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Carlos Longo

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Carlos Longo
Personal information
Full nameCarlos Longo Esteban
Country Spain
Born (1982-02-05) 5 February 1982 (age 42)
Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles
BWF profile

Carlos Longo Esteban[a] (born 5 February 1982 in Huelva, Andalusia) is a badminton player from Spain.[1] He won his first senior title at the National Championships in 2004 partnered with Rafael Fernández.[2] A year later, he played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim, United States. In the men's singles event he lost in the first round 15–8, 15–5, against Hugi Heimersson of Sweden. In the mixed doubles event, partnering Laura Molina, they lost in the first round due to a Laura Molina's injury.[3] He also played the 2006 World Championships in men's singles, and he was defeated in first round by Roman Spitko of Germany.[4] Longo also won the mixed doubles title at the National Championships in 2009 and 2010 with Haideé Ojeda.[2]

Achievements

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BWF International Challenge/Series

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2008 Mauritius International Uganda Edwin Ekiring 15–21, 21–15, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 South Africa International Iran Kaveh Mehrabi 21–19, 17–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Syria International India Arvind Bhat 16–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Ballarat International Spain Pablo Abián 18–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Nouméa International Spain Laura Molina New Caledonia Marc Antoine Desaymoz
New Caledonia Johanna Kou
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 North Shore City International Spain Laura Molina New Zealand Joe Wu
New Zealand Belinda Hill
21–15, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Brazil International Spain Laura Molina United States Marc Lai
United States Melinda Keszthelyi
15–12, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Longo and the second or maternal family name is Esteban.

References

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  1. ^ "Carlos Longo" (in Spanish). Bádminton Rinconada. Archived from the original on 26 March 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Histórico Campeonatos de España Absolutos" (in Spanish). Federación Española de Bádminton. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Scoreboard (08/18/2005) Badminton World Championships". China Daily. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Geliat Spanyol Majukan Bulutangkis" (in Indonesian). Portal Bulutangkis Indonesia. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
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