Nikté Sotomayor

Nikté Sotomayor
Nikté Sotomayor
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Niky
Birth name	Nikté Alejandra Sotomayor Ovando
Country	Guatemala
Born	1 July 1994 (age 30); Retalhuleu, Guatemala
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	51.7 kg (114 lb)
Coach	José María Solís Sánchez
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	89 (WS 31 January 2023); 63 (WD 30 July 2019); 62 (XD 2 April 2015)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Guatemala
Pan American Games
Pan Am Championships
Central American and Caribbean Games
Representing Centro Caribe Sports
Central American and Caribbean Games
	BWF profile

Nikté Alejandra Sotomayor Ovando (born 1 July 1994) is a Guatemalan badminton player.^[2]^[3] She won the bronze medals at the 2019 Pan American Games in the women's singles, and at the 2021 Pan Am Championships in the women's doubles. Sotomayor will representing her country to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,^[1] as the first ever Guatemalan female badminton player to compete at the Olympic Games.^[4]

Achievements

Pan American Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru	Rachel Honderich	8–21, 10–21	Bronze

Pan Am Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2021	Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala	Diana Corleto	Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai	11–21, 14–21	Bronze

Central American and Caribbean Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Omega Complex, Veracruz, Mexico	Haramara Gaitan	15–21, 18–21	Silver
2023	Coliseo Complejo El Polvorín, San Salvador, El Salvador	Taymara Oropesa	19–21, 11–21^[5]	Bronze

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Omega Complex, Veracruz, Mexico	Beatriz Ramos	Cynthia González Mariana Ugalde	16–21, 19–21	Bronze
2023	Coliseo Complejo El Polvorín, San Salvador, El Salvador	Diana Corleto	Romina Fregoso Miriam Rodríguez	21–18, 21–23, 16–21^[6]^[7]	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Raymond Dalmau Coliseum, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	Rodolfo Ramírez	Gareth Henry Kristal Karjohn	21–18, 9–21, 15–21	Bronze
2014	Omega Complex, Veracruz, Mexico	Jonathan Solís	Job Castillo Sabrina Solis	15–21, 19–21	Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (22 titles, 16 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Guatemala International	Sandra Chirlaque	17–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2012	Guatemala International	Ana Lucia de León	21–16, 21–18	Winner
2013	Carebaco International	Ana Lucia de León	21–10, 21–16	Winner
2016	Colombia International	Laura Sánchez	21–9, 21–8	Winner
2017	Guatemala Future Series	Fernanda Saponara	23–21, 21–18	Winner
2021	Santo Domingo Open	Sabrina Solís	21–17, 21–18	Winner
2023	Mexico Future Series	Haramara Gaitán	21–16, 22–20	Winner
2024	Giraldilla International	Taymara Oropesa	14–21, 21–18, 11–21	Runner-up
2024	Guatemala Future Series	Romane Cloteaux-Foucault	15–21, 23–25	Runner-up
2024	Mexican International	Gianna Stiglich	19–21, 17–21	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Guatemala International	Ana Lucia de León	Melanie Braeuner Adriana Cojulún	21–11, 21–8	Winner
2013	Venezuela International	Ana Lucia de León	Daigenis Saturria Berónica Vibieca	24–22, 21–18	Winner
2013	Guatemala International	Krisley López	Daigenis Saturria Berónica Vibieca	21–18, 21–19	Winner
2016	Guatemala International	Mariana Paiz	Michele Barrios Kareen Morales	21–18, 21–14	Winner
2018	Santo Domingo Open	Diana Corleto	Lohaynny Vicente Luana Vicente	20–22, 17–21	Runner-up
2018	Suriname International	Diana Corleto	Daniela Macías Dánica Nishimura	10–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2018	El Salvador International	Diana Corleto	Daniela Macías Dánica Nishimura	18–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2019	Peru Future Series	Diana Corleto	Daniela Macías Dánica Nishimura	21–17, 5–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2019	Peru International	Diana Corleto	Jaqueline Lima Sâmia Lima	21–15, 21–16	Winner
2019	Mexico Future Series	Diana Corleto	Tahimara Oropeza Yeily Ortiz	13–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2021	Santo Domingo Open	Diana Corleto	Alejandra Paiz Mariana Paiz	21–11, 21–14	Winner
2021	Peru International	Diana Corleto	Alejandra Paiz Mariana Paiz	24–22, 21–7	Winner
2021	Guatemala Future Series	Diana Corleto	Lauren Lam Kodi Tang Lee	21–19, 21–13	Winner
2022	Santo Domingo Open	Diana Corleto	Sânia Lima Tamires Santos	17–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2022	Brazil International	Diana Corleto	Jaqueline Lima Sâmia Lima	16–21, 21–23	Runner-up
2022	Guatemala International	Diana Corleto	Sharon Au Jeslyn Chow	19–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2023	Guatemala International	Diana Corleto	Jackie Dent Crystal Lai	21–18, 17–21, 21–17	Winner
2024	Guatemala Future Series	Diana Corleto	Fernanda Munar Rafaela Munar	21–13, 21–14	Winner
2024	Perú International Series	Diana Corleto	Jaqueline Lima Sâmia Lima	11–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2024	El Salvador International	Diana Corleto	Jaqueline Lima Sâmia Lima	19–21, 12–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Guatemala International	Aníbal Marroquín	Jonathan Solís Ana Lucia de León	13–21, 21–14, 21–19	Winner
2012	Suriname International	Rubén Castellanos	Mitchel Wongsodikromo Crystal Leefmans	12–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2013	Venezuela International	Heymard Humblers	Nelson Javier Berónica Vibieca	21–11, 19–21, 21–19	Winner
2013	Guatemala International	Jonathan Solís	Nelson Javier Berónica Vibieca	21–11, 19–21, 21–19	Winner
2015	Jamaica International	Jonathan Solís	Ramazan Öztürk Neslihan Kılıç	18–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2016	Guatemala International	Jonathan Solís	Bjorn Seguin Mariana Ugalde	21–8, 21–14	Winner
2016	Colombia International	Jonathan Solís	Yamit Gironza Tatiana Muñoz	17–21, 21–14, 21–15	Winner
2017	Guatemala Future Series	Jonathan Solís	Uriel Canjura Fátima Centeno	21–15, 21–12	Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Tokyo 2020, Un Sueño Hecho Realidad Para Nikté Sotomayor" [Tokyo 2020, A Dream Come True For Nikté Sotomayor]. Guatemalan Olympic Committee (in Spanish). 15 July 2021. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
^ "Players: Nikte Alejandra Sotomayor". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
^ "Biografias: Nikté Sotomayor". Federación Nacional de Bádminton de Guatemala (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
^ "Histórica clasificación de la badmintonista Nikté Sotomayor a Juegos Olímpicos" [Historic qualification of badminton player Nikté Sotomayor to the Olympic Games]. ESPN (in Spanish). 27 June 2021. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
^ "Badminton: Women's singles semi-finals match 2" (PDF). Comité Organizador de los XXIV Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe San Salvador 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ "Badminton: Women's doubles finals gold medal match" (PDF). Comité Organizador de los XXIV Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe San Salvador 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ Reyes, Diego (7 July 2023). "Guatemala conquista cuatro medallas en el bádminton de San Salvador 2023". Emisoras Unidas. Archived from the original on 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

External links

Nikté Sotomayor at BWFBadminton.com
Nikté Sotomayor at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
Nikté Sotomayor at Olympedia (archive)
Nikté Sotomayor at Olympics.com
Nikté Sotomayor at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games

[cog20-1] "Tokyo 2020, Un Sueño Hecho Realidad Para Nikté Sotomayor" [Tokyo 2020, A Dream Come True For Nikté Sotomayor]. Guatemalan Olympic Committee (in Spanish). 15 July 2021. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

[2] "Players: Nikte Alejandra Sotomayor". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

[3] "Biografias: Nikté Sotomayor". Federación Nacional de Bádminton de Guatemala (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

[4] "Histórica clasificación de la badmintonista Nikté Sotomayor a Juegos Olímpicos" [Historic qualification of badminton player Nikté Sotomayor to the Olympic Games]. ESPN (in Spanish). 27 June 2021. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

[5] "Badminton: Women's singles semi-finals match 2" (PDF). Comité Organizador de los XXIV Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe San Salvador 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

[6] "Badminton: Women's doubles finals gold medal match" (PDF). Comité Organizador de los XXIV Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe San Salvador 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

[7] Reyes, Diego (7 July 2023). "Guatemala conquista cuatro medallas en el bádminton de San Salvador 2023". Emisoras Unidas. Archived from the original on 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

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