Eric Pang

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.

Eric Pang
Personal information
Country Netherlands
Born (1982-01-30) 30 January 1982
Groningen, Netherlands
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking22 (10 October 2009)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Netherlands
European Mixed Team Championships
2004 Geneva Mixed team
2006 Den Bosch Mixed team
European Junior Championships
2001 Spała Boys' singles
1999 Glasgow Boys' singles
BWF profile

Career

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 and the Spanish Open in 2010. In 2012 Eric Pang won the Yonex Dutch Open Grand Prix beating his compatriot Dicky Palyama in the final with straight games.

Eric Pang at the 2007 Dutch National Championships

Personal life

Eric Pang was born to a Chinese Indonesian 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

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2001 Spała Olympic Center, Spala, Poland Joachim Persson 15–3, 15–3 Gold
1999 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland Björn Joppien 8–15, 10–15 Silver

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 3 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 Canada Open Tan Chun Seang 21–15, 11–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2012 Dutch Open Dicky Palyama 21–14, 21–10 Winner
2009 Dutch Open Chetan Anand 12–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2009 Bitburger Open Jan Ø. Jørgensen 21–12, 13–21, 15–21 Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix tournament
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 11 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Croatian International Nick Fransman 21–16, 21–12 Winner
2013 Belgian International Andre Kurniawan Tedjono 17–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2013 Canadian International Joachim Persson 24–22, 21–16 Winner
2013 Dutch International Viktor Axelsen 22–24, 12–21 Runner-up
2013 Swedish Masters Kento Momota 9–21, 21–16, 18–21 Runner-up
2012 Swedish Masters Chan Yan Kit 17–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2010 Turkey International Przemysław Wacha 18–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2010 Bahrain International Tommy Sugiarto 17–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2010 Belgian International Marc Zwiebler 15–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2010 Spanish Open Rune Ulsing 21–12, 21–19 Winner
2009 Dutch International Dicky Palyama 11–21, 21–14, 15–21 Runner-up
2005 Irish International Chetan Anand 15–8, 6–15, 7–15 Runner-up
2005 Norwegian International Kasper Ødum 15–7, 7–15, 15–10 Winner
2005 SCBA International Yuichi Ikeda 13–15, 12–15 Runner-up
2003 Dutch International Arief Rasidi 11–15, 13–15 Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
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References
  1. "BWF SUPER SERIES - DJARUM INDONESIA OPEN 2008". foxsportspulse.com. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  2. "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.
  3. "Pang's cool with wife calling the shots". thestar.com.my. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
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