Pablo Abián
Pablo Abián Vicén is a Spanish badminton player. He was the men's singles gold medalists at the 2015 European Games|2015 European Games], 2018 Mediterranean 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, 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, 21–17, 16–21, 21–16, then he lost in the next match, against the 2004 Athens Olympics gold medalist Taufik Hidayat, 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 in the group stage, and lost his second encounter 18–21 and 19–21 to Hu Yun after having a good lead in both sets.2020 (Tokyo, Japan)
Abián competed in the Badminton at the [2020 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|men's singles event] at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He won his first match 21–7 and 21–11 against Raul Must in the group stage, and lost his second encounter 11–21 and 10–21 to Chen Long2024 (Paris, France)
Abián competed in the Badminton at the [2024 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|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 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 by 21–14, 23–21. In the second round, he beat Ajay Jayaram by 21–9, 21–17. In the last sixteen, he lost against Nguyễn Tiến Minh 21–15, 9–21, 10–21.European Championships
In 2008, Abián was 5th in the European Championship. In the first round he beat Atli Jóhannesson by 21–12, 21–8. In the second round he beath Aamir Ghaffar by 22–20, 21–19. In the last sixteen he beat Steinar Klausen 21–8, 21–9. In the quarter-finals he lost against Przemysław Wacha 11–21, 17–21.Abián played at the Master European Circuit Finals in 2010, he lost in the final against Rune Ulsing.
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.He achieved 5th place in the 2011 Summer Universiade. He lost in the quarter-final against Wen Kai by 12–21, 21–23.
Abián won the silver medal at the 2012 World University Championship. He lost the final against Wen Kai by 16–21, 8–21.
He won the silver medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games played in Mersin.
Achievements
European Games
Men's singles| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 European Games – Men's singles|2015] | Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan |  Mediterranean GamesMen's singles
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