Inés Castillo Explained

Inés Castillo
Birth Name:Inés Lucía Castillo Salazar
Country:Peru
Birth Date:1999 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height:1.64 m
Event:Women's singles & doubles
Highest Ranking:47 (WS 2 July 2024)
66 (WD with Paula la Torre Regal 21 March 2023)
55 (XD with José Guevara 7 November 2023)
Current Ranking:51 (WS)
123 (WD with Paula la Torre Regal)
102 (XD with José Guevara)
Date Of Current Ranking:6 August 2024
Bwf Id:DE04324E-D7CB-4D7C-A08A-715C1FBAA9BE

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

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2018Evo Morales Coliseum, Cochabamba, Bolivia Fabiana Silva16–21, 13–21 Bronze
2022Estadio León Condou, Asuncion, Paraguay Sâmia Lima16–21, 18–21 Bronze

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Evo Morales Coliseum,
Cochabamba, Bolivia
Paula la Torre Regal Luana Vicente
Fabiana Silva
9–21, 11–21 Bronze
2022Estadio León Condou,
Asuncion, Paraguay
Paula la Torre Regal Sânia Lima
Juliana Viana Vieira
14–21, 16–21 Bronze

South American Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2018Polideportivo 2 de la Videna, Lima, Peru Fernanda Saponara11–21, 11–21 Bronze
2019Coliseo Abel Jimenez Parra, Guayaquil, Ecuador Daniela Macías11–21, 14–21 Bronze
2020Polideportivo 2 de la Videna, Lima, Peru Daniela Macías17–21, 17–21 Silver
2022Polideportivo 2 de la Videna, Lima, Peru Fernanda Saponara21–13, 19–21, 22–20 Gold

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Polideportivo 2 de la Videna,
Lima, Peru
Paula la Torre Regal Daniela Macías
Dánica Nishimura
13–21, 16–21 Bronze
2019Coliseo Abel Jimenez Parra,
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Inés Mendoza Monaliza Feitosa
Lorena Vieira
21–12, 18–21, 12–21 Bronze
2020Polideportivo 2 de la Videna,
Lima, Peru
Paula la Torre Regal Daniela Macías
Dánica Nishimura
19–21, 10–21 Silver
2022Polideportivo 2 de la Videna,
Lima, Peru
Paula la Torre Regal Bianca de Oliveira Lima
Lohaynny Vicente
21–14, 14–21, 20–22 Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Coliseo Abel Jimenez Parra,
Guayaquil, Ecuador
José Guevara Daniel la Torre Regal
Daniela Macías
18–21, 24–22, 13–21 Bronze
2022Polideportivo 2 de la Videna,
Lima, Peru
José Guevara Diego Mini
Paula la Torre Regal
23–21, 19–21, 21–18 Gold

Bolivarian Games

Women's singles

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Coliseo Colegio Cooedumag,
Santa Marta, Colombia
Paula la Torre Regal Nairoby Abigail Jiménez
Licelott Sánchez
16–21, 16–21 Bronze
2022Coliseo Arena de Sal,
Valledupar, Colombia
Paula la Torre Regal Namie Miyahira
Fernanda Saponara
16–21, 21–18, 21–17 Gold

Mixed doubles

Pan Am Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 7 runners-up)

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2020Internacional Mexicano Sabrina Solís20–22, 8–21 Runner-up
2023Giraldilla International Hristomira Popovska16–21, 21–16, 20–22 Runner-up
2023Chile International Yasmine Hamza16–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2023Peru Future Series Lauren LamWalkover Winner
2023Peru Challenge Kaoru Sugiyama3–21, 6–21 Runner-up
2023Venezuela International Yasmine Hamza21–12, 21–18 Winner
2023Peru International Series Yasmine Hamza19–21, 21–15, 21–9 Winner

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Peru International Series Paula la Torre Regal Daniela Macias
Dánica Nishimura
12–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2018Jamaica International Paula la Torre Regal Jamie Hsu
Jamie Subandhi
15–21, 8–21 Runner-up
2018Peru Future Series Paula la Torre Regal Daniela Macías
Dánica Nishimura
16–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2018Peru International Paula la Torre Regal Daniela Macías
Dánica Nishimura
11–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2019Giraldilla International Paula la Torre Regal Daniela Macías
Dánica Nishimura
9–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2020Peru Future Series Paula la Torre Regal Daniela Macías
Dánica Nishimura
19–21, 22–20, 19–21 Runner-up
2023Peru Future Series Paula la Torre Regal Fernanda Munar Solimano
Rafaela Munar Solimano
21–14, 21–14 Winner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Carebaco International Bruno Barrueto Deza Daniel la Torre Regal
Dánica Nishimura
16–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2019Giraldilla International José Guevara Mario Cuba
Daniela Macías
12–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2023Peru Future Series José Guevara Diego Mini
Paula la Torre Regal
17–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2023Lagos International José Guevara Miha Ivančič
Petra Polanc
21–17, 21–15 Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players: Paula La Torre Regal . . 31 December 2016.
  2. News: (BWF World Junior Championships 2016) Dua Ganda Putri ke Babak Ketiga . badmintonindonesia.org . Badminton Association of Indonesia. 31 December 2016. Indonesian.
  3. Web site: 2023-10-25 . Inés Castillo y José Guevara lograron el bronce en bádminton . 2024-08-06 . Todo Sport . es-PE.
  4. Web site: Inés Castillo clasificó a los Juegos Olímpicos París 2024 . 2024-08-06 . www.gob.pe . es-pe.
  5. Web site: Neslihan Arin finishes her Olympic run with a victory . 2024-08-06 . www.badmintoneurope.com.
  6. Web site: Inés Castillo se despidió de París 2024 tras caer ante Aya Ohori . 2024-08-06 . Ovación Corporación Deportiva . es.
  7. Web site: RedactorJDA . Joaquín Del Aguila . 2024-07-27 . Inés Castillo se confiesa previo a su debut en París 2024: "Me gustaría demostrar cómo lucha una peruana" . 2024-08-06 . Diario Deportivo El Diez . es.