Peruvian badminton player
Badminton player
Inés Castillo Birth name Inés Lucía Castillo Salazar Country Peru Born (1999-12-07 ) 7 December 1999 (age 25) Boynton Beach, Florida , U.S.Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) Highest ranking 47 (WS 2 July 2024) 66 (WD with Paula la Torre 21 March 2023) 55 (XD with José Guevara 7 November 2023) Current ranking 51 (WS) 123 (WD with Paula la Torre) 102 (XD with José Guevara) (6 August 2024) BWF profile
Inés Lucía Castillo Salazar (born 7 December 1999) is a Peruvian badminton player.[ 1] She represented Peru in women's singles at the 2024 Summer Olympics .
Career
In 2016, she competed at the 2016 BWF World Junior Championships and reached the second round.[ 2] In 2018, she reached the semi-finals of the Pan American Championships with her partner Paula la Torre Regal but lost to Rachel Honderich and Kristen Tsai 10–21, 12–21.
In 2023, she won a bronze medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in the mixed doubles event with José Guevara .[ 3] In 2024, she qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics .[ 4] She was placed in Group J with Aya Ohori of Japan and Neslihan Arın of Turkey. She lost her first match to Neslihan Arın 16–21, 17–21 and then her second match to Aya Ohori 12–21, 8–21.[ 5] [ 6]
Personal life
Castillo was born in Boynton Beach, Florida . Her father, Gonzalo Castillo is a former badminton player and president of the Peru Badminton Federation .[ 7]
Achievements
Pan American Games
Mixed doubles
Pan Am Championships
Women's doubles
South American Games
Women's singles
Women's doubles
South American Championships
Women's singles
Year
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
2018
Polideportivo 2 de la Videna, Lima , Peru
Fernanda Saponara
11–21, 11–21
Bronze
2019
Coliseo Abel Jimenez Parra, Guayaquil , Ecuador
Daniela Macías
11–21, 14–21
Bronze
2020
Polideportivo 2 de la Videna, Lima , Peru
Daniela Macías
17–21, 17–21
Silver
2022
Polideportivo 2 de la Videna, Lima , Peru
Fernanda Saponara
21–13, 19–21, 22–20
Gold
Women's doubles
Year
Venue
Partner
Opponent
Score
Result
2018
Polideportivo 2 de la Videna,Lima , Peru
Paula la Torre
Daniela Macías Dánica Nishimura
13–21, 16–21
Bronze
2019
Coliseo Abel Jimenez Parra,Guayaquil , Ecuador
Inés Mendoza
Monaliza Feitosa Lorena Vieira
21–12, 18–21, 12–21
Bronze
2020
Polideportivo 2 de la Videna,Lima , Peru
Paula la Torre
Daniela Macías Dánica Nishimura
19–21, 10–21
Silver
2022
Polideportivo 2 de la Videna,Lima , Peru
Paula la Torre
Bianca Lima Lohaynny Vicente
21–14, 14–21, 20–22
Bronze
Mixed doubles
Bolivarian Games
Women's singles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
Pan Am Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 13 runners-up)
Women's singles
Year
Tournament
Opponent
Score
Result
2020
Internacional Mexicano
Sabrina Solís
20–22, 8–21
Runner-up
2023
Giraldilla International
Hristomira Popovska
16–21, 21–16, 20–22
Runner-up
2023
Chile International
Yasmine Hamza
16–21, 10–21
Runner-up
2023
Peru Future Series
Fernanda Saponara
21–10, 21–11
Winner
2023
Lagos International
Lauren Lam
Walkover
Winner
2023
Peru Challenge
Kaoru Sugiyama
3–21, 6–21
Runner-up
2023
Venezuela International
Yasmine Hamza
21–12, 21–18
Winner
2023
Peru International Series
Yasmine Hamza
19–21, 21–15, 21–9
Winner
2024
Suriname International
Sabrina Solís
21–15, 21–16
Winner
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament
BWF Future Series tournament
References
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