Daniel Vasconcellos Paiola (born May 4, 1989) is a Brazilian badminton player. He became the first Brazilian badminton player to win an individual medal in the Pan American Games when he won a bronze in the men's singles event at the 2011 Games, losing in the semi-finals to Guatemalan Kevin Cordón.[1][2] He has medaled ten at the Pan American Badminton Championships, and is a one-time national champion.
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| Country | Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 4, 1989 Campinas, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 62 (June 11, 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 113 (May 10, 2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life edit
Paiola was born in Campinas, and his father died when he was one year old.[3] He started out playing tennis, but took up badminton at age 13 after a shoulder injury took him out for year. While still a teenager, his mother sent him to train in Portugal with Marco Vasconcelos, a fifteen-time Portuguese national champion, and his training also took him to Spain, Denmark and Malaysia.[4] His first international tournament was the 2007 Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships, where he competed in the under-19 boys' singles and mixed doubles events.
Professional career edit
Paiola made his professional international debut at the 2008 South Africa International in Cape Town, where he won a gold medal in the men's singles category.[5]
In August 2011, Paiola competed at the 2011 BWF World Championships in London. He lost his first match to Kazushi Yamada of Japan (13-21, 9-21).[6] He also competed in men's doubles with compatriot Hugo Arthuso. They lost in the first round to Chris Adcock and Andrew Ellis (10-21, 11-21).[7]
He also competed at the 2014 BWF World Championships in Kuala Lumpur. In the men's singles tournament, he lost his first match against Austrian David Obernosterer (21-17, 11-21, 17-21).[8] He also participated in mixed doubles, where he and Paula Pereira lost in the first round to the Austrian pairing of Roman Zirnwald and Elisabeth Baldauf (15-21, 17-21). The following August at the 2015 event, though, he avenged his loss to Obernosterer by beating him by the scores of 21-14, 11-21, 24-22. He subsequently lost his second-round match with Lin Dan (widely considered one of the greatest badminton players ever) with scores of 14-21, 14-21.[3]
Achievements edit
Pan American Games edit
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Multipurpose Gymnasium, Guadalajara, Mexico |  Kevin Cordón
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14–21, 8–21 |  Bronze
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Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Canada |  Hugo Arthuso
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 Phillip Chew Sattawat Pongnairat
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18–21, 16–21 |  Silver
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Pan Am Championships edit
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada |
Bjorn Seguin
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21–23, 15–21 | Bronze
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| 2013 | Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Sattawat Pongnairat
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19–21, 18–21 | Bronze
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| 2012 | Manuel Bonilla Stadium, Lima, Peru |
 Osleni Guerrero
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11–21, 16–21 | Bronze
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Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Manuel Bonilla Stadium, Lima, Peru |
Alex Yuwan Tjong
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 Adrian Liu Derrick Ng
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9–21, 9–21 | Silver
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| 2010 | Clube Curitibano, Curitiba, Brazil |
Hugo Arthuso
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Sameera Gunatileka Vincent Nguy
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19–21, 21–19, 17–21 | Silver
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Paula B Pereira
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Howard Shu Eva Lee
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8–21, 12–21 | Bronze
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South American Games edit
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Medellín, Colombia | Hugo Arthuso
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13–21, 21–18, 24–22 |  Gold
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Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Medellín, Colombia | Alex Yuwan Tjong
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 Antonio de Vinatea Rodrigo Pacheco
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14–21, 19–21 | Silver
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BWF International Challenge/Series edit
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Colombia International | Bjorn Seguin
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18–21, 18–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2015 | Peru International Series | Kevin Cordón
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16–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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| 2014 | Venezuela International | Osleni Guerrero
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13–21, 8–21 | Runner-up
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| 2014 | Argentina International | Kevin Cordón
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12–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2014 | Puerto Rico International |  Brice Leverdez
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17–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Internacional Mexicano | Osleni Guerrero
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16–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2009 | Suriname International |  Virgil Soeroredjo
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19–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2009 | Colombia International | Mario Cuba
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21–19, 21–15 |  Winner
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| 2008 | South Africa International |  Roelof Dednam
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23–21, 18–21, 21–18 | Winner
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Brazil International | Hugo Arthuso
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 Job Castillo Lino Munoz
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18–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Colombia International | Alex Yuwan Tjong
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 Giovanni Greco Rosario Maddaloni
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21–16, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2015 | Internacional Mexicano | Hugo Arthuso
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Job Castillo Lino Munoz
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21–13, 12–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Peru International Series | Hugo Arthuso
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 Emre Vural Sİnan Zorlu
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14–21, 21–17, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2014 | Venezuela International | Hugo Arthuso
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Fabio da Silva Soares Alex Yuwan Tjong
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16–21, 21–18, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2014 | Argentina International | Hugo Arthuso
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Jonathan Solis Rodolfo Ramirez
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15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Canadian International | Hugo Arthuso
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Adrian Liu Derrick Ng
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7–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Miami International | Hugo Arthuso
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Phillip Chew Sattawat Pongnairat
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21–16, 18–21, 21–9 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Puerto Rico International | Fabiana Silva
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Alex Yuwan Tjong Lohaynny Vicente
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12–21, 21–18, 23–25 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Internacional Mexicano | Paula B Pereira
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Hugo Arthuso Fabiana Silva
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13–21, 21–13, 21–19 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Daniel Paiola perde na semi e fica com bronze no badminton" (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ "Daniel Paiola leva bronze no badminton e mira Londres. Veja fotos" (in Portuguese). ig.com.br. 31 October 2011. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ a b Sukumar, Dev (11 August 2015). "Dream Day for Paiola – TOTAL BWF World Championships: Day 2 Session 1". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ Nantes, Beatriz (19 June 2012). "Melhor do badminton no Brasil, Paiola quer centro de treinamento no país" (in Portuguese). Esporte em Pauta. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "South Africa 2008". Tournament Software. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Daniel Paiola perde e dá adeus ao Mundial de badminton" (in Portuguese). Terra.com.br. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "English badminton duo book tie with third seeds". ESPN.co.uk. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Osleni Guerrero cayó en Mundial de bádminton" (in Spanish). Juventud Rebelde. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
