Runner-up
2014Venezuela International Daniel Paiola21–13, 21–8 Winner
2014Peru International Hock Lai Lee21–17, 21–13 Winner
2013Internacional Mexicano Daniel Paiola21–16, 21–17 Winner
2013Suriname International Jan Frohlich21–11, 21–18 Winner
2013Santo Domingo Open Howard Shu21–16, 21–6 Winner
2013Brazil International Yang Chih-hsun21–8, 18–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2013Guatemala International Rodolfo Ramirez10–21, 23–25 Runner-up
2013Venezuela International Humblers Heymard21–14, 21–16 Winner
2013Peru International Misha Zilbermann17–21, 21–13, 21–11 Winner
2013Giraldilla International Jan Frohlich21–19, 21–3 Winner
2012Suriname International Misha Zilberman21–16, 18–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2012Venezuela International Ilian Perez21–17, 17–21, 21–15 Winner
2012Peru International Tan Chun Seang15–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2012Giraldilla International Charles Pyne21–17, 21–19 Winner
2011Giraldilla International Arief Gifar Ramadhan19–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2010Internacional Mexicano Bjorn Seguin17–21, 21–19, 21–17 Winner
2010Giraldilla International Alexander Hernandez21–13, 21–17 Winner
2009Peru International Kimihiro Yamaguchi16–21, 13–21 Runner-up

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Santo Domingo Open Leodannis Martínez Fabrício Farias
Francielton Farias		21–19, 21–16 Winner
2019Mexico Future Series Leodannis Martínez Andrés López
Luis Armando Montoya Navarro		21–13, 21–19 Winner
2019Peru Future Series Leodannis Martínez Mario Cuba
Diego Mini		21–14, 21–17 Winner
2018Guatemala International Leodannis Martínez Rubén Castellanos
Aníbal Marroquín		12–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2018Giraldilla International Leodannis Martínez Lazaro Yovani Madera Padrino
Ernesto Reyes		21–10, 21–16 Winner
2017Santo Domingo Open Leodannis Martínez Therry Aquino
Reimi Starling Cabrera Rosario		21–12, 21–14 Winner
2017Giraldilla International Leodannis Martínez Lukas Osele
Kevin Strobl		21–11, 22–24, 21–8 Winner
2012Venezuela International Ronald Toledo Ruben Castellanos
Adams Rodriguez		18–21, 21–8, 21–8 Winner

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Mexico Future Series Tahimara Oropeza Luis Armando Montoya Navarro
Vanessa Karmine Villalobos Vázquez		22–20, 15–21, 21–16 Winner
2019Peru Future Series Tahimara Oropeza Vinson Chiu
Breanna Chi		20–22, 9–21 Runner-up
2018Giraldilla International Adriana Artiz Leodannis Martínez
Tahimara Oropeza		21–13, 13–21, 21–19 Winner
2018Jamaica International Yeily Ortiz Leodannis Martínez
Tahimara Oropeza		22–20, 21–15 Runner-up
2017Santo Domingo Open Adriana Artiz Leodannis Martínez
Tahimara Oropeza		11–21, 21–13, 15–21 Runner-up
2014Giraldilla International Tahimara Oropeza Andrés Corpancho
Luz Maria Zornoza		21–16, 21–15 Winner
2009Giraldilla International Solángel Guzmán Alexander Hernandez
Maria L Hernandez		17–21, 12–21 Runner-up