Pablo Abián
Pablo Abián Vicén (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo aˈβjan]; born 12 June 1985) is a badminton player from Spain.[1][2] He was the men's singles gold medalists at the 2015 European Games and 2018 Mediterranean Games.
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Birth name | Pablo Abián Vicén |
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Born | [1] Calatayud, Spain | 12 June 1985
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st) |
Handedness | Right |
Men's singles | |
Highest ranking | 20 (8 September 2011) |
Current ranking | 52 (25 February 2020) |
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Olympic Games
2008 (Beijing, China)
He competed in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's singles and was defeated in the first round by Kęstutis Navickas, 23–21, 12–21, 21–9.[3]
2012 (London, Great Britain)
He competed in badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's singles. He was the first Spanish man to win a match at an Olympic Games. He won in the first round against Petr Koukal (Czech Republic), 21–17, 16–21, 21–16, then he lost in the next match, against the 2004 Athens Olympics gold medalist Taufik Hidayat (Indonesia), 20–22, 11–21 after having a notable performance in first set where he earned a set point but putting a relatively easy smash into the net.
2016 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
He won his first match 21–12 and 21–10 against Jaspar Yu Woon Chai (Brunei) in the group stage, and lost his second encounter 18–21 and 19–21 to Hu Yun (Hong Kong) after having a good lead in both sets.
World Championships
2006 (Madrid, Spain)
Pablo Abián played at the 2006 IBF World Championships in the men's singles, and he was defeated in the first round by Andrew Smith of England, 21–15, 21–13.
2007 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
The following year he competed at the 2007 BWF World Championships in the men's singles again. He beat Luka Petrič 21–9, 29–27 in the first round. In the second round, he was beaten by Simon Santoso of Indonesia 21–18, 21–15.
2010 (Paris, France)
Pablo Abián competed at the 2010 BWF World Championships in the men's singles. In the first round, he won against Magnus Sahlberg (Sweden) 21–15, 21–16. He was beaten by Marc Zwiebler (Germany) in the second round 21–17, 21–18.
2011 (London, England)
Pablo Abián played the 2011 BWF World Championships in the men's singles. In the first round, he beat Yuhan Tan 16–21, 21–17, 21–15. In the second round he won against Marc Zwiebler (Germany) 21–17, 7–21, 24–22. In the last sixteen he lost against Kevin Cordón (Guatemala) 19–21, 21–19, 17–21.
2013 (Guangzhou, China)
Pablo Abián played in the 2013 BWF World Championships in the men's singles. In the first round, he won against Osleni Guerrero (Cuba) by 21–14, 23–21. In the second round, he beat Ajay Jayaram (India) by 21–9, 21–17. In the last sixteen, he lost against Nguyễn Tiến Minh (Vietnam) 21–15, 9–21, 10–21.
European Championships
In 2008 Pablo Abián was 5th in the European Championship (Herning, Denmark). In the first round he beat Atli Jóhannesson (Iceland) by 21–12, 21–8. In the second round he beath Aamir Ghaffar (England) by 22–20, 21–19. In the last sixteen he beat Steinar Klausen (Norway) 21–8, 21–9. In the quarter-finals he lost against Przemysław Wacha (Poland) 11–21, 17–21.
Pablo Abián played at the Master European Circuit Finals in 2010 (Netherlands), he lost in the final against Rune Ulsing (Denmark).
Pablo Abián finished first in the European Ranking in the season 2010/2011.
World University Championships, Universiade Games and Mediterranean Games
Pablo Abián reached 5th place in the 2010 World University Championship (Chinese Taipei).
He achieved 5th place in the 2011 Summer Universiade (Shenzhen, China). He lost in the quarter-final against Wen Kai (China) by 12–21, 21–23.
Pablo Abián won the silver medal at the 2012 World University Championship (Gwangju, Korea). He lost the final against Wen Kai (China) by 16–21, 8–21.[4]
He won the silver medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games played in Mersin (Turkey).[5]
Achievements
European Games
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan | ![]() |
21–12, 23–21 | ![]() |
Mediterranean Games
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | El Morell Pavilion, Tarragona, Spain | ![]() |
21–23, 21–15, 21–17 | ![]() |
2013 | Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey | ![]() |
17–21, 21–23 | ![]() |
BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Brasil Open | ![]() |
13–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (27 titles, 14 runners-up)
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | Austrian Open | ![]() |
20–22, 15–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Irish Open | ![]() |
10–21, 22–24 | ![]() |
2019 | Hungarian International | ![]() |
17–21, 21–15, 21–12 | ![]() |
2019 | Algeria International | ![]() |
21–8, 21–6 | ![]() |
2018 | White Nights | ![]() |
11–21, 21–16, 21–17 | ![]() |
2018 | Slovenian International | ![]() |
18–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Italian International | ![]() |
18–21, 21–16, 21–14 | ![]() |
2017 | Hungarian International | ![]() |
13–21, 21–15, 12–21 | ![]() |
2017 | White Nights | ![]() |
15–21, 21–15, 21–18 | ![]() |
2017 | Austrian Open | ![]() |
10–21, 21–12, 11–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Welsh International | ![]() |
21–16, 21–16 | ![]() |
2016 | Czech International | ![]() |
10–21, 21–17, 21–15 | ![]() |
2016 | Dutch International | ![]() |
21–16, 21–15 | ![]() |
2015 | Chile International Challenge | ![]() |
21–14, 21–17 | ![]() |
2015 | Bulgarian International | ![]() |
21–17, 16–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
2015 | Spanish International | ![]() |
21–16, 13–21, 21–10 | ![]() |
2015 | Swedish Masters | ![]() |
15–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2014 | Guatemala International | ![]() |
4–11, 11–8, 11–5, 11–10 | ![]() |
2014 | Orleans International | ![]() |
21–16, 19–21, 22–20 | ![]() |
2013 | Welsh International | ![]() |
21–12, 21–13 | ![]() |
2013 | Portugal International | ![]() |
8–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
2011 | Italian International | ![]() |
13–21, 21–14, 21–13 | ![]() |
2011 | Maldives International | ![]() |
21–15, 21–16 | ![]() |
2015 | Spanish Open | ![]() |
11–21, 21–7, 9–21 | ![]() |
2011 | Morocco International | ![]() |
21–19, 17–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
2011 | Polish Open | ![]() |
21–14, 21–12 | ![]() |
2011 | Swedish Masters | ![]() |
21–19, 21–6 | ![]() |
2010 | Italian International | ![]() |
13–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2010 | Irish International | ![]() |
13–21, 21–14, 21–23 | ![]() |
2010 | Welsh International | ![]() |
14–21, 21–17, 21–14 | ![]() |
2010 | Slovenian International | ![]() |
21–14, 21–4 | ![]() |
2010 | Polish International | ![]() |
21–12, 21–10 | ![]() |
2007 | Waikato International | ![]() |
17–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2007 | Ballarat International | ![]() |
21–18, 21–12 | ![]() |
2007 | Nouméa International | ![]() |
16–21, 21–17, 19–21 | ![]() |
2007 | Giraldilla International | ![]() |
20–22, 21–15, 21–9 | ![]() |
2007 | Bahrain Satellite | ![]() |
10–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2006 | Latvia Riga International | ![]() |
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2006 | Lithuanian International | ![]() |
15–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2006 | Giraldilla International | ![]() |
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2005 | Brazil International | ![]() |
15–1, 15–6 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
Spanish National Championship
Host city | Result | Event | Year | Final | Score |
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Santiago de Compostela | 1 | Mixed doubles | 2004 | Perez-Abián vs Villar-Chan | 15–12, 15–9 |
Alicante | 1 | Men's singles | 2007 | Pablo Abián vs Jose Antonio Crespo | 21–10, 21–16 |
Ibiza | 1 | Men's singles | 2008 | Pablo Abián vs Sergio Llopis | 21–17, 21–15 |
Alicante | 1 | Men's singles | 2009 | Pablo Abián vs Sergio Llopis | 21–10, 21–14 |
Huelva | 1 | Men's singles | 2010 | Pablo Abián vs David Leal | 21–7, 21–17 |
Huelva | 1 | Men's doubles | 2010 | Pablo Abián and Javier Abián vs David Leal and Eliezer Ojeda | 14–21, 21–17, 21–12 |
Madrid | 1 | Men's singles | 2011 | Pablo Abián vs Ernesto Velázquez | 21–17, 21–12 |
Huesca | 1 | Men's singles | 2012 | Pablo Abián vs Jesús Lorenzo | 21–12, 21–12 |
Huesca | 1 | Men's doubles | 2012 | Pablo Abián and Javier Abián vs Vicent Martinez and Eliezer Ojeda | 21–15, 21–8 |
A Estrada | 1 | Men's singles | 2013 | Pablo Abián vs Ernesto Velázquez | 21–13, 21–15 |
A Estrada | 1 | Men's doubles | 2013 | Pablo Abián and Javier Abián vs Daniel Sánchez and Alberto Zapico | 21–12, 21–14 |
References
- Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. "2008 Olympic Profile". Archived from the original on 9 August 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
- ElPaís.com (18 May 2008). "El gran reto de un deporte exótico" (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 May 2008.
- Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. "2008 Olympic results". Archived from the original on 13 August 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
- http://huelvaya.es/2012/11/13/pablo-abian-se-proclama-en-corea-subcampeon-del-mundo-universitario-de-badminton/
- http://huelvaya.es/2013/06/30/pablo-abian-medalla-de-plata-en-los-juegos-del-mediterraneo/
External links
- Pablo Abián at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Profile at badminton Europe
- Official website
- New World Championship 2013 at BE