2024-04-14 05:43:21
Kevin Cordón won the Pan American Badminton Championship this Saturday, April 13, 2024 at the Gym Teodoro Palacios Flores. With this victory, the native of Zacapa is getting closer to addressing the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Here we tell you all the details of this exciting victory of the first national racket. Let’s go!
Kevin Cordón won the Pan American Badminton Championship in Guatemala, April 2024
The emotion on the court was felt to its maximum in the finals of the championship that was celebrated in the country, where the zacapaneco of gold sought to be crowned at home on the stage of zone 5, in Guatemala City, the Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores. What a chilero!
In an exciting meeting, Kevin Cordón won the Pan American Badminton Championship and defeated the Salvadoran, Uriel Francisco Canjura, who gave the big blow of the tournament by beating the Canadian, Brian Yang, who was considered the first racket in the championship.
The first set was a challenge for Cord, since his Salvadoran opponent managed to win it with a score of 21/14. It was then that Kevin Cordon managed to recover in the next two sets, achieving victory and taking the final of the Badminton Pan American 2024 in Guatemala.
The road to success began with his first victory against the also Guatemalan Diego Trujillo Marrero whom he beat 2-0 with partials of 11/21 and 7/21. In eighths was measured at Jose Ochoa and beat him 2-0, (11/21 and 11/21). The most worked match was experienced in quarter finals against the Peruvian Víctor Lai, whom he beat 2-1 (21/15, 16/21 and 21/10).
Getting closer to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Kevin Cordón won the Pan American Badminton Championship and the victory not only served so that the Guatemalans could watch the team play at home, but also so that all participants could accumulate ranking points, since this will be the last stop to accumulate points.
For Guatemala it will be a great emotion to be able to enjoy Kevin Cordonwho is seeded worldwide in 40th place in the ranking, which would achieve his classification to their third parties Olympic Gamesso it will be very exciting to accompany you in the gym.
Now, the Zacapaneco is waiting for the International Federation to make the result and his ranking official to confirm his participation and classification to the Paris 2024 Olympic Gameswhere Kevin Cordon It will surely once again fill Guatemalans with emotion and pride.
His remarkable performance in each match reflects not only his physical ability, but also your ability to remain calm and focused at crucial moments. So far Guatemala has 10 athletes qualified for the Olympic Games, and soon, Kevin will join the select group. Batteries then!
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