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Gabby Adcock

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Gabrielle Marie Adcock (née White; born 30 September 1990) is an English retired badminton player.[2]

Gabby Adcock
Personal information
Full nameGabrielle Marie Adcock
Birth nameGabrielle Marie White
CountryEngland
Born (1990-09-30) 30 September 1990 (age 33)[1]
Leeds, England[1]
ResidenceMilton Keynes, England[1]
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking16 (WD 8 July 2010)
4 (XD 24 August 2017)
Current ranking16 (XD 8 March 2022)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Great Britain
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Mixed doubles
Representing  England
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Glasgow Mixed doubles
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Mixed team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kolding Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Huelva Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Leuven Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Moscow Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Lubin Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Waitakere Mixed doubles
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Völklingen Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Völklingen Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Career

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Gabby started playing badminton aged 10 in the badminton club at her school and became a full-time player straight from school at 16. She competes in badminton as a doubles specialist.[1][2] In 2007, she won a bronze medal at the European Junior Badminton Championships in girls' doubles event partnered with Mariana Agathangelou.[3] At the 2007 BWF World Junior Championships, she won a silver medal in mixed doubles event partnered with Chris Adcock. They were defeated by Lim Khim Wah and Ng Hui Lin of Malaysia in the finals round with the score 25–23, 20–22, and 19–21.[4] Prior to the London Olympics she was paired with Robert Blair and Jenny Wallwork, though both pairs failed to qualify.

 
Gabby and her partner in mixed doubles Chris Adcock

She paired up with her husband Chris Adcock, whom she married in 2013, and won the 2013 Hong Kong Super Series against the world No.1 and Olympic Champion, Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei, 21–12, 21–16 in the semifinals round.[5] They also won the 2014 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold against Chai Biao and Tang Jinhua 21–17, 21–13.[6] She competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, winning gold in the mixed doubles alongside her husband.[7]

In 2015, she became the champion in mixed doubles at the 2015 BWF Super Series Masters Finals against Korean pair Ko Sung-hyun and Kim Ha-na.[8] In 2016, she competed at the Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles event, but did not advance to the knockout stages.[9]

In 2019, she qualified to represent Great Britain at the 2019 European Games and played in the mixed doubles with Chris Adcock. Competing as the top seeds, the duo advanced to the final, but was defeated by their compatriots Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith in straight games 14–21, 9–21, and settled for a silver medal.[10]

In January 2021, Adcock announced that she had tested positive for COVID-19 on 26 December 2020. As a result, she and Chris withdrew from the three tournaments scheduled to occur that month in Thailand: the Yonex Thailand Open, Toyota Thailand Open, and World Tour Finals.[11] Badminton England reported her retirement on 27 May 2021. The 2020 Denmark Open was her last tournament.

Achievements

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BWF World Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Emirates Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland 		England  Chris Adcock China  Zheng Siwei
China  Chen Qingchen 		15–21, 21–23 Bronze  Bronze

Commonwealth Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Emirates Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland 		England  Lauren Smith Malaysia  Lim Yin Loo
Malaysia  Lai Pei Jing 		16–21, 21–15, 21–16 Bronze  Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Emirates Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland 		England  Chris Adcock England  Chris Langridge
England  Heather Olver 		21–9, 21–12 Gold  Gold
2018 Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre,
Gold Coast, Australia 		England  Chris Adcock England  Marcus Ellis
England  Lauren Smith 		19–21, 21–17, 21–16 Gold  Gold

European Games

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Falcon Club,
Minsk, Belarus 		United Kingdom  Chris Adcock United Kingdom  Marcus Ellis
United Kingdom  Lauren Smith 		14–21, 9–21 Silver  Silver

European Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Sydbank Arena,
Kolding, Denmark 		England  Chris Adcock Denmark  Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Denmark  Christinna Pedersen 		21–17, 18–21, 21–19 Gold  Gold
2018 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,
Huelva, Spain 		England  Chris Adcock Denmark  Mathias Christiansen
Denmark  Christinna Pedersen 		21–18, 17–21, 21–18 Gold  Gold

BWF World Junior Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Waitakere Trust Stadium,
Waitakere City, New Zealand 		England  Chris Adcock Malaysia  Lim Khim Wah
Malaysia  Ng Hui Lin 		25–23, 20–22, 19–21 Silver  Silver

European Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Hermann-Neuberger-Halle,
Völklingen, Saarbrücken, Germany 		England  Mariana Agathangelou Belarus  Olga Konon
Czech Republic  Kristína Ludíková 		20–22, 12–21 Bronze  Bronze

BWF World Tour (3 runners-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[12] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[13]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Thailand Open Super 500 England  Chris Adcock Indonesia  Hafiz Faizal
Indonesia  Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja 		12–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up
2019 Dutch Open Super 100 England  Chris Adcock Netherlands  Robin Tabeling
Netherlands  Selena Piek 		17–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up
2020 Denmark Open Super 750 England  Chris Adcock Germany  Mark Lamsfuß
Germany  Isabel Herttrich 		21–18, 11–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up

BWF Superseries (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

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The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[14] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[15] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Hong Kong Open England  Chris Adcock China  Liu Cheng
China  Bao Yixin 		21–14, 24–22 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner
2014 French Open England  Chris Adcock Indonesia  Tontowi Ahmad
Indonesia  Liliyana Natsir 		9–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up
2015 Dubai World Superseries Finals England  Chris Adcock South Korea  Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea  Kim Ha-na 		21–14, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner
2016 Dubai World Superseries Finals England  Chris Adcock China  Zheng Siwei
China  Chen Qingchen 		12–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

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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.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 German Open Scotland  Robert Blair Japan  Shintaro Ikeda
Japan  Reiko Shiota 		16–21, 21–16, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner
2012 Dutch Open England  Marcus Ellis Denmark  Mads Pieler Kolding
Denmark  Kamilla Rytter Juhl 		15–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up
2013 Bitburger Open England  Chris Adcock Germany  Michael Fuchs
Germany  Birgit Michels 		19–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up
2014 Swiss Open England  Chris Adcock China  Chai Biao
China  Tang Jinhua 		21–17, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner
2015 Bitburger Open England  Chris Adcock Poland  Robert Mateusiak
Poland  Nadieżda Zięba 		18–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up
2016 Bitburger Open England  Chris Adcock China  Zheng Siwei
China  Chen Qingchen 		16–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 6 runners-up)

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Slovak International England  Mariana Agathangelou England  Sarah Bok
England  Suzanne Rayappan 		21–13, 14–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up
2007 Scottish International England  Mariana Agathangelou Russia  Valeria Sorokina
Russia  Nina Vislova 		14–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up
2008 Portugal International England  Mariana Agathangelou China  Cai Jiani
China  Zhang Xi 		17–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up
2010 Scottish International England  Jenny Wallwork England  Mariana Agathangelou
England  Heather Olver 		21–17, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner
2012 Portugal International England  Alexandra Langley England  Helena Lewczynska
England  Hayley Rogers 		21–11, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner
2012 Denmark International England  Lauren Smith Denmark  Line Damkjær Kruse
Denmark  Marie Røpke 		18–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up
2012 Welsh International England  Lauren Smith Scotland  Jillie Cooper
Scotland  Kirsty Gilmour 		21–7, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Portugal International England  Chris Adcock China  Zhang Yi
China  Cai Jiani 		14–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up
2012 Portugal International England  Marcus Ellis Croatia  Zvonimir Đurkinjak
Croatia  Staša Poznanović 		21–17, 15–21, 24–22 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner
2012 Spanish Open England  Marcus Ellis France  Ronan Labar
France  Émilie Lefel 		21–9, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner
2012 Belgian International England  Marcus Ellis England  Chris Langridge
England  Heather Olver 		9–21, 21–10, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner
2012 Czech International England  Marcus Ellis England  Chris Langridge
England  Heather Olver 		20–22, 7–6 retired 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up
2012 Scottish International England  Marcus Ellis Netherlands  Ruud Bosch
Netherlands  Selena Piek 		21–16, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner
2012 Welsh International England  Marcus Ellis England  Chris Langridge
England  Heather Olver 		22–20, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

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Mixed doubles results with Chris Adcock against Super Series finalists, Worlds semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[16]

References

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  2. ^ a b "Gabby Adcock". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  3. ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Badminton: China tops in junior badminton". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Badminton: Chris Adcock & Gabby White into Hong Kong final". BBC. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Swiss Open 2014 - review: China Sweep Thwarted". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Glasgow 2014: Chris & Gabby Adcock win mixed doubles gold". BBC. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  8. ^ Gilbert, Peter (13 December 2015). "Chris and Gabby Adcock win World Superseries mixed doubles title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Chris and Gabby Adcock knocked out". BBC. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  10. ^ Bech, Rasmus (30 June 2019). "Smith and Ellis winning Team GB clash". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Peng Soon-Liu Ying have no mixed feelings about their top-four targets". The Star. 10 January 2021. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  12. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  13. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  14. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  15. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  16. ^ "Gabrielle Adcock: Head To Head". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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