Fabio Caponio

Fabio Caponio
Personal information
Born (1999-03-26) 26 March 1999
Santeramo in Colle, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly
SportBadminton
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking83 (MS, 17 October 2023)
115 (MD with Matteo Bellucci, 15 June 2017)
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Italy
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2026 TarantoMen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2022 OranMen's doubles

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.

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] In 2023, he won the Peru International.[5] In 2025, Caponio won the men's singles title in the Algeria International tournament.[6]

Achievements

Mediterranean Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Multipurpose Omnisports Hall,
Oued Tlélat, Algeria		 Italy Giovanni Toti Spain Pablo Abián
Spain Luis Enrique Peñalver		 21–17, 15–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze [4]

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 4 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2023 Chile International United States Kevin Arokia Walter 21–19, 25–27, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Venezuela International Italy Giovanni Toti 12–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Peru International El Salvador Uriel Canjura 21–11, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2025 Algeria International Netherlands Noah Haase 21–8, 9–21, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2026 Mexican International Brazil Jonathan Matias 11–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Ethiopia International Italy Matteo Bellucci Italy Lukas Osele
Italy Kevin Strobl		 21–17, 19–21, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Mauritius International Italy Giovanni Toti Mauritius Aatish Lubah
Mauritius Julien Paul		 13–21, 23–21, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Internacional Mexicano Italy Giovanni Toti Canada Adam Dong
Canada Nyl Yakura		 10–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 El Salvador International Italy Giovanni Toti Brazil Jonathan Matias
Brazil Artur Silva Pomoceno		 11–21, 21–14, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-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.
  5. ↑ Ferrante, Antonio (7 November 2023). "Santeramo eccelle in giro per il mondo grazie a Fabio Caponio". ilTag.it (in Italian). Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Algeria International, oro per Caponio nel singolare di Badminton". SanteramoLive.it (in Italian). 13 October 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
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