Eric Pang (born 30 January 1982) is a Dutch badminton player, who became European Junior Champion in 2001. He won the National Dutch Championships seven times between 2009 and 2015.
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| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 January 1982 Groningen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 22 (10 October 2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career edit
As a part of the BC Amersfoort team, Pang reached the final of the European Cup 2007 held in Amersfoort. Together with Lotte Bruil-Jonathans, Yao Jie, Larisa Griga, Dicky Palyama and Chris Bruil. The final was lost against the team of NL Primorje. In the semi-finals they were too strong for CB Rinconada.
Eric Pang won the Norwegian International in 2005, the Spanish Open in 2010, the Canadian International in 2013 and the Croatian International in 2015. In 2012 Eric Pang won the Yonex Dutch Open Grand Prix beating his compatriot Dicky Palyama in the final with straight games. After his retirement in 2015 he became a coach at the Dutch National junior squad and also a juniors talent coach in Almere for a short period of time. Then he moved to China with his wife Yao Jie to open a badminton school there. When they returned to Europe the couple settled in Hamburg, Germany where they are part of the Trainers staff at the Hamburger Badminton Verband, one of Germany's National Badminton Centre's.
Personal life edit
Eric Pang was born to a Chinese Singaporean father and Dutch mother.[1][2] His Chinese name is Fang Facai (Chinese: 方发财). He married Yao Jie in 2009, who later also became his coach.[3]
Achievements edit
European Junior Championships edit
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1999 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland |  Björn Joppien
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8–15, 10–15 |  Silver
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| 2001 | Spała Olympic Center, Spała, Poland | Joachim Persson
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15–3, 15–3 |  Gold
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BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 3 runners-up) edit
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 |
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| 2009 | Bitburger Open |  Jan Ø. Jørgensen
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21–12, 13–21, 15–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2009 | Dutch Open |  Chetan Anand
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12–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2012 | Dutch Open | Dicky Palyama
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21–14, 21–10 |  Winner
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| 2013 | Canada Open |  Tan Chun Seang
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21–15, 11–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 11 runners-up) edit
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2003 | Dutch International |  Arief Rasidi
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11–15, 13–15 | Runner-up
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| 2005 | SCBA International |  Yuichi Ikeda
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13–15, 12–15 | Runner-up
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| 2005 | Norwegian International | Kasper Ødum
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15–7, 7–15, 15–10 | Winner
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| 2005 | Irish International |  Chetan Anand
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15–8, 6–15, 7–15 | Runner-up
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| 2009 | Dutch International | Dicky Palyama
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11–21, 21–14, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2010 | Spanish Open | Rune Ulsing
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21–12, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2010 | Belgian International | Marc Zwiebler
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15–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2010 | Bahrain International |  Tommy Sugiarto
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17–21, 9–21 | Runner-up
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| 2010 | Turkey International |  Przemysław Wacha
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18–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2012 | Swedish Masters |  Chan Yan Kit
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17–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Swedish Masters | Kento Momota
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9–21, 21–16, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Dutch International | Viktor Axelsen
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22–24, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Canadian International | Joachim Persson
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24–22, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2013 | Belgian International | Andre Kurniawan Tedjono
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17–21, 11–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Croatian International | Nick Fransman
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21–16, 21–12 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "BWF SUPER SERIES - DJARUM INDONESIA OPEN 2008". foxsportspulse.com. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "羽球结缘姚洁当了荷兰媳妇 打算08年请队友喝喜酒". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "Pang's cool with wife calling the shots". thestar.com.my. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
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