Rubén Castellanos

Rubén Alonso Castellanos España (born 18 January 1997) is a Guatemalan badminton player.[1][2] He won the men's doubles bronze medals at the 2017 and 2021 Pan Am Championships.[3][4] He also part of the national team that won the bronze medal at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla, Colombia.[5]

Rubén Castellanos
Personal information
Birth nameRubén Alonso Castellanos España
CountryGuatemala
Born (1997-01-18) 18 January 1997
Morales, Guatemala
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking119 (MS 18 October 2022)
84 (MD with Aníbal Marroquín 6 July 2017)
315 (XD with Nikté Sotomayor 15 June 2017)
Current ranking125 (MS),
90 (MD with Christopher Martínez) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Guatemala
Pan Am Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Havana Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Guatemala City Men's doubles
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Barranquilla Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

Pan Am Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Sports City Coliseum,
Havana, Cuba		 Guatemala Aníbal Marroquín Canada Austin Bauer
Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman		 18–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze
2021 Sagrado Corazon de Jesus,
Guatemala City, Guatemala		 Guatemala Christopher Martínez Canada Jason Ho-Shue
Canada Nyl Yakura		 15–21, 7–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 7 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Colombia International Guatemala Rodolfo Ramírez 1–0 retired 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Guatemala Future Series Mexico Job Castillo 18–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Santo Domingo Open Mexico Luis Montoya 19–21, 21–19, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Guatemala Future Series United States Don Henley Averia 21–17, 13–21, 24–22 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Venezuela International Guatemala Adams Rodríguez Cuba Osleni Guerrero
Cuba Ronald Toledo		 21–18, 8–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Colombia International Guatemala Aníbal Marroquín Guatemala Rudolfo Ramírez
Guatemala Jonathan Solís		 Walkover 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Guatemala Future Series Guatemala Aníbal Marroquín Guatemala Rudolfo Ramírez
Guatemala Jonathan Solís		 17–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Guatemala International Guatemala Aníbal Marroquín Cuba Osleni Guerrero
Cuba Leodannis Martínez		 21–12, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 El Salvador International Guatemala Aníbal Marroquín Guatemala Brandon Alavardo
Guatemala Christopher Martínez		 17–21, 21–10, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Peru International Guatemala Aníbal Marroquín Brazil Fabricio Farias
Brazil Francielton Farias		 22–20, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2020 Peru Future Series Guatemala Christopher Martínez Argentina Mateo Delmastro
Argentina Santiago Otero		 21–12, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Santo Domingo Open Guatemala Christopher Martínez Guatemala Aníbal Marroquín
Guatemala Jonathan Solís		 10–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Guatemala Future Series Guatemala Christopher Martínez United States Enrico Asuncion
United States Don Henley Averia		 19–21, 23–25 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Guatemala International Guatemala Christopher Martínez Guatemala Aníbal Marroquín
Guatemala Jonathan Solís		 21–18, 18–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Suriname International Guatemala Nikté Sotomayor Suriname Mitchel Wongsodikromo
Suriname Crystal Leefmans		 12–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: Ruben Castellanos". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  2. "Biografias: Rubén Alonso Castellanos España". www.badmintonguate.org.gt (in Spanish). Federación Nacional de Bádminton de Guatemala. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  3. Diego, Juan (27 April 2017). "Participación de Guatemala en el Panamericano de Bádminton 2017" (in Spanish). Guatemala.com. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  4. "Crowns Owners – Pan Am 2021". www.badmintonpanam.org. 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  5. "Athlete Profile: Castellanos España Ruben Alonso". Barranquilla 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
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