Fabio Caponio

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Fabio Caponio
Personal information
CountryItaly
Born (1999-03-26) 26 March 1999 (age 26)
Santeramo in Colle, Italy
ResidenceSanteramo in Colle, Italy
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking83 (MS, 17 October 2023)
115 (MD with Matteo Bellucci, 15 June 2017)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Oran Men's doubles
BWF profile

Fabio Caponio (born 26 March 1999) is an Italian badminton player. [1] He plays for the Italian national team as well as the Italian Air Force.

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Career

In 2016, he won the Ethiopia International tournament in the men's doubles event. [2] [3] In 2017, he won the Mauritius International tournament in the men's doubles event.

In 2022, Caponio teamed-up with Giovanni Toti won the bronze medal in the men's doubles at the 2022 Mediterranean Games. [4]

Achievements

Mediterranean Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
2022 Multipurpose Omnisports Hall,
Oued Tlélat, Algeria
Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Toti Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Abián
Flag of Spain.svg Luis Enrique Peñalver
21–17, 15–21, 19–21 Med 3.png Bronze [4]

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2023 Chile International Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Arokia Walter 21–19, 25–27, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023 Venezuela International Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Toti 12–21, 20–22Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023 Peru International Flag of El Salvador.svg Uriel Canjura 21–11, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016 Ethiopia International Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Bellucci Flag of Italy.svg Lukas Osele
Flag of Italy.svg Kevin Strobl
21–17, 19–21, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2017 Mauritius International Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Toti Flag of Mauritius.svg Aatish Lubah
Flag of Mauritius.svg Julien Paul
13–21, 23–21, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2021 Internacional Mexicano Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Toti Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Dong
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nyl Yakura
10–21, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021 El Salvador International Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Toti Flag of Brazil.svg Jonathan Matias
Flag of Brazil.svg Artur Silva Pomoceno
11–21, 21–14, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. "Players: Fabio Caponio". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. "Azzurri protagonisti nelle finali dell'Ethiopia International con tre Ori, un Argento e tre Bronzi" (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Badminton. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. "Badminton, Ethiopia International 2016: incetta di medaglie azzurre in Africa!" (in Italian). Veesible. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 Santangelo, Roberto (27 June 2022). "Badminton, Giochi del Mediterraneo 2022: argento per Katharina Fink e Yasmine Hamza, bronzo per Fabio Caponio e Giovanni Toti" (in Italian). OA Sport. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.