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Gabby Adcock
Personal information
Full nameGabrielle Adcock
Birth nameGabrielle Marie White
CountryEngland
Born (1990-09-30) 30 September 1990 (age 34)[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 ranking13 (XD 17 March 2020)
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

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

Career

Gabby started playing badminton at 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 medals in mixed doubles event partnered with Chris Adcock. They 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 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 mixed doubles event, but did not advance to the knocked out stage.[9]

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

In January 2021, Adcock announced that she had tested positive for COVID-19 on Boxing Day. 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]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Mixed doubles

ear 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

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

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

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 Deportes de Huelva,
Huelva, Spain 		England Chris Adcock Denmark Mathias Christiansen
Denmark Christinna Pedersen 		21–18, 17–21, 21–18 Gold Gold

BWF World Junior Championships

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

Girls' doubles

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

BWF World Tour (3 runners-up)

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

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[14] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011,[15] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

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)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

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 Nadiezda Zieba 		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)

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 Damkjaer Kruse
Denmark Marie Roepke 		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 Durkinjak
Croatia Stasa Poznanovic 		21–17, 15–21, 24–22 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Spanish Open England Marcus Ellis France Ronan Labar
France Emilie 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

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Gabrielle ADCOCK Player Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Gabby Adcock". www.badmintonengland.co.uk. Badminton England. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  3. ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Badminton: China tops in junior badminton". www.nzherald.co.nz. The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Badminton: Chris Adcock & Gabby White into Hong Kong final". www.bbc.com. BBC. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Swiss Open 2014 - review: China Sweep Thwarted". www.bwfbadminton.org. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Glasgow 2014: Chris & Gabby Adcock win mixed doubles gold". www.bbc.com. 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". www.bbc.com. 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. ^ @gabbyadcock1 (7 January 2021). "Hey guys, i know its been a while! Iv had a few questions as to why myself and chris have withdrawn from the upcoming thailand tour. I was feeling unwell & unfortunately on the 26th of december a had a positive covid test. Im doing much better now and on the road to recovery! Hopefully soon i will be back on court! Stay safe everyone 😘". Retrieved 10 January 2021 – via Instagram.
  12. ^ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
  14. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006.
  15. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". Badmintonstore.com. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  16. ^ "Gabrielle Adcock: Head To Head". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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