Cuban badminton player Osleni Guerrero retained his Pan American Championship title on Sunday, October 19, after triumphing in the 14th continental championship, which took place in Toronto, Canada.

Guerrero, top seed of the competition, maintained his crown in the Men’s Singles event, defeating U.S. player Bjorn Seguin with a score of 19-21, 21-14 and 21-13 in the final.

As a result, the top badminton player in the Americas added 5,000 points to his personal World Ranking score - currently occupying 56th place.

For the Cuban, the tournament was also payback for a defeat he suffered against Seguin in the Giraldilla Tournament, held in Havana last year.

Guerrero’s next international competition will be the Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz 2014, where he hopes to win both the Singles and Doubles titles. (PL)

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