Nikté Sotomayor

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]

Nikté Sotomayor
Personal information
Nickname(s)Niky
Birth nameNikté Alejandra Sotomayor Ovando[1]
CountryGuatemala
Born (1994-07-01) 1 July 1994
Retalhuleu, Guatemala
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight51.7 kg (114 lb)[1]
CoachJosé María Solís Sánchez[1]
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking91 (WS 19 March 2015)
63 (WD 30 July 2019)
62 (XD 2 April 2015)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Guatemala
Pan American Games
2019 Lima Women's singles
Pan Am Championships
2021 Guatemala City Women's doubles
Central American and Caribbean Games
2014 Veracruz Mixed team
2014 Veracruz Women's singles
2010 Mayagüez Mixed doubles
2010 Mayagüez Women's team
2014 Veracruz Women's doubles
2014 Veracruz Mixed doubles
2018 Barranquilla Mixed team
BWF profile

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

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

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 (19 titles, 8 runner-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 Rivva 23–21, 21–18 Winner
2021 Santo Domingo Open Sabrina Solis 21–17, 21–18 Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Guatemala International Ana Lucia de León Melanie Braeuner
Adriana Cojulun Ubierto		 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 Nohemi López Daigenis Saturria
Berónica Vibieca		 21–18, 21–19 Winner
2016 Guatemala International Mariana Paiz Michele Barrios
Kareen Lorena Morales Astorga		 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 Soto 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

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 Caicedo Muñoz		 17–21, 21–14, 21–15 Winner
2017 Guatemala Future Series Jonathan Solís Uriel Canjura
Fàtima Centeno		 21–15, 21–12 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References
  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.
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