Pablo_Abián
Pablo Abián
Spanish badminton player
Pablo Abián Vicén[lower-alpha 1] (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo aˈβjan]; born 12 June 1985) is a Spanish badminton player.[1][2] He was the men's singles gold medalists at the 2015 European Games, 2018 and 2022 Mediterranean Games.
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| Birth name | Pablo Abián Vicén | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1985-06-12) 12 June 1985 (age 38)[1] Calatayud, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 67 (12 December 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 (Lithuania), 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]
2006 (Madrid, Spain)
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 18–21, 15–21.
2010 (Paris, France)
Abián competed at the 2010 BWF World Championships in the men's singles. In the first round, he won against Magnus Sahlberg of Sweden 21–15, 21–16, and was beaten in the second round by Marc Zwiebler of Germany with the score of 17–21, 18–21.
2011 (London, England)
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 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)
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.
In 2008, 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.
Abián played at the Master European Circuit Finals in 2010 (Netherlands), he lost in the final against Rune Ulsing (Denmark).
Abián finished first in the European Ranking in the season 2010/2011.
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.
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]
European Games
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2015 | Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan |  Emil Holst |
21–12, 23–21 |  Gold |
[7] |
Mediterranean Games
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey |  Brice Leverdez |
17–21, 21–23 |  Silver |
[8] |
| 2018 | El Morell Pavilion, Tarragona, Spain | Lucas Corvée |
21–23, 21–15, 21–17 | Gold |
[9] |
| 2022 | Multipurpose Omnisports Hall, Oued Tlélat, Algeria |  Luís Enrique Peñalver |
21–13, 22–20 | Gold |
[10] |
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Multipurpose Omnisports Hall, Oued Tlélat, Algeria |
Luís Enrique Peñalver |
 Koceila Mammeri Youcef Sabri Medel |
21–14, 19–21, 16–21 | Silver |
[11] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Brasil Open |  Lin Dan |
13–21, 17–21 |  Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (29 titles, 16 runners-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Brazil International | Janek Roos |
15–1, 15–6 |  Winner |
| 2006 | Giraldilla International |  Ilian Perez |
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 | Nouméa International |  Arvind Bhat |
16–21, 21–17, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2007 | Ballarat International | 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 |  Sven-Eric Kastens |
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 | Ng Tze Yong |
19–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | Spanish International |  Jan Louda |
22–20, 20–22, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2023 | Lagos International |  Jonathan Matias |
18–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Swedish Open |  Andi Fadel Muhammad |
23–21, 21–19 | 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 |
- In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Abián and the second or maternal family name is Vicén.
- Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. "2008 Olympic Profile". Archived from the original on 9 August 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ElPaís.com (18 May 2008). "El gran reto de un deporte exótico". El País (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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "Abian Pablo". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
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- Barker, Philip (26 June 2018). "Abian wins home badminton gold for Spain at Mediterranean Games". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- "El aragonés Pablo Abián revalida el oro en bádminton en los Juegos del Mediterráneo" (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 30 June 2022. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- Williams, George (27 June 2022). "Abián and Peñalver give Spain a silver medal in badminton in Oran and Metreveli secures a medal in wrestling". Sportsfinding.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- Pablo Abián at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Pablo Abián at BWFbadminton.com
- Pablo Abián at Olympics.com
- Pablo Abián at Olympedia
- Pablo Abián Vicén at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
- Tokyo 2020 profile at Comité Olímpico Español at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 August 2021) (in Spanish)
- Profile at Badminton Europe
- New World Championship 2013 at BE
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 30 January 2020)
