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The opening of the Peru International 2019 tournament demonstrated badminton’s good level in the continent as a prelude to the Pan American Games. Matches were fiercely disputed at Sports Center 3 in the VIDENA, where Peruvian Fernanda Saponara and mixed doubles pair Mario Cuba and Daniela Macías stood out.
Saponara defeated Brazilian Samia Lima (13-21, 21-14 and 25-23) in her first match. Then, in the round of sixteen, Saponara defeated Guatemalan Nikte Sotomayor (21-14 and 21-15). The Peruvian player will compete against Indonesian Ghaida Nurul tomorrow, who defeated Peruvian Daniela Macías tonight.
Meanwhile, in the first round, Mario Cuba and Daniela Macías (star pair for the Pan American Games) defeated Argentinean pair Nicolás Oliva and Iona Gualdi (21-14 and 21-4). Tomorrow, they will face Brazilians Artur and Mariana Silva, who are seeded second in the tournament. In addition, Nicolás Masías and Micaela Castillo also advanced to the next stage.
At the end of the competition day, Mario Cuba and Diego Mini (pair for Lima 2019 Games) won their first men’s doubles match against Nicolás Oliva and Santiago Otero from Argentina (17-21, 21-18 and 21-12). Tomorrow, in the round of sixteen, they will compete against Colombians Jhon Berdugo and Juan Noguera.
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The second day will open the men’s double event with Peruvians José Guevara’s and Daniel La Torre’s debut against Nicaraguans Rubén Castellanos and Aníbal Marroquín, while Javier Jimeno and Francisco Ugaz will face Chileans Cristián Araya and Iván León.
In addition, in the men’s singles quarterfinals, Guatemalan Kevin Cordon will play against Italian Fabio Caponio, Brazilian Artur Silva against Mexican Lino Muñoz, and Canadian Brian Yang against Cuban Osleni Guerrero.
