The badminton spanish He shines where he competes. This time it’s in the Mexican International which takes place in Guadalajara and in which the CAR athletes ensured their presence in three semi-finals: individually Alvaro Leal and in duplicate Joan Monroy – Carlos Piris Yes Jacobo Fernandez and Ruben Garcia.

Loyal is spanish best performer in individual tests and finds himself in front of a large chance to confirm your good time well, because he will have to face the Olympic semi-finalist Kevin Cordon for a place in the final. Toledo signed a big start against a tough rival like the Canadian BR Sankeerth (21-18 and 21-17) and fought his way by beating the Swiss Tobias Kuenzi in the round of 16 (21-16,24-26 and 22-20) and in the quarter-finals the Austrian Luka Wraber (21-14 and 21-14).

In this modality he also competed Ernest Baschwitzwho won the Spanish duel against Carlos Piris in the first round (21-15 and 21-12). However, he withdrew before his round of 16 against the American Justin Ma.

In ladies’ singles Ania Setien had some good games, but couldn’t stop the first seed, the American Lauren Lam (13-21, 21-9 and 21-14). Of course, he signed victories of merit against another North American, Joline Siu (21-13 and 21-13), and against India Sri Krishna Priya Kudaravalli (14-21, 21-17 and 22-20).

High level doubles

Spanish badminton went to Mexico with the challenge of continuing to show the evolution of doubles and things are not going badly. Joan Monroy and Carlos Piris they have the chance to reach the final if they beat Americans Vinson Chiu and Joshua Yuan. The feelings so far have been positive, as they beat Mexicans Hugo Gutierrez and Alejandro Jauregui Anaya (21-8 and 21-8); Peruvians Colin Jia and Ivan Li (14-21, 21-19 and 21-11); and the first seeds, the Algerians Koceila Mammeri and Youcef Sabri Medel (21-12 and 21-12).

There is also Spanish presence in the other semi-final, as Jacobo Fernández and Rubén García take on Czechs Ondřej Král and Adam Mendrek, who just beat second seeds Job Castillo and Luis Armando Montoya Navarro. Of course, the Spaniards also shone by beating Guatemalans Anibal Marroquin and Jonathan Solis 21-18 and 21-16); the Mexicans Jonathan Esquivel Vargas and José Manuel Jaime Magaña (21-10 and 21-12); and Salvadorans Javier Armando Alas and Uriel Canjura (15-21, 21-18 and 21-12).

Luck did not smile on the mixed doubles, even if the conclusions are also positive. On the one hand, Jacobo Fernández and Paula López signed a great debut beating the main favorites, the Canadians Ty Alexander Lindeman and Josephine Wu (14-21, 21-13 and 21-18). They also overcame a major obstacle in the round of 16, against Indians Kona Tarun and Sri Krishna Priya Kudaravalli (21-11 and 21-18). Their participation ended in the quarterfinals after losing to Americans Joshua Yuan and Allison Lee (21-14 and 21-14).

On the other hand, Joan Monoy and Ania Setién, who entered directly into the round of 16, lost in an equal first match against the Mexicans Luis Armando Montoya Navarro and Miriam Jacqueline Rodriguez Perez (21-19 and 21-17).