Tahimara Oropeza

Taymara Oropesa Pupo (born 6 December 1995) is a Cuban badminton player.[1]

Taymara Oropesa
Personal information
Birth name	Taymara Oropesa Pupo
Country	Cuba
Born	6 December 1995 Holguín, Cuba
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	96 (WS 13 August 2019) 117 (WD 13 August 2019) 64 (XD 5 July 2018)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games 2018 Barranquilla Women's doubles 2014 Veracruz Mixed doubles 2018 Barranquilla Women's singles 2018 Barranquilla Mixed doubles 2018 Barranquilla Mixed team 2014 Veracruz Women's doubles 2014 Veracruz Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

Oropeza started playing badminton at aged 14. She actually playing tennis since she was eight. She made the change because her mother asked her to find another sport where she was less exposed to the sun.[2] In 2014, she competed at the Central American and Caribbean Games and she won gold in the mixed doubles event and two bronze medals in the women's doubles and mixed team events.[3] In 2015, she participated at the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.[4] She won the mixed doubles event at the Giraldilla International tournament in 2014 and 2017 with different partner.[5][6]

Achievements

Central American and Caribbean Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Coliseo Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia	Haramara Gaitan	17–21, 17–21	Silver

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Coliseo Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia	Yeily Ortiz	Haramara Gaitan Sabrina Solis	21–15, 21–23, 21–17	Gold
2014	Omega Complex, Veracruz, Mexico	Adriana Artiz	Haramara Gaitan Sabrina Solis	17–21, 6–21	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Coliseo Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia	Leodannis Martínez	Osleni Guerrero Adriana Artiz	21–18, 17–21, 19–21	Silver
2014	Omega Complex, Veracruz, Mexico	Osleni Guerrero	Job Castillo Sabrina Solis	16–21, 21–14, 21–13	Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Mexico Future Series	Mariana Ugalde	21–9, 21–18	Winner
2019	Peru International	Ghaida Nurul Ghaniyu	14–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2019	Peru Future Series	Ghaida Nurul Ghaniyu	19–21, 21–14, 29–27	Winner
2018	Santo Domingo Open	Fabiana Silva	19–21, 21–14, 13–21	Runner-up
2018	International Mexicano	Jennie Gai	13–21, 21–18, 21–19	Winner
2018	Peru International	Crystal Pan	12–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2018	Giraldilla International	Crystal Pan	6–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2017	Suriname International	Fernanda Saponara Rivva	21–19, 21–8	Winner
2017	Guatemala International	Daniela Macias	16–21, 20–22	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Mexico Future Series	Yeily Ortiz	Diana Corleto Soto Nikté Sotomayor	21–13, 21–18	Winner
2018	Giraldilla International	Thalia Mengana Marrero	Adriana Artiz Ataury Yeily Mari Ortiz Rodriguez	21–19, 19–21, 21–19	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Mexico Future Series	Osleni Guerrero	Luis Armando Montoya Navarro Vanessa Karmine Villalobos Vázquez	22–20, 15–21, 21–16	Winner
2019	Peru Future Series	Osleni Guerrero	Vinson Chiu Breanna Chi	20–22, 9–21	Runner-up
2018	Guatemala International	Leodannis Martínez	Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Josephine Wu	12–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2018	Peru International	Leodannis Martínez	Artur Silva Pomoceno Fabiana Silva	24–26, 21–15, 8–21	Runner-up
2018	Giraldilla International	Leodannis Martínez	Osleni Guerrero Adriana Artiz Ataury	13–21, 21–13, 19–21	Runner-up
2018	Jamaica International	Leodannis Martínez	Osleni Guerrero Yeily Mari Ortiz Rodriguez	20–22, 15–21	Runner-up
2017	Suriname International	Leodannis Martínez	Dennis Coke Katherine Wynter	21–16, 21–18	Winner
2017	Santo Domingo Open	Leodannis Martínez	Osleni Guerrero Adriana Artiz Ataury	21–11, 13–21, 21–15	Winner
2017	Guatemala International	Leodannis Martínez	Christopher Alexander Martinez Salvador Diana Corleto Soto	17–21, 21–13, 21–11	Winner
2017	Internacional Mexicano	Leodannis Martínez	Daniel La Torre Regal Danica Nishimura	19–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2017	Giraldilla International	Leodannis Martínez	Solis Jonathan Mariana Isabel Paiz Quan	21–2, 21–13	Winner
2014	Giraldilla International	Osleni Guerrero	Andres Corpancho Luz Maria Zornoza	21–16, 21–15	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "Players: Tahimara Oropeza". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
2. "I fight until the last point". en.granma.cu. Granma. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
3. "Biography - Overview: Oropesa Tahimara". info.veracruz2014.mx. Veracruz 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
4. "Badminton Athlete Profile: Oropeza Tahimara". results.toronto2015.org. Toronto 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
5. "Giraldilla con acento extranjero". www.trabajadores.cu (in Spanish). Trabajadores. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
6. "Duplas cubanas conquistan la corona en Giraldilla de Bádminton". www.cubasi.cu (in Spanish). CubaSi. Retrieved 27 March 2017.

External links

• Tahimara Oropeza at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com