{"id":732,"date":"2026-07-25T15:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T15:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centrocaribesports.org\/en\/?p=732"},"modified":"2026-07-25T15:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T15:10:14","slug":"cuba-guatemala-mexico-and-el-salvador-advance-to-the-mixed-team-badminton-semifinals-at-santo-domingo-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centrocaribesports.org\/en\/news\/cuba-guatemala-mexico-and-el-salvador-advance-to-the-mixed-team-badminton-semifinals-at-santo-domingo-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico and El Salvador Advance to the Mixed Team Badminton Semifinals at Santo Domingo 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>SANTO DOMINGO.<\/strong>\u00a0The badminton competition at the\u00a025th Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026\u00a0got underway this Friday with the group stage of the mixed team event, determining the four nations that advanced to the semifinals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In\u00a0Group A, Cuba secured its place in the semifinals with a\u00a03-2\u00a0victory over the Dominican Republic, while Mexico cruised past Colombia\u00a05-0, allowing both teams to move on to the next round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In\u00a0Group B, El Salvador defeated Barbados\u00a04-1, while Guatemala completed a flawless performance by sweeping Venezuela\u00a05-0\u00a0to book its place in the semifinals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The semifinal matchups are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Mexico vs. El Salvador<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cuba vs. Guatemala<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The matches will be played on Friday afternoon at the\u00a0Table Tennis Pavilion at Parque del Este, where the four teams will compete for a place in the mixed team final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By: Cintia S\u00e1nchez <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANTO DOMINGO.\u00a0The badminton competition at the\u00a025th Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026\u00a0got underway this Friday with the group stage of the mixed team event, determining the four nations that advanced to the semifinals. 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