Pablo Abián

Personal information
Birth name	Pablo Abián Vicen
Date of birth	June 12, 1985 (1985-06-12) (age 24)[1]
Place of birth	Calatayud, Spain
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight	78 kg (170 lb; 12.3 st)
Men's singles
Country	Spain
Handedness	Right
Current Ranking	43 (November 1, 2007 [3])
BWF Profile

Pablo Abián (born June 12, 1985)^[1][4] is a male badminton player from Spain.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 World Championships 1.2 2008 Olympics 2 Major achievements 3 References 4 External links

[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.^[5]

[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

• BWF Player Profile

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