2001 Pan Am Badminton Championships

The 2001 Pan Am Badminton Championships (Spanish: Campeonato Panamericano de Bádminton 2001) was the tenth edition of the Pan American Badminton Championships. The tournament was originally scheduled to start on 24 September but was later rescheduled to 22 October. The tournament was held at Club de Regatas Lima in Lima, Peru.^[1] Eight countries competed in the championships.

2001 Pan Am Badminton Championships

Tournament details
Dates	22–28 October
Nations	8
Venue	Club de Regatas Lima
Location	Lima, Peru
Champions
Men's singles	Kevin Han
Women's singles	Meiluawati
Men's doubles	Howard Bach Kevin Han
Women's doubles	Milaine Cloutier Helen Nichol
Mixed doubles	Keith Chan Milaine Cloutier
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Unlike the previous editions of the Pan American Championships, this edition of the championships were played in a best of 5 playoff format. This marked the first time the American badminton team outperformed Canada in the medal tally, with four gold medals, two silver medals and a bronze medal.^[2]

Medal summary

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Kevin Han	Stephan Wojcikiewicz	Howard Bach
			Pedro Yang
Women's singles	Meiluawati	Cindy Shi	Charmaine Reid
			Jody Patrick
Men's doubles	Howard Bach Kevin Han	Keith Chan William Milroy	Mario Carulla José Iturriaga
			Guilherme Kumasaka Guilherme Pardo
Women's doubles	Milaine Cloutier Helen Nichol	Jody Patrick Charmaine Reid	Cecilia Jimeno Valeria Rivero
			Cristina Aicardi Claudia Rivero
Mixed doubles	Keith Chan Milaine Cloutier	Khan Malaythong Elie Wu	William Milroy Helen Nichol
			Mike Beres Kara Solmundson
Mixed team	United States Howard Bach Trisna Gunadi Kevin Han Khan Malaythong Meiluawati Cindy Shi Janis Tan Elie Wu	Canada Mike Beres Jonathan Bolduc Keith Chan William Milroy Stephan Wojcikiewicz Milaine Cloutier Helen Nichol Jody Patrick Charmaine Reid Patrice Ritchie Kara Solmundson	Guatemala Erick Anguiano José Juan Barragán Pedro Yang Magda Arreaga Antonieta Castro Anelissa Micheo

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Peru)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	4	2	1	7
2	Canada	2	4	4	10
3	Peru*	0	0	3	3
4	Guatemala	0	0	2	2
5	Brazil	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		6	6	11	23

Team event

Group stage

Group A Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts  Canada 2 2 0 10 0 +10 2  Guatemala 2 1 1 3 7 −4 1  Brazil 2 0 2 2 8 −6 0 Canada  5–0  Guatemala Canada  5–0  Brazil Guatemala  3–2  Brazil

Group B Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts  United States 2 2 0 10 0 +10 2  Peru 2 1 1 5 5 0 1  Argentina 2 0 2 0 10 −10 0 United States  5–0  Peru United States  5–0  Argentina Peru  5–0  Argentina

Knockout stage

In the semi-finals of the mixed team event, Canada defeated Peru 5–0 while the United States defeated Guatemala 5–0 to enter the final. In the bronze medal match, Guatemala defeated Peru 3–2. In the final, the United States defeated reigning champions Canada 3–2 to win their first ever title at the Pan American Mixed Team Championships.^[3]

	Semi-finals					Final
	Canada		5
	Peru		0
						Canada		2
						United States		3
	Guatemala		0
	United States		5			Third place
						Peru		2
						Guatemala		3

References

1. Badminton USA Magazine. Badminton USA. 2001. p. 6.
2. "BWF - Panam Champs 2001 (I) - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
3. "Pan Am Mixed Team Championships – Badminton Pan America". Retrieved 2024-08-03.

External links

• Individual results