Daniel Paiola

Daniel Paiola
Personal information
Country  Brazil
Born (1989-05-04) May 4, 1989
Campinas, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Handedness Right
Men's singles
Highest ranking 62 (June 11, 2015)
Current ranking 113 (May 10, 2012)
BWF profile

Daniel Vasconcellos Paiola (born May 4, 1989 in Campinas) is a Brazilian badminton player. He became the first Brazilian badminton player to win an individual medal in the Pan American Games when he won a bronze in the men's singles event at the 2011 Games, losing in the semi-finals to Guatemalan Kevin Cordón.[1][2] He has medaled ten at the Pan American Badminton Championships, and is a one-time national champion.

Early life

Paiola was born in Campinas, and his father died when he was one year old.[3] He started out playing tennis, but took up badminton at age 13 after a shoulder injury took him out for year. While still a teenager, his mother sent him to train in Portugal with Marco Vasconcelos, a fifteen-time Portuguese national champion, and his training also took him to Spain, Denmark and Malaysia.[4] His first international tournament was the 2007 Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships, where he competed in the under-19 boys' singles and mixed doubles events.

Professional career

Paiola made his professional international debut at the 2008 South Africa International in Cape Town, where he won a gold medal in the men's singles category.[5]

In August 2011, Paiola competed at the 2011 BWF World Championships in London. He lost his first match to Kazushi Yamada of Japan (13-21, 9-21).[6] He also competed in men's doubles with compatriot Hugo Arthuso. They lost in the first round to Chris Adcock and Andrew Ellis (10-21, 11-21).[7]

He also competed at the 2014 BWF World Championships in Kuala Lumpur. In the men's singles tournament, he lost his first match against Austrian David Obernosterer (21-17, 11-21, 17-21).[8] He also participated in mixed doubles, where him and Paula Pereira lost in the first round to the Austrian pairing of Roman Zirnwald and Elisabeth Baldauf (15-21, 17-21). The following August at the 2015 event, though, he avenged his loss to Obernosterer by beating him by the scores of 21-14, 11-21, 24-22. He subsequently lost his second-round match with Lin Dan (widely considered one of the greatest badminton players ever) with scores of 14-21, 14-21.[3]

Achievements

Pan American Games

Men's Singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2011 Multipurpose Gymnasium, Guadalajara, Mexico Guatemala Kevin Cordón 14-21, 8-21 Bronze

Men's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Canada Brazil Hugo Arthuso United States Phillip Chew
United States Sattawat Pongnairat
18-21, 16-21 Silver

Pan Am Championships

Men's Singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Markham Pan Am Centre,
Markham, Canada
United States Bjorn Seguin 21-23, 15-21 Bronze
2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
United States Sattawat Pongnairat 19-21, 18-21 Bronze
2012 Coliseo Manuel Bonilla,
Lima, Peru
Cuba Osleni Guerrero 11-21, 16-21 Bronze

Men's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Coliseo Manuel Bonilla,
Lima, Peru
Brazil Alex Yuwan Tjong Canada Adrian Liu
Canada Derrick Ng
9-21, 9-21 Silver
2010 Clube Curitibano,
Curitiba, Brazil
Brazil Hugo Arthuso United States Sameera Gunatileka
United States Vincent Nguy
19-21, 21-19, 17-21 Silver

Mixed Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Brazil Paula B Pereira United States Howard Shu
United States Eva Lee
8-21, 12-21 Bronze

South American Games

Men's Singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Medellín, Colombia Brazil Hugo Arthuso 13-21, 21-18, 24-22 Gold

Men's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Medellín, Colombia Brazil Alex Yuwan Tjong Peru Antonio de Vinatea
Peru Rodrigo Pacheco
14-21, 19-21 Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's Singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Colombia International United States Bjorn Seguin 18-21, 18-21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Peru International Series Guatemala Kevin Cordón 16-21, 20-22 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Venezuela International Cuba Osleni Guerrero 13-21, 8-21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Argentina International Guatemala Kevin Cordón 12-21, 18-21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Puerto Rico International France Brice Leverdez 17-21, 14-21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Internacional Mexicano Cuba Osleni Guerrero 16-21, 17-21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Colombia International Peru Mario Cuba 21-19, 21-15 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 South Africa International South Africa Roelof Dednam 23-21, 18-21, 21-18 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Brazil International Brazil Hugo Arthuso Mexico Job Castillo
Mexico Lino Munoz
18-21, 14-21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Colombia International Brazil Alex Yuwan Tjong Italy Giovanni Greco
Italy Rosario Maddaloni
21-16, 21-17 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Internacional Mexicano Brazil Hugo Arthuso Mexico Job Castillo
Mexico Lino Munoz
21-13, 12-21, 20-22 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Peru International Series Brazil Hugo Arthuso Turkey Emre Vural
Turkey Sİnan Zorlu
14-21, 21-17, 19-21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Venezuela International Brazil Hugo Arthuso Brazil Fabio da Silva Soares
Brazil Alex Yuwan Tjong
16-21, 21-18, 21-14 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Argentina International Brazil Hugo Arthuso Guatemala Jonathan Solis
Guatemala Rodolfo Ramirez
15-21, 18-21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Canadian International Brazil Hugo Arthuso Canada Adrian Liu
Canada Derrick Ng
7-21, 15-21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Miami International Brazil Hugo Arthuso United States Phillip Chew
United States Sattawat Pongnairat
21-16, 18-21, 21-9 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Puerto Rico International Brazil Fabiana Silva Brazil Alex Yuwan Tjong
Brazil Lohaynny Vicente
12-21, 21-18, 23-25 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Internacional Mexicano Brazil Paula B Pereira Brazil Hugo Arthuso
Brazil Fabiana Silva
13-21, 21-13, 21-19 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. "Daniel Paiola perde na semi e fica com bronze no badminton" (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. "Daniel Paiola leva bronze no badminton e mira Londres. Veja fotos" (in Portuguese). ig.com.br. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  3. 1 2 Sukumar, Dev (11 August 2015). "Dream Day for Paiola – TOTAL BWF World Championships: Day 2 Session 1". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  4. Nantes, Beatriz (19 June 2012). "Melhor do badminton no Brasil, Paiola quer centro de treinamento no país" (in Portugal). Esporte em Pauta. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  5. "South Africa 2008". Tournament Software. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  6. "Daniel Paiola perde e dá adeus ao Mundial de badminton" (in Portuguese). Terra.com.br. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  7. "English badminton duo book tie with third seeds". ESPN.co.uk. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  8. "Osleni Guerrero cayó en Mundial de bádminton" (in Spanish). Juventud Rebelde. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
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