{{Short description|Peruvian badminton player (born 1999)}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Diego Mini | image = | image_size = 240 px | caption = | birth_name = Diego Mini Cuadros | country = Peru | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|4|13}} | birth_place = Lima, Peru<ref>{{cite web|title=Diego Mini Cuadros |url=https://www.badmintonperu.com/player/diego-mini/ |publisher=Badminton Peru |accessdate=6 June 2018 |language=Spanish}}</ref> | residence = | height = 1.78 m<ref name="co">{{cite web|title=Ficha del participante: Diego Mini Cuadros |url=https://www.cochabamba2018.bo/deportista/atleta/8789#/ficha/8789 |publisher=Cochabamba 2018 |accessdate=6 June 2018 |language=Spanish}}</ref> | weight = 76 kg<ref name="co"/> | years_active = | handedness = | coach = | event = Men's singles & doubles | highest_ranking = 211 (MS 23 April 2019)<br />96 (MD with Mario Cuba 19 April 2018)<br />100 (XD with Paula la Torre Regal 24 January 2023) | date_of_highest_ranking = | current_ranking = | date_of_current_ranking = | medal_templates = {{MedalSport | Men's badminton }} {{MedalCountry | {{PER}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Pan Am Championships }} {{MedalBronze | 2017 Havana | Men's doubles }} {{MedalBronze | 2016 Campinas | Mixed doubles }} {{MedalBronze | 2016 Campinas | Mixed team }} {{MedalCompetition | South American Games }} {{MedalSilver | 2018 Cochabamba | Men's doubles }} {{MedalSilver | 2018 Cochabamba | Mixed team }} | bwfbadminton_id = 91469 | bwf_id = C8665C13-C42F-4001-B44C-6CE9460D8510 }}
'''Diego Mini Cuadros''' (born 13 April 1999) is a Peruvian badminton player.<ref>{{cite web |title=Players: Diego Mini |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/91469/diego-mini |publisher=Badminton World Federation |accessdate=5 February 2017}}</ref> He won the bronze at the 2016 Pan Am Badminton Championships in the mixed doubles and team event.<ref>{{cite news |title=Luz Maria Zornoza y Paula la Torre Logra Medalla de Plata en Panamericano de Badminton Realizado en Brasil |url=http://www.ipd.gob.pe/index.php/noticias/noticias-institucionales/item/1677-luz-maria-zornoza-y-paula-la-torre-logran-medalla-de-plata-en-panamericano-de-badminton-realizado-en-brasil |website=www.ipd.gob.pe |publisher=Instituto Peruano del Deporte |accessdate=5 February 2017 |language=Spanish |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013224034/http://www.ipd.gob.pe/index.php/noticias/noticias-institucionales/item/1677-luz-maria-zornoza-y-paula-la-torre-logran-medalla-de-plata-en-panamericano-de-badminton-realizado-en-brasil |archive-date=13 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Teamed up with Zornoza, they lost in the semi-final round to Canadian pair with the score 0–2.<ref>{{cite news |title=Perú en el Podio del Panamericano de Bádminton 2016 |url=http://todosport.pe/tag/badminton-2016/ |website=todosport.pe |publisher=TodoSport.pe |accessdate=5 February 2017 |language=Spanish |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013225940/http://todosport.pe/tag/badminton-2016/ |archive-date=13 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He also the runner-up of the Peru International Series tournament partnered with Zornoza.<ref>{{cite news |title=Katherine Winder Y Mario Cuba Campeonan En la Categoría Mixtos del ‘II Perú Internacional Series de Bádminton 2016' |url=http://www.ipd.gob.pe/noticias/noticias-institucionales/item/1535-katherine-winder-y-mario-cuba-campeonan-en-la-categoria-mixtos-del-ii-peru-internacional-series-de-badminton-2016 |website=www.ipd.gob.pe |publisher=Instituto Peruano del Deporte |accessdate=5 February 2017 |language=Spanish |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206104229/http://www.ipd.gob.pe/noticias/noticias-institucionales/item/1535-katherine-winder-y-mario-cuba-campeonan-en-la-categoria-mixtos-del-ii-peru-internacional-series-de-badminton-2016 |archive-date=6 February 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was the silver medallists at the 2018 South American Games in the men's doubles and mixed team event.<ref>{{cite news |title=Perú suma 8 medallas de oro en Cochabamba |url=http://www.rbcradio.pe/deportes/526/peru-suma-8-medallas-de-oro-en-cochabamba |publisher=RBC Radio |accessdate=6 June 2018 |language=Spanish }}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
== Achievements ==
=== Pan Am Championships === ''Men's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#ECF2FF" | align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | Sports City Coliseum,<br />Havana, Cuba | align="left" | {{flagicon|PER}} Mario Cuba | align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Jason Ho-Shue<br />{{flagicon|CAN}} Nyl Yakura | align="left" | 8–21, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze '''Bronze''' |}
''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#ECF2FF" | align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | Clube Fonte São Paulo,<br />Campinas, Brazil | align="left" | {{flagicon|PER}} Luz María Zornoza | align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Nathan Osborne<br />{{flagicon|CAN}} Josephine Wu | align="left" | 22–24, 16–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze '''Bronze''' |}
=== South American Games === ''Men's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#FFAAAA" | align="center" | 2018 | align="left" | Evo Morales Coliseum,<br />Cochabamba, Bolivia | align="left" | {{flagicon|PER}} Bruno Barrueto Deza | align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Ygor Coelho<br />{{flagicon|BRA}} Artur Pomoceno | align="left" | 21–23, 18–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver '''Silver''' |}
=== BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 4 runners-up) === ''Men's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | Peru International | align="left" | {{flagicon|PER}} Mario Cuba | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Alwin Francis<br />{{flagicon|IND}} Tarun Kona | align="left" | 15–21, 15–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | Perú Future Series | align="left" | {{flagicon|PER}} Mario Cuba | align="left" | {{flagicon|CUB}} Osleni Guerrero<br />{{flagicon|CUB}} Leodannis Martínez | align="left" | 14–21, 17–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |}
''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | Peru International Series | align="left" | {{flagicon|PER}} Luz María Zornoza | align="left" | {{flagicon|PER}} Mario Cuba<br />{{flagicon|PER}} Katherine Winder | align="left" | 21–23, 12–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2018 | align="left" | Perú Future Series | align="left" | {{flagicon|PER}} Paula la Torre | align="left" | {{flagicon|PER}} Daniel la Torre Regal<br />{{flagicon|PER}} Dánica Nishimura | align="left" | 18–21, 21–15, 10–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2023 | align="left" | Perú Future Series | align="left" | {{flagicon|PER}} Paula la Torre | align="left" | {{flagicon|PER}} José Guevara <br /> {{flagicon|PER}} Inés Castillo | align="left" | 21–17, 21–13 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |} : {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament : {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament : {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} BWF Future Series tournament
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == {{commons category|Diego Mini}} * {{BWF|C8665C13-C42F-4001-B44C-6CE9460D8510}}
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