Luis Montoya (badminton)

Luis Armando Montoya Navarro (born 8 December 2000) is a Mexican badminton player.^[1] Partnering Job Castillo, he managed to win the gold medal at the 2022 Pan Am Championships,^[2] and the bronze medal at the 2023 Pan American Games.^[3] He was part of the Mexican team that won the gold medals at the 2018 and 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.^[4][5]

Luis Montoya
Personal information
Birth name	Luis Armando Montoya Navarro
Country	Mexico
Born	(2000-12-08) 8 December 2000 (age 23) Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Handedness	Right
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	100 (MS 19 October 2021) 51 (MD with Job Castillo 26 March 2024) 53 (XD with Miriam Rodríguez 30 January 2024)
Current ranking	217 (MS), 52 (MD with Job Castillo), 59 (XD with Miriam Rodríguez) (9 April 2024)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Mexico Pan American Games 2023 Santiago Men's doubles Pan Am Championships 2022 San Salvador Men's doubles 2019 Aguascalientes Men's doubles 2021 Guatemala City Men's doubles 2024 Guatemala City Men's doubles Pan Am Male Cup 2020 Salvador Men's team 2022 Acapulco Men's team 2024 São Paulo Men's team Central American and Caribbean Games 2018 Barranquilla Mixed team 2023 San Salvador Mixed team 2023 San Salvador Mixed doubles 2023 San Salvador Men's doubles
BWF profile

Achievements

Pan American Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2023	Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile	Job Castillo	Adam Dong   Nyl Yakura	10–21, 23–21, 23–25	Bronze	^[3]

Pan Am Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2019	Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico	Andrés López	Osleni Guerrero   Leodannis Martínez	23–25, 19–21	Bronze	^[6]
2021	Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala	Job Castillo	Phillip Chew   Ryan Chew	17–21, 21–14, 23–25	Bronze	^[7]
2022	Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador	Job Castillo	Vinson Chiu   Joshua Yuan	22–20, 11–8 retired	Gold	^[2]
2024	Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala	Job Castillo	Chen Zhi-yi   Presley Smith	21–15, 13–21, 10–21	Bronze

Central American and Caribbean Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2023	Coliseo Complejo El Polvorín, San Salvador, El Salvador	Job Castillo	Aníbal Marroquín Jonathan Solís	21–16, 14–21, 20–22	Silver	^[8]

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2023	Coliseo Complejo El Polvorín, San Salvador, El Salvador	Miriam Rodríguez	Christopher Martínez Mariana Paiz	21–5, 21–15	Gold	^[8]

BWF International Challenge/Series (14 titles, 12 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2021	Santo Domingo Open	Rubén Castellanos	21–19, 19–21, 13–21	Runner-up	^[9]
2021	Mexican International	Luís Enrique Peñalver	10–21, 12–21	Runner-up	^[10]
2022	Mexico Future Series	Job Castillo	21–16, 10–21, 22–20	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2016	Internacional Mexicano	Jesús Barajas	Mauricio Casillas   Arturo Hernández	21–18, 17–21, 22–20	Winner	^[11]
2018	Internacional Mexicano	Andrés López	Fabrício Farias   Francielton Farias	21–15, 24–22	Winner	^[12]
2018	Dominican Open	Job Castillo	William Cabrera   Nelson Javier	21–18, 21–18	Winner	^[13]
2019	Mexico Future Series	Andrés López	Osleni Guerrero   Leodannis Martínez	13–21, 19–21	Runner-up	^[14]
2019	Guatemala International	Job Castillo	Fabrício Farias   Francielton Farias	17–21, 10–21	Runner-up	^[15]
2021	Mexican International	Job Castillo	Enrico Asuncion   Vinson Chiu	21–16, 21–14	Winner	^[10]
2022	Mexico Future Series	Job Castillo	Kern Pong Lap Kan   Larry Pong	23–21, 22–24, 20–22	Runner-up
2023	Santo Domingo Open	Job Castillo	Fabrício Farias   Davi Silva	23–21, 15–21, 21–19	Winner
2023	Venezuela International	Job Castillo	Yonatan Linarez   Angel Marinez	21–11, 21–12	Winner
2023	Guatemala International	Job Castillo	Koceila Mammeri   Youcef Sabri Medel	21–18, 21–17	Winner
2023	Mexican International	Job Castillo	Zicheng Xu   Tianqi Zhang	Walkover	Runner-up
2024	Iran Fajr International	Job Castillo	Krishna Prasad Garaga   K. Sai Pratheek	18–21, 19–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2019	Mexico Future Series	Vanessa Villalobos	Osleni Guerrero   Tahimara Oropeza	20–22, 21–15, 16–21	Runner-up	^[14]
2019	Internacional Mexicano	Vanessa Villalobos	Fabrício Farias   Jaqueline Lima	21–19, 21–19	Winner	^[16]
2021	Santo Domingo Open	Vanessa Villalobos	Jonathan Solís   Diana Corleto	21–17, 21–17	Winner	^[9]
2021	Peru International	Vanessa Villalobos	Jonathan Solís   Diana Corleto	12–21, 7–21	Runner-up	^[17]
2021	Mexican International	Vanessa Villalobos	Vinson Chiu   Jennie Gai	17–21, 18–21	Runner-up	^[10]
2023	Santo Domingo Open	Miriam Rodríguez	Koceila Mammeri   Tanina Mammeri	13–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2023	Mexico Future Series	Miriam Rodríguez	Daniel Zhou   Chloe Hoang	21–13, 23–25, 21–14	Winner
2023	Venezuela International	Miriam Rodríguez	Job Castillo   Romina Fregoso	21–13, 21–11	Winner
2023	Guatemala International	Miriam Rodríguez	Koceila Mammeri   Tanina Mammeri	17–21, 21–16, 19–21	Runner-up
2023	Mexican International	Miriam Rodríguez	Irving Pérez   Cecilia Madera	21–13, 21–11	Winner
2024	Mexican International	Miriam Rodríguez	Timothy Lock   Chloe Hoang	21–14, 21–19	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "Players: Luis Armando Montoya Navarro". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
2. Vázquez, Humberto (2 May 2022). "Job Castillo y Luis Montoya conquistan oro en Panamericano de Bádminton" (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
3. "Bádminton mexicano logra histórica participación con tres bronces en Santiago 2023" (in Spanish). Comisión Nacional de Cultura Física y Deporte. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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11. "Respondieron jaliscienses en Internacional de Badmintón" (in Spanish). Publimetro. 12 September 2016. from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
12. Rodríguez, Raúl (23 September 2018). "Cubana Oropesa se corona en torneo de bádminton en México" (in Spanish). Radio Havana Cuba. from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
13. "Dominican Open 2018". Badminton World Federation. from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
14. "Cuba Won Five Golds – Pan Am Circuit 2019". Badminton Pan America. 1 July 2019. from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
15. Fraga, João (29 September 2019). "Equipe brasileira conquista três ouros em torneio na Guatemala" (in Portuguese). Olimpíada Todo Dia. from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
16. "Champions at Internacional Mexicano – Pan Am Circuit 2019". Badminton Pan America. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
17. "Selección de Bádminton de Guatemala logra dos oros y dos platas en el Internacional de Perú" (in Spanish). Prensa Libre. 24 April 2021. from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

External links

• Luis Montoya at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com