| Eric Pang 方发财 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 January 1982 Groningen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 22 (10 October 2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
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]
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1999 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland |  Björn Joppien | 8–15, 10–15 |  Silver |
| 2001 | Spała Olympic Center, Spała, Poland | Joachim Persson | 15–3, 15–3 |  Gold |
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 |  Jan Ø. Jørgensen | 21–12, 13–21, 15–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2009 | Dutch Open |  Chetan Anand | 12–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Dutch Open | Dicky Palyama | 21–14, 21–10 |  Winner |
| 2013 | Canada Open |  Tan Chun Seang | 21–15, 11–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2003 | Dutch International |  Arief Rasidi | 11–15, 13–15 | Runner-up |
| 2005 | SCBA International |  Yuichi Ikeda | 13–15, 12–15 | Runner-up |
| 2005 | Norwegian International | Kasper Ødum | 15–7, 7–15, 15–10 | Winner |
| 2005 | Irish International |  Chetan Anand | 15–8, 6–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Dutch International | Dicky Palyama | 11–21, 21–14, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Spanish Open | Rune Ulsing | 21–12, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2010 | Belgian International | Marc Zwiebler | 15–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Bahrain International |  Tommy Sugiarto | 17–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Turkey International |  Przemysław Wacha | 18–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Swedish Masters |  Chan Yan Kit | 17–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Swedish Masters | Kento Momota | 9–21, 21–16, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Dutch International | Viktor Axelsen | 22–24, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Canadian International | Joachim Persson | 24–22, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2013 | Belgian International | Andre Kurniawan Tedjono | 17–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Croatian International | Nick Fransman | 21–16, 21–12 | Winner |
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