# Pablo Abián

Pablo Abián Vicén (Spanish pronunciation:; 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 | |

### Mediterranean Games

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

### 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 |