Pablo Abián
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Birth name | Pablo Abián Vicén | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Calatayud, Spain | 12 June 1985||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 20 (8 September 2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 51 (22 June 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pablo Abián Vicén[a] (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.
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.
2020 (Tokyo, Japan)[]
Abián competed in the men's singles event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
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 (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 (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.[5]
He won the silver medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games played in Mersin (Turkey).[6]
Achievements[]
European Games[]
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan | Emil Holst | 21–12, 23–21 | Gold |
Mediterranean Games[]
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | El Morell Pavilion, Tarragona, Spain | Lucas Corvée | 21–23, 21–15, 21–17 | Gold |
2013 | Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey | Brice Leverdez | 17–21, 21–23 | Silver |
BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)[]
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Brasil Open | Lin Dan | 13–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (28 titles, 15 runners-up)[]
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Brazil International | Janek Roos | 15–1, 15–6 | Winner |
2006 | Giraldilla International | Winner | ||
2006 | Lithuanian International | Kęstutis Navickas | 15–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2006 | Latvia Riga International | Vladislav Druzchenko | Winner | |
2007 | Bahrain Satellite | Sho Sasaki | 10–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
2007 | Giraldilla International | Ernesto Velázquez | 20–22, 21–15, 21–9 | Winner |
2007 | Arvind Bhat | 16–21, 21–17, 19–21 | Runner-up | |
2007 | Carlos Longo | 21–18, 21–12 | Winner | |
2007 | Waikato International | Ashton Chen | 17–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2010 | Polish Open | Hiroyuki Saeki | 21–12, 21–10 | Winner |
2010 | Slovenian International | Wisnu Haryo Putro | 21–14, 21–4 | Winner |
2010 | Welsh International | 14–21, 21–17, 21–14 | Winner | |
2010 | Irish Open | Hans-Kristian Vittinghus | 13–21, 21–14, 21–23 | Runner-up |
2010 | Italian International | Przemysław Wacha | 13–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Swedish Masters | Viktor Axelsen | 21–19, 21–6 | Winner |
2011 | Polish Open | Vladimir Ivanov | 21–14, 21–12 | Winner |
2011 | Morocco International | Joachim Persson | 21–19, 17–21, 21–19 | Winner |
2011 | Spanish International | Viktor Axelsen | 11–21, 21–7, 9–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Maldives International | Chetan Anand | 21–15, 21–16 | Winner |
2011 | Italian International | Ville Lång | 13–21, 21–14, 21–13 | Winner |
2013 | Portugal International | Misbun Ramdan Mohmed Misbun | 8–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | Welsh International | Flemming Quach | 21–12, 21–13 | Winner |
2014 | Orleans International | Vladimir Malkov | 21–16, 19–21, 22–20 | Winner |
2014 | Guatemala International | Kevin Cordón | 4–11, 11–8, 11–5, 11–10 | Winner |
2015 | Swedish Masters | Rajiv Ouseph | 15–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Spanish International | Rasmus Fladberg | 21–16, 13–21, 21–10 | Winner |
2015 | Bulgarian International | Gurusai Dutt | 21–17, 16–21, 21–19 | Winner |
2015 | Chile International Challenge | Ernesto Velázquez | 21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
2016 | Dutch International | Kieran Merrilees | 21–16, 21–15 | Winner |
2016 | Czech International | Fabian Roth | 10–21, 21–17, 21–15 | Winner |
2016 | Welsh International | Kieran Merrilees | 21–16, 21–16 | Winner |
2017 | Austrian Open | Kanta Tsuneyama | 10–21, 21–12, 11–21 | Runner-up |
2017 | White Nights | Thomas Rouxel | 15–21, 21–15, 21–18 | Winner |
2017 | Hungarian International | Victor Svendsen | 13–21, 21–15, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2017 | Italian International | Lars Schänzler | 18–21, 21–16, 21–14 | Winner |
2018 | Slovenian International | Toby Penty | 18–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | White Nights | Ajay Jayaram | 11–21, 21–16, 21–17 | Winner |
2019 | Algeria International | Ade Resky Dwicahyo | 21–8, 21–6 | Winner |
2019 | Hungarian International | Victor Svendsen | 17–21, 21–15, 21–12 | Winner |
2019 | Irish Open | Toma Junior Popov | 10–21, 22–24 | Runner-up |
2020 | Austrian Open | Max Weißkirchen | 20–22, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2021 | Polish Open | 19–21, 11–21 | Runner-up | |
2021 | Spanish International | 22–20, 20–22, 21–14 | Winner |
- 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 |
Notes[]
- ^ This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Abián and the second or maternal family name is Vicén.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b 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.
- ^ "ABIAN Pablo". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ 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 Olympedia
- Pablo Abián at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Pablo Abián at BWFbadminton.com
- Pablo Abián at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Profile at badminton Europe
- Official website[permanent dead link]
- New World Championship 2013 at BE
- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Calatayud
- Spanish male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players of Spain
- Badminton players at the 2015 European Games
- Badminton players at the 2019 European Games
- European Games medalists in badminton
- European Games gold medalists for Spain
- Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
- Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Spain
- Mediterranean Games medalists in badminton