HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 27 (acn) The debut of Cuban Osleni Guerrero, top seed in the men´s event, will be one of the attractions today at the Giraldilla de la Habana International Badminton Tournament.
Guerrero appears 43rd in the world rankings and will face Guatemalan Rubén Castellanos at the Sports City Coliseum; and nine other local players shall also debut today.
In its sixteenth edition, this contest will grant 2 500 points for the listing of the world to the winners in each of the events, single, doubles and mixed doubles, in a competitive program which runs until March 29 .
Czech Jan Fröhlich, defending champion and 89th of the universal ranking, and the American Howard Shu (56), second seed of the competition, will also be serious contenders for the crown among men.
As for women, Zuzana Pavelkova (94), from Czech Republic; along with Peruvian Daniela Macias (86) and Danica Nishimura (98) should be strong aspirants to the title.
Despite the good tournament level, Miguel Diaz, president of the Cuban Badminton Federation, said that the aim of Guerrero can not be other than winning the title, and thus improve the third seat achieved last year.
This competition will bring together 60 contestants -including 15 Cubans-, representing 12 countries.
Roberto Moyinedo, Cuban head coach, told ACN that for them the main objective will be to assess the training of his pupils toward the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.
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