Pablo Abián

Pablo Abián Vicén (; born 12 June 1985) is a Spanish badminton player. He was the men's singles gold medalists at the 2015 European Games, 2018 and 2022 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 (Lithuania), 23–21, 12–21, 21–9.

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. He won his first match 21–7 and 21–11 against Raul Must (Estonia) in the group stage, and lost his second encounter 11–21 and 10–21 to Chen Long (China)

2024 (Paris, France) Abián competed in the men's singles event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

World Championships

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.

European Championships 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.

World University Championships, Universiade Games and Mediterranean Games 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.

He won the silver medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games played in Mersin (Turkey).

Achievements

European Games Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref 2015 Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan Emil Holst 21–12, 23–21 Gold Gold

Mediterranean Games Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref 2013 Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey Brice Leverdez 17–21, 21–23 Silver Silver 2018 El Morell Pavilion, Tarragona, Spain Lucas Corvée 21–23, 21–15, 21–17 Gold Gold 2022 Multipurpose Omnisports Hall, Oued Tlélat, Algeria Luis Enrique Peñalver 21–13, 22–20 Gold Gold

Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2022 Multipurpose Omnisports Hall,Oued Tlélat, Algeria Luis Enrique Peñalver Koceila Mammeri Youcef Sabri Medel 21–14, 19–21, 16–21 Silver 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 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, 17 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 2024 Nantes International Alex Lanier 14–21, 13–21 Runner-up 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