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 | 22 (5 January 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 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 men's singles. He was the first Spanish man who won a match in Olympic Games. He won in the first round Petr Koukal (Czech Republic) by 21-17, 16-21, 21-16 and he lost in the next match against gold medal Athens Olympics Taufik Hidayat (Indonesia) by 20-22, 11-21.
World Championships
2006 (Madrid, Spain)
Pablo Abián played the 2006 IBF World Championships in 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 won 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 beatYuhan 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 1/8 he lost against Kevin Cordon (Guatemala) by 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 1/8 he lost against Tien Minh Nguyen (Vietnam) by 21-15, 9-21, 10-21.
European Championships
In 2008 Pablo Abián was 5ht in the European Championship (Herning, Denmark). In the first round he won Atli Johannesson (Iceland) by 21-12, 21-8. In the secon round he won Aamir Ghaffar(England) by 22-20, 21-19. In 1/8 he beat Steinar Klausen (Norway) by 21-8, 21-9. In quarter-finals he lost against Przemyslaw Wacha (Poland) by 11-21, 17-21.
Pablo Abián played 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 (China Taipei).
Pablo Abián won silver medal in the 2012 World University Championship (Gwangju, Korea). He lost the final against Kai Wen (China) by 16-21, 8-21.[4]
5th place in the Universiade Games 2011 (Shenzhen, China). He lost in Quarter-final against Kai Wen (China) by 12-21, 21-23.
Silver Medal in 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 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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/