Eric Pang
方发财
Birth date30 January 1982 (age 44)
Birth placeGroningen, Netherlands
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st)
CountryNetherlands
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles
Highest ranking22
Date of highest ranking10 October 2009
Bwfbadminton id10319
Bwf id806F7F5F-AC8E-4FFE-BBB0-18F351B9075D

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.

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, 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

Eric Pang was born to a Chinese Singaporean father and Dutch mother.[1][2] His Chinese name is Fang Facai (simplified Chinese: 方发财). He married Yao Jie in 2009, who later also became his coach.[3]

Achievements

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1999Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, ScotlandBjörn Joppien8–15, 10–15Silver
2001Spała Olympic Center, Spała, PolandJoachim Persson15–3, 15–3Gold

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

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

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2009Bitburger OpenJan Ø. Jørgensen21–12, 13–21, 15–21Runner-up
2009Dutch OpenChetan Anand12–21, 15–21Runner-up
2012Dutch OpenDicky Palyama21–14, 21–10Winner
2013Canada OpenTan Chun Seang21–15, 11–21, 16–21Runner-up
BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

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

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2003Dutch InternationalArief Rasidi11–15, 13–15Runner-up
2005SCBA InternationalYuichi Ikeda13–15, 12–15Runner-up
2005Norwegian InternationalKasper Ødum15–7, 7–15, 15–10Winner
2005Irish InternationalChetan Anand15–8, 6–15, 7–15Runner-up
2009Dutch InternationalDicky Palyama11–21, 21–14, 15–21Runner-up
2010Spanish OpenRune Ulsing21–12, 21–19Winner
2010Belgian InternationalMarc Zwiebler15–21, 17–21Runner-up
2010Bahrain InternationalTommy Sugiarto17–21, 9–21Runner-up
2010Turkey InternationalPrzemysław Wacha18–21, 17–21Runner-up
2012Swedish MastersChan Yan Kit17–21, 19–21Runner-up
2013Swedish MastersKento Momota9–21, 21–16, 18–21Runner-up
2013Dutch InternationalViktor Axelsen22–24, 12–21Runner-up
2013Canadian InternationalJoachim Persson24–22, 21–16Winner
2013Belgian InternationalAndre Kurniawan Tedjono17–21, 11–21Runner-up
2015Croatian InternationalNick Fransman21–16, 21–12Winner
BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament

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" (in Chinese). sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Pang's cool with wife calling the shots". thestar.com.my. Retrieved 24 February 2016.