World Championships

Abián played the 2001 IBF World Championships

2001 IBF World Championships

The 12th IBF World Championships, also known as the World Badminton Championships, were held in the Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain, between 3 June and 10 June 2001.-Medalists:-Men's Singles:-Women's Singles:-Men's Doubles:...

 in men's doubles together with his brother, Javier Abián. He also played the 2006 IBF World Championships

2006 IBF World Championships

The 2006 IBF World Championships was held in Madrid, the capital of Spain, from September 18 to September 24, 2006.-Medalists:-Men's Singles:-Men's Doubles:-Women's Singles:-Women's Doubles:-Mixed Doubles:-Medal account:...

 in men's singles, and he was defeated in first round by Andrew Smith

Andrew Smith (badminton)

Andrew Michael Smith is an English badminton player.-Career:He had won the New Zealand International in 2004, the Australian International in 2004 and 2005, and also the Croatian International and the Vietnam Open in 2006...

 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

Luka Petric

Luka Petrič is a male badminton player from Slovenia.-National championships:*2005 – men's singles*2006 – men's singles & mixed doubles*2007 – men's singles*2010 – men's singles...

 21-9, 29-27. In the second round he was beaten by Simon Santoso

Simon Santoso

Simon Santoso is a male badminton player from Indonesia.-Career:When he was young, he joined the Tangkas Jakarta badminton club before joining the Indonesian National team PBSI. In 2005 he won the Robot HCMC Vietnam Satellite and the silver medal at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games...

, of Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

, 21-18, 21-15.

2008 Olympics

He competed in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Badminton competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.-Qualification:The qualification for 2008 Summer Olympics began from May 2007 until April 2008...

 in men's singles and was defeated in the first round by Kestutis Navickas

Kestutis Navickas

Kęstutis Navickas is a male badminton player from Lithuania.Kestutis Navickas played in the German club TV Refrath from 2005-2006 after that he change to the team of Gifhon...

, 23-21, 12-21, 21-9.

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

External links

• BWF Player Profile