Iván León (badminton)

Iván León But (born 19 January 1996) is a Chilean badminton player.[1] In 2015, he competed at the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.[2] In 2016, he became the men's doubles runner-up at the Chile International tournament partnered with Bastián Lizama and the champion in the mixed doubles event with Camila Macaya.[3] He also won two bronze medals at the 2016 Pan Am Badminton Championships in the men's singles and doubles event.[4] He clinched three bronze medals at the 2018 South American Games in the men's doubles, mixed doubles and team event.[5]

Iván León
Personal information
Birth nameIván León But
Country Chile
Born (1996-01-19) 19 January 1996
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking272 (MS 24 Oct 2013)
173 (MD 22 Sep 2016)
183 (XD 24 Oct 2013)
BWF profile

Achievements

Pan Am Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil Artur Silva Pomoceno 16–21, 21–18, 12–21 Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo,
Campinas, Brazil
Cristian Araya Jason Anthony Ho-shue
Nyl Yakura
9–21, 13–21 Bronze

South American Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Evo Morales Coliseum,
Cochabamba, Bolivia
Cristian Araya Bruno Barrueto Deza
Diego Mini
14–21, 17–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Evo Morales Coliseum,
Cochabamba, Bolivia
Ashley Montre Daniel la Torre Regal
Dánica Nishimura
12–21, 10–21 Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Chile International Bastián Lizama Diego Castillo
Alonso Medel
10–21, 12–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Chile International Camila Macaya Alonso Medel
Mickaela Skaric
21–7, 18–21, 21–13 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. "Players: Ivan Leon". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  2. "Badminton - Athlete Profile: Leon Ivan". results.toronto2015.org. Toronto 2015. Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  3. "Chile International Series 2016". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  4. "Pomoceno faz aniversário e leva prata de presente no Pan de Badminton" (in Portuguese). Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  5. "Bádminton entregó tres medallas de bronce a Chile en Cochabamba 2018" (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 6 June 2018.


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