| Bonn Int. | 05/30 10:50 | - | Matthew Abela v Heng Lin Ngan | L | 0-2 | |
| Austrian Open Qual | 05/23 07:40 | - | Matthew Abela v Patrick Zbinden | L | 0-2 | |
| Slovenia Open | 05/17 09:20 | - | Miha Ivancic v Matthew Abela | L | 2-0 | |
| European Championships | 04/08 12:40 | - | Danylo Bosniuk v Matthew Abela | L | 2-0 | |
| Malta Int. | 04/05 12:30 | - |
Matthew Abela v
Wolfgang Gnedt
|
L | 0-2 | |
| Portugal Int. Qual | 03/06 17:00 | - | Angus Meldrum v Matthew Abela | L | 2-0 | |
| Iceland Int. | 01/26 12:30 | - | Matthew Abela v Mathias Solgaard | L | 0-2 | |
| Spanish Int. | 11/14 15:35 | - | Matthew Abela v Ernesto Baschwitz | L | 0-2 | |
| European Games | 06/28 09:30 | - | Matthew Abela v Filip Spoljarec | L | 0-2 | |
| Austrian Open Qual | 05/25 11:15 | - | Dragoslav Petrovic v Matthew Abela | L | 2-1 | |
| Slovenia Open Quals | 05/17 16:55 | - | Matthew Abela v Kai Feng Tang | L | 0-2 | |
| Slovenia Open Quals | 05/17 09:20 | - | Matthew Abela v Aaron Bai | W | 2-0 | |
| Luxembourg Open | 05/05 08:20 | - |
Matthew Abela v
Krishna Adi Nugraha
|
L | 0-2 | |
| Dutch Int. | 04/14 10:25 | - |
Karan Rajan Rajarajan
v
Matthew Abela |
L | 2-0 | |
| Portugal Int. | 03/10 12:40 | - |
Dominik Kwinta
v
Matthew Abela |
L | 2-0 | |
| Canada Open | 09/28 17:40 | 5 |
Misha Zilberman
v
Matthew Abela |
L | 2-0 | |
| Luxembourg Open | 05/06 08:20 | - |
Matthew Abela v
Dennis Koppen
|
L | 0-2 | |
| European Championships | 04/26 10:20 | - |
Tobias Kuenzi
v
Matthew Abela |
L | 2-0 | |
| Ukraine Open | 01/28 11:40 | - |
Christo Popov
v
Matthew Abela |
L | 2-0 | |
| Hungarian Int. | 11/04 12:00 | 5 | Matthew Abela v Jacob Nilsson | L | 0-2 | |
| Czech Open Qual | 10/21 11:40 | - | Matthew Abela v Dominik Kopriva | L | 1-2 | |
| Ukraine Int. | 09/08 11:05 | - |
Matthew Abela v
Chirag Sen
|
L | 0-2 | |
| Hellas Int. | 09/03 09:30 | - |
Jan Louda
v
Matthew Abela |
L | 2-0 | |
| Olympics 2020 - Men | 07/25 03:40 | 1 |
Yu Qi Shi
v
Matthew Abela |
L | 2-0 | |
| Slovenia Int. | 05/20 11:20 | - | Eveshgaran Vasigaran v Matthew Abela | L | 2-0 | |
| Portuguese Int. Qual | 05/06 11:00 | 1 |
Matthew Abela v
Harry Huang
|
L | 0-2 | |
| Portuguese Int. | 11/06 10:45 | 7 | Matthew Abela v Joan Monroy | L | 0-2 | |
| Slovak Open Qual | 02/26 09:05 | - | Matthew Abela v Shaun Ekengren | L | 0-2 | |
| Iceland Int. | 01/25 12:20 | 4 | Mikkel Enghoj v Matthew Abela | L | 2-0 | |
| Iceland Int. | 01/24 17:20 | 5 | Matthew Abela v Samuel Cassar | W | 2-0 |
Wikipedia - Matthew Abela
Matthew Abela (born 18 March 1999) is a Maltese badminton player affiliated with Paola badminton club. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Men's singles.
He is seven times Maltese National champion.
History
Abela started playing badminton when he was 5 years old and his father, who is a coach, used to bring him to training sessions. He trained at the Paola badminton club, and entered the Maltese national team since 2011. He won his first U19 national junior title in 2011, and until 2019, he has collected eleven U19 national junior titles. He made his international debut in the junior tournament in 2013, and to improve and reach his future goals to become a better badminton player, he joining Badminton Europe's Centre of Excellence based in Holbæk, Denmark in September 2017.
Abela won six men's singles title and one mixed doubles title at the Maltese National Championships. With participation at 2020 Tokyo Olympics confirmed, Abela has also been confirmed as the first badminton player to ever represent Malta at the Olympics.