Daniel Paiola


Daniel Vasconcellos Paiola 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. He has medaled ten 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. 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. 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.
In August 2011, Paiola competed at the 2011 BWF World Championships in London. He lost his first match to Kazushi Yamada of Japan. He also competed in men's doubles with compatriot Hugo Arthuso. They lost in the first round to Chris Adcock and Andrew Ellis.
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. He also participated in mixed doubles, where he and Paula Pereira lost in the first round to the Austrian pairing of Roman Zirnwald and Elisabeth Baldauf. 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 with scores of 14-21, 14-21.

Achievements

Pan American Games

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2011Multipurpose Gymnasium, Guadalajara, Mexico Kevin Cordón14–21, 8–21 Bronze

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Canada Hugo Arthuso Phillip Chew
Sattawat Pongnairat		18–21, 16–21 Silver

Pan Am Championships

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2014Markham Pan Am Centre,
Markham, Canada		 Bjorn Seguin21–23, 15–21 Bronze
2013Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic		 Sattawat Pongnairat19–21, 18–21 Bronze
2012Coliseo Manuel Bonilla,
Lima, Peru		 Osleni Guerrero11–21, 16–21 Bronze

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012Coliseo Manuel Bonilla,
Lima, Peru		 Alex Yuwan Tjong Adrian Liu
Derrick Ng		9–21, 9–21 Silver
2010Clube Curitibano,
Curitiba, Brazil		 Hugo Arthuso Sameera Gunatileka
Vincent Nguy		19–21, 21–19, 17–21 Silver

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic		 Paula B Pereira Howard Shu
Eva Lee		8–21, 12–21 Bronze

South American Games

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2010Medellín, Colombia Hugo Arthuso13–21, 21–18, 24–22 Gold

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Medellín, Colombia Alex Yuwan Tjong Antonio de Vinatea
Rodrigo Pacheco		14–21, 19–21 Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2015Colombia International Bjorn Seguin18–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2015Peru International Series Kevin Cordón16–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2014Venezuela International Osleni Guerrero13–21, 8–21 Runner-up
2014Argentina International Kevin Cordón12–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2014Puerto Rico International Brice Leverdez17–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2013Internacional Mexicano Osleni Guerrero16–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2009Suriname International Virgil Soeroredjo19–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2009Colombia International Mario Cuba21–19, 21–15 Winner
2008South Africa International Roelof Dednam23–21, 18–21, 21–18 Winner

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Brazil International Hugo Arthuso Job Castillo
Lino Munoz		18–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2015Colombia International Alex Yuwan Tjong Giovanni Greco
Rosario Maddaloni		21–16, 21–17 Winner
2015Internacional Mexicano Hugo Arthuso Job Castillo
Lino Munoz		21–13, 12–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2015Peru International Series Hugo Arthuso Emre Vural
Sİnan Zorlu		14–21, 21–17, 19–21 Runner-up
2014Venezuela International Hugo Arthuso Fabio da Silva Soares
Alex Yuwan Tjong		16–21, 21–18, 21–14 Winner
2014Argentina International Hugo Arthuso Jonathan Solis
Rodolfo Ramirez		15–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2011Canadian International Hugo Arthuso Adrian Liu
Derrick Ng		7–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2011Miami International Hugo Arthuso Phillip Chew
Sattawat Pongnairat		21–16, 18–21, 21–9 Winner

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Puerto Rico International Fabiana Silva Alex Yuwan Tjong
Lohaynny Vicente		12–21, 21–18, 23–25 Runner-up
2013Internacional Mexicano Paula B Pereira Hugo Arthuso
Fabiana Silva		13–21, 21–13, 21–19 Winner