| EM | 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. - Kvalifikation | 03/06 17:00 | - | Angus Meldrum v Matthew Abela | L | 2-0 | |
| Island international | 01/26 12:30 | - | Matthew Abela v Mathias Solgaard | L | 0-2 | |
| Spanish International | 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 - Kvalifikation | 05/25 11:15 | - | Dragoslav Petrovic v Matthew Abela | L | 2-1 | |
| Slovenia Open - Kvalifikation | 05/17 16:55 | - | Matthew Abela v Kai Feng Tang | L | 0-2 | |
| Slovenia Open - Kvalifikation | 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 International | 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 |
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.
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.