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.

Pablo Abián
Personal information
Birth namePablo Abián Vicén
Country Spain
Born (1985-06-12) 12 June 1985[1]
Calatayud, Spain
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking20 (8 September 2011)
Current ranking52 (25 February 2020)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Spain
European Games
2015 Baku Men's singles
Mediterranean Games
2018 Tarragona Men's singles
2013 Mersin Men's singles
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
2015 Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan Emil Holst 21–12, 23–21 Gold

Mediterranean Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
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 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
2015 Brasil Open Lin Dan 13–21, 17–21 Runner-up
  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
2020 Austrian Open Max Weißkirchen 20–22, 15–21 Runner-up
2019 Irish Open Toma Junior Popov 10–21, 22–24 Runner-up
2019 Hungarian International Victor Svendsen 17–21, 21–15, 21–12 Winner
2019 Algeria International Ade Resky Dwicahyo 21–8, 21–6 Winner
2018 White Nights Ajay Jayaram 11–21, 21–16, 21–17 Winner
2018 Slovenian International Toby Penty 18–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2017 Italian International Lars Schaenzler 18–21, 21–16, 21–14 Winner
2017 Hungarian International Victor Svendsen 13–21, 21–15, 12–21 Runner-up
2017 White Nights Thomas Rouxel 15–21, 21–15, 21–18 Winner
2017 Austrian Open Kanta Tsuneyama 10–21, 21–12, 11–21 Runner-up
2016 Welsh International Kieran Merrilees 21–16, 21–16 Winner
2016 Czech International Fabian Roth 10–21, 21–17, 21–15 Winner
2016 Dutch International Kieran Merrilees 21–16, 21–15 Winner
2015 Chile International Challenge Ernesto Velázquez 21–14, 21–17 Winner
2015 Bulgarian International Gurusai Dutt 21–17, 16–21, 21–19 Winner
2015 Spanish International Rasmus Fladberg 21–16, 13–21, 21–10 Winner
2015 Swedish Masters Rajiv Ouseph 15–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2014 Guatemala International Kevin Cordón 4–11, 11–8, 11–5, 11–10 Winner
2014 Orleans International Vladimir Malkov 21–16, 19–21, 22–20 Winner
2013 Welsh International Flemming Quach 21–12, 21–13 Winner
2013 Portugal International Misbun Ramdan Mohmed Misbun 8–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2011 Italian International Ville Lang 13–21, 21–14, 21–13 Winner
2011 Maldives International Chetan Anand 21–15, 21–16 Winner
2015 Spanish Open Viktor Axelsen 11–21, 21–7, 9–21 Runner-up
2011 Morocco International Joachim Persson 21–19, 17–21, 21–19 Winner
2011 Polish Open Vladimir Ivanov 21–14, 21–12 Winner
2011 Swedish Masters Viktor Axelsen 21–19, 21–6 Winner
2010 Italian International Przemyslaw Wacha 13–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2010 Irish International Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 13–21, 21–14, 21–23 Runner-up
2010 Welsh International Sven-Eric Kastens 14–21, 21–17, 21–14 Winner
2010 Slovenian International Wisnu Haryo Putro 21–14, 21–4 Winner
2010 Polish International Hiroyuki Saeki 21–12, 21–10 Winner
2007 Waikato International Ashton Chen Yong Zhao 17–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2007 Ballarat International Carlos Longo 21–18, 21–12 Winner
2007 Nouméa International Arvind Bhat 16–21, 21–17, 19–21 Runner-up
2007 Giraldilla International Ernesto Velázquez 20–22, 21–15, 21–9 Winner
2007 Bahrain Satellite Sho Sasaki 10–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2006 Latvia Riga International Vladislav Druzchenko Winner
2006 Lithuanian International Kęstutis Navickas 15–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2006 Giraldilla International Ilian Perez Winner
2005 Brazil International Janek Roos 15–1, 15–6 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Spanish National Championship
Host city Result Event Year Final Score
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
  1. Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. "2008 Olympic Profile". Archived from the original on 9 August 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
  2. ElPaís.com (18 May 2008). "El gran reto de un deporte exótico" (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 May 2008.
  3. Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. "2008 Olympic results". Archived from the original on 13 August 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
  4. http://huelvaya.es/2012/11/13/pablo-abian-se-proclama-en-corea-subcampeon-del-mundo-universitario-de-badminton/
  5. http://huelvaya.es/2013/06/30/pablo-abian-medalla-de-plata-en-los-juegos-del-mediterraneo/
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