Eric Pang (born 30 January 1982) is a Dutch

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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

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. Together with Lotte Bruil-Jonathans,

Yao Jie Yao Jie ( zh, s=姚洁, t=姚潔, p=Yáo Jié; born 10 April 1977) is a Chinese-born badminton player who now resides in the Netherlands. Yao is one of a number of badminton players who have emigrated from China, in part, because the depth o ...

, Larisa Griga,

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and

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. The final was lost against the team of

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. In the semi-finals they were too strong for

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. Eric Pang won the

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in 2005, the Spanish Open in 2010, the Canadian International in 2013 and the

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in 2015. In 2012 Eric Pang won the Yonex Dutch Open Grand Prix beating his compatriot

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

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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

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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

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father and

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mother. His Chinese name is Fang Facai (). He married

in 2009, who later also became his coach.

Achievements

European Junior Championships

''Boys' singles''

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

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(BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. ''Men's singles'' : BWF Grand Prix tournament : BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

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

''Men's singles'' :

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tournament :

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tournament

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pang, Eric 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Groningen (city) Dutch people of Indonesian descent Sportspeople of Indonesian descent Dutch people of Chinese descent Dutch male badminton players Badminton players at the 2015 European Games European Games competitors for the Netherlands