Pablo Abián
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| Birth name | Pablo Abián Vicen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |
 Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
12 June 1985[1] Calatayud, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 20 (8 September 2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 40 (2 November 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pablo Abián (born 12 June 1985)[1][2] is a male badminton player from Spain.
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 Kestutis 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 gold medal Athens Olympics Taufik Hidayat (Indonesia), 20-22, 11-21.
World Championships
2006 (Madrid, Spain)
Pablo Abián played in the 2006 IBF World Championships in the men's singles, and he was defeated in 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 men's singles again. In the first round he beat Luka Petric 21-9, 29-27. 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 men's singles. In the first round he won against Magnus Shalberg (Sweden) by 21-15, 21-16. In the second round he was beaten by Marc Zwiebler (German) by 21-17, 21-18.
2011 (London, England)
Pablo Abián played the 2011 BWF World Championships in men's singles. In the first round he beat Yuhan Tan by 16-21, 21-17, 21-15. In the second round he won against Marc Zwiebler(German) in an exciting match by 21-17, 7-21, 24-22. In the last sixteen he lost against Kevin Cordon (Guatemala) 19-21, 21-19, 17-21.
2013 (Guangzhou, China)
Pablo Abián played the 2013 BWF World Championships in men's singles. In the first round he won against Osleni Guerrero (Cuba) by 21-14, 23-21. In the second round he beatAjay Jayaram(India) by 21-9, 21-17. In the last sixteen he lost against Tien Minh Nguyen (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 Johannesson (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 Przemyslaw 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 Universiade Games 2011 (Shenzhen, China). He lost in the quarter-final against Kai Wen (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 Kai Wen (China) by 16-21, 8-21.[4]
He won the silver medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games played in Mersin (Turkey).[5]
Spanish National Championship
| flag | city | position | Event | year | Final | Score |
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Santiago de Compostela | 1 | Mixed Doubles | 2004 | Perez-Abián vs Villar-Chan | 15-12/15-9 |
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Alicante | 1 | Men's singles | 2007 | Pablo Abián vs Jose Antonio Crespo | 21-10/21-16 |
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Ibiza | 1 | Men's singles | 2008 | Pablo Abián vs Sergio Llopis | 21-17/21-15 |
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Alicante | 1 | Men's singles | 2009 | Pablo Abián vs Sergio Llopis | 21-10/21-14 |
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Huelva | 1 | Men's singles | 2010 | Pablo Abián vs David Leal | 21-7/21-17 |
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Huelva | 1 | Men's doubles | 2010 | Pablo Abián and Javier Abián vs David Leal and Eliezer Ojeda | 14-21/21-17/21-12 |
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Madrid | 1 | Men's singles | 2011 | Pablo Abián vs Ernesto Velazquez | 21-17/21-12 |
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Huesca | 1 | Men's singles | 2012 | Pablo Abián vs Jesús Lorenzo | 21-12/21-12 |
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Huesca | 1 | Men's doubles | 2012 | Pablo Abián and Javier Abián vs Vicent Martinez and Eliezer Ojeda | 21-15/21-8 |
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A Estrada | 1 | Men's singles | 2013 | Pablo Abián vs Ernesto Velazquez | 21-13/21-15 |
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A Estrada | 1 | Men's doubles | 2013 | Pablo Abián and Javier Abián vs Daniel Sánchez and Alberto Zapico | 21-12/21-14 |
International Championships
| Result | Event | Date | Name | Category |
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| 1 | Men's singles | 2005 | Brazil International | International Series |
| 1 | Men's singles | 2006, 2007 | Torneo International Giraldilla | International Series |
| 1 | Men's singles | 2006 | Latvia Riga District International | |
| 2 | Men's singles | 2007 | Bahrain International | International Series |
| 1 | Men's singles | 2007 | Ballart International | International Series |
| 3 | Men's singles | 2009 | Spanish International | International Challenge |
| 3 | Men's singles | 2009 | Open Volant D'Or de Toulousse | International Challenge |
| 3 | Men's singles | 2009 | Irish International | International Challenge |
| 1 | Men's singles | 2010 | Polish International | International Challenge |
| 1 | Men's singles | 2010 | Slovenian International | International Series |
| 1 | Men's singles | 2010 | Welsh International | International Series |
| 2 | Men's singles | 2010 | Irish International | International Challenge |
| 2 | Men's singles | 2010 | Italian International | International Challenge |
| 1 | Men's singles | 2011 | 35th Yonex Polish Open International | International Challenge |
| 1 | Men's singles | 2011 | Swedish International | International Challenge |
| 1 | Men's singles | 2011 | International Open Morocco | International Challenge |
| 2 | Men's singles | 2011 | Spanish Open | International Challenge |
| 1 | Men's singles | 2011 | Maldives International | International Challenge |
| 1 | Men's singles | 2011 | Italian International | International Challenge |
| 3 | Men's singles | 2012 | 36th Yonex Polish Open International | International Challenge |
| 3 | Men's singles | 2012 | Spanish Open | International Challenge |
| 2 | Men's singles | 2013 | 48th Portuguese International | International Series |
| 3 | Men's singles | 2013 | Spanish Open | International Challenge |
- World Championships
- Super Series Masters Finals
- Super Series Premier
- Super Series
- Grand Prix Gold
- Grand Prix
- International Challenge
- International Series
- Future Series
- BWF Team Events
- Key
| BWF World Championships |
| BWF Super Series Masters Finals |
| BWF Super Series Premier |
| BWF Super Series |
| BWF Grand Prix Gold |
| BWF Grand Prix |
| BWF International Challenge |
| BWF International Series |
| BWF Future Series |
| BWF Team Events |
References
- 1 2 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/