Daniel Paiola

Daniel Paiola
Personal information
Country  Brazil
Born (1989-05-04) May 4, 1989
Campinas, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Handedness Right
Men's singles
Highest ranking 62 (June 11, 2015)
Current ranking 113 (May 10, 2012)
Medal record
Men's Badminton
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto Men's singles
2011 Guadalajara Men's singles
Pan American Championships
2016 Campinas Mixed doubles
2013 Santo Domingo Men's singles
2013 Santo Domingo Mixed doubles
2014 Markham Men's singles
South American Games
2014 Medellín Men's singles
BWF profile

Daniel Vasconcellos Paiola (born May 4, 1989 in Campinas) 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 four times at the Pan American Badminton Championships, and is a one-time national champion.

Early life

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

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 him 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

References

  1. ↑ "Daniel Paiola perde na semi e fica com bronze no badminton" (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Daniel Paiola leva bronze no badminton e mira Londres. Veja fotos" (in Portuguese). ig.com.br. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  3. 1 2 Sukumar, Dev (11 August 2015). "Dream Day for Paiola – TOTAL BWF World Championships: Day 2 Session 1". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Nantes, Beatriz (19 June 2012). "Melhor do badminton no Brasil, Paiola quer centro de treinamento no país" (in Portugal). Esporte em Pauta. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "South Africa 2008". Tournament Software. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Daniel Paiola perde e dá adeus ao Mundial de badminton" (in Portuguese). Terra.com.br. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "English badminton duo book tie with third seeds". ESPN.co.uk. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Osleni Guerrero cayó en Mundial de bádminton" (in Spanish). Juventud Rebelde. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2016.

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