1991 Pan Am Badminton Championships

The 1991 Pan Am Badminton Championships was the seventh edition of the Pan American Badminton Championships. The tournament was held from 17 to 23 June at the Convention Hall in Kingston, Jamaica.[1] Ten countries competed in the championships. Eight out of the ten competing countries competed in the mixed team event. Peru and the Cayman Islands only sent players to compete in the individual events.

1991 Pan Am Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates17–23 June
Nations10
VenueConvention Hall
LocationKingston, Jamaica
Champions
Men's singlesCanada Jaimie Dawson
Women's singlesCanada Denyse Julien
Men's doublesCanada Mike Bitten
Canada Bryan Blanshard
Women's doublesCanada Denyse Julien
Canada Doris Piché
Mixed doublesCanada Mike Bitten
Canada Doris Piché
1989 1993

Canada performed a clean sweep, winning gold in all six events.[2] The United States won three silver medals and two bronze medals.[3] Hosts Jamaica won a silver medal and four bronze medals. Debra O'Connor won Trinidad and Tobago's first medal in the Pan American championships when she achieved bronze in the women's doubles event with Maria Leyow.

Medal summary

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Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles   Jaimie Dawson   Bryan Blanshard   Chris Jogis
Women's singles   Denyse Julien   Doris Piché   Joy Kitzmiller
Men's doubles   Mike Bitten
  Bryan Blanshard
  Benny Lee
  Thomas Reidy
  George Hugh
  Paul Leyow
Women's doubles   Denyse Julien
  Doris Piché
  Linda French
  Joy Kitzmiller
  Maria Leyow
  Debra O'Connor
Mixed doubles   Mike Bitten
  Doris Piché
  Robert Richards
  Maria Leyow
  George Hugh
  Camille Lue
Mixed team   Canada
Bryan Blanshard
Mike Bitten
Jaimie Dawson
Doris Piché
Denyse Julien
  United States
Peter Baum
John Britton
Mike Edstrom
Chris Jogis
Benny Lee
Thomas Reidy
Dean Schoppe
Traci Britton
Ann French
Linda French
Joy Kitzmiller
Meiling Okuno
Erika von Heiland
  Jamaica
Kingsley Ford
Noel Foster
Veron Griffiths
George Hugh
Garth King
Tommy Lee
Paul Leyow
Steven Mayne
Karl McHayle
Roy Paul Jr.
Robert Richards
Marcus Wickham
Christine Leyow
Maria Leyow
Terry Walker
Camille Lue
Nigella Saunders

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Jamaica)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Canada6309
2  United States0224
3  Jamaica*013.54.5
4  Trinidad and Tobago000.50.5
Totals (4 entries)66618

Individual results

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Men's singles

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Semi-finals Final
          
  Jaimie Dawson 15 15
  Thomas Reidy 7 5
  Jaimie Dawson 18 15
  Bryan Blanshard 15 8
  Bryan Blanshard 15 15
  Chris Jogis 7 1 Third place
  Thomas Reidy
  Chris Jogis w / o

Women's singles

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Semi-finals Final
          
  Denyse Julien 11 11
  María de la Paz 2 4
  Denyse Julien 3 11 11
  Doris Piché 11 2 6
  Joy Kitzmiller 4 2
  Doris Piché 11 11 Third place
  María de la Paz 11 9 8
  Joy Kitzmiller 3 11 11

Men's doubles

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Semi-finals Final
          
  Mike Bitten
  Bryan Blanshard
15 15
  George Hugh
  Paul Leyow
1 4
  Mike Bitten
  Bryan Blanshard
15 15
  Benny Lee
  Thomas Reidy
12 5
  Tommy Lee
  Robert Richards
6 4
  Benny Lee
  Thomas Reidy
15 15 Third place
  George Hugh
  Paul Leyow
15 15
  Tommy Lee
  Robert Richards
5 6

Women's doubles

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Semi-finals Final
          
  Denyse Julien
  Doris Piché
15 15
  Maria Leyow
  Debra O'Connor
13 1
  Denyse Julien
  Doris Piché
15 15
  Linda French
  Joy Kitzmiller
7 4
  Ann French
  Erika von Heiland
10 7
  Linda French
  Joy Kitzmiller
15 15 Third place
  Maria Leyow
  Debra O'Connor
15 15
  Ann French
  Erika von Heiland
5 8

Mixed doubles

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Semi-finals Final
          
  Jaimie Dawson
  Denyse Julien
15 15
  Paul Leyow
  Christine Leyow
6 8
  Mike Bitten
  Doris Piché
13 18 15
  Robert Richards
  Maria Leyow
15 14 4
  Robert Richards
  Maria Leyow
w / o
  George Hugh
  Camille Lue
Third place
  Paul Leyow
  Christine Leyow
15 12 11
  George Hugh
  Camille Lue
9 15 15

Team event

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Group stage

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Eight teams were divided into two groups of four, Group A and Group B. In Group A, Canada topped the group with 5–0 victories over Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. Jamaica placed second in the group, defeating both Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago 5–0. Suriname defeated Trinidad and Tobago 3–2 to finish third in the group.

In Group B, the United States beat Guatemala and Barbados 5–0. The team despite losing a match in the tie against Mexico advanced to the knockout stages after finishing the tie 4–1. Mexico had a major upset when they lost 3–2 to their Guatemalan opponents but managed to win 5–0 to secure their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stage. Guatemala also had a major upset when the team lost 3–2 to Barbados. With Mexico, Guatemala and Barbados all tied with one point in the group, Mexico advanced to the knockout stages by match difference.

Knockout stage

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In the semi-finals of the mixed team event, both Canada and the United States defeated Mexico and Jamaica respectively with a score of 4–1. The bronze medal match saw Jamaica defeat Mexico 3–2 to claim their first medal in the Pan Am Mixed Team Championships. Canada defeated the United States 5–0 in the final to retain their title as Pan American mixed team champions.

Semi-finals Final
      
  Canada 4
  Mexico 1
  Canada 5
  United States 0
  Jamaica 1
  United States 4 Third place
  Mexico 2
  Jamaica 3

References

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  1. ^ World Badminton No. 3. Vol. 19. International Badminton Federation. 1991. p. 27.
  2. ^ "BWF - Pan American Champs 1991 Ind - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  3. ^ "Pan Am Mixed Team Championships – Badminton Pan America". Retrieved 2024-07-31.
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