Pablo Abián

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Pablo Abián
Personal information
Birth name Pablo Abián Vicen
Born June 12, 1985 (1985-06-12) (age 26)[1]
Calatayud, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 78 kg (170 lb; 12.3 st)
Country  Spain
Years active 2001
2004–present
Handedness Right
Men's singles
Highest Ranking 20 (September 8, 2011)
Current Ranking 22 (January 5, 2012)
BWF Profile

Pablo Abián (born June 12, 1985)[1][2] is a male badminton player from Spain.

Contents

[edit] Career

[edit] World Championships

Abián played the 2001 IBF World Championships in men's doubles together with his brother, Javier Abián. He also played the 2006 IBF World Championships in men's singles, and he was defeated in first round by Andrew Smith of England.

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.

[edit] 2008 Olympics

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]

[edit] Major achievements

Rank Event Date Obs
Open Championships
1 Men's singles 2005 Brazil International
1 Men's singles 2006, 2007 Torneo International Giraldilla
1 Men's singles 2006 Latvia Riga District International
1 Men's singles 2007 Ballart International

[edit] References

[edit] External links


Personal tools
Namespaces
Variants
Actions
Navigation
Interaction
Toolbox
Print/export
Languages