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 (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 |
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1999 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | ![]() |
8–15, 10–15 | ![]() |
2001 | Spała Olympic Center, Spała, Poland | ![]() |
15–3, 15–3 | ![]() |
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
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | Bitburger Open | ![]() |
21–12, 13–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2009 | Dutch Open | ![]() |
12–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2012 | Dutch Open | ![]() |
21–14, 21–10 | ![]() |
2013 | Canada Open | ![]() |
21–15, 11–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
- 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 |
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2003 | Dutch International | ![]() |
11–15, 13–15 | ![]() |
2005 | SCBA International | ![]() |
13–15, 12–15 | ![]() |
2005 | Norwegian International | ![]() |
15–7, 7–15, 15–10 | ![]() |
2005 | Irish International | ![]() |
15–8, 6–15, 7–15 | ![]() |
2009 | Dutch International | ![]() |
11–21, 21–14, 15–21 | ![]() |
2010 | Spanish Open | ![]() |
21–12, 21–19 | ![]() |
2010 | Belgian International | ![]() |
15–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2010 | Bahrain International | ![]() |
17–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
2010 | Turkey International | ![]() |
18–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2012 | Swedish Masters | ![]() |
17–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Swedish Masters | ![]() |
9–21, 21–16, 18–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Dutch International | ![]() |
22–24, 12–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Canadian International | ![]() |
24–22, 21–16 | ![]() |
2013 | Belgian International | ![]() |
17–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2015 | Croatian International | ![]() |
21–16, 21–12 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- ^ "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.
External links
- Eric Pang at BWFBadminton.com
- Eric Pang at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link) (archived)
- Eric Pang at the Baku 2015 European Games (archived)