Fabio Caponio (born 26 March 1999) is an Italian badminton player.[1] He plays for the Italian national team as well as the Italian Air Force.
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| Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 March 1999 Santeramo in Colle, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Santeramo in Colle, Italy | ||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 83 (MS, 17 October 2023) 115 (MD with Matteo Bellucci, 15 June 2017) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
In 2016, he won the Ethiopia International tournament in the men's doubles event.[2][3] In 2017, he won the Mauritius International tournament in the men's doubles event.
In 2022, Caponio teamed-up with Giovanni Toti won the bronze medal in the men's doubles at the 2022 Mediterranean Games.[4]
Achievements edit
Mediterranean Games edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | Multipurpose Omnisports Hall, Oued Tlélat, Algeria |
 Giovanni Toti
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 Pablo Abián Luís Enrique Peñalver
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21–17, 15–21, 19–21 |  Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 3 runners-up) edit
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Chile International |  Kevin Arokia Walter
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21–19, 25–27, 21–19 |  Winner
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| 2023 | Venezuela International | Giovanni Toti
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12–21, 20–22 |  Runner-up
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| 2023 | Peru International |  Uriel Canjura
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21–11, 21–18 | Winner
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Ethiopia International | Matteo Bellucci
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Lukas Osele Kevin Strobl
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21–17, 19–21, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2017 | Mauritius International | Giovanni Toti
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 Aatish Lubah Julien Paul
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13–21, 23–21, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2021 | Internacional Mexicano | Giovanni Toti
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 Adam Dong Nyl Yakura
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10–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
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| 2021 | El Salvador International | Giovanni Toti
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 Jonathan Matias Artur Silva Pomoceno
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11–21, 21–14, 17–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Players: Fabio Caponio". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Azzurri protagonisti nelle finali dell'Ethiopia International con tre Ori, un Argento e tre Bronzi" (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Badminton. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Badminton, Ethiopia International 2016: incetta di medaglie azzurre in Africa!" (in Italian). Veesible. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ a b Santangelo, Roberto (27 June 2022). "Badminton, Giochi del Mediterraneo 2022: argento per Katharina Fink e Yasmine Hamza, bronzo per Fabio Caponio e Giovanni Toti" (in Italian). OA Sport. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fabio Caponio.
- Fabio Caponio at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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