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Gabby Adcock

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

Gabby Adcock
Adcock at the 2013 French Super Series
Personal information
Full nameGabrielle Marie 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)
Spouse
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(m. 2013)​
Retired27 May 2021
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking16 (WD 8 July 2010)
4 (XD 24 August 2017)
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 		  Chris Adcock   Zheng Siwei
  Chen Qingchen 		15–21, 21–23   Bronze

Commonwealth Games

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Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

European Games

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Mixed doubles

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

European Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Sydbank Arena,
Kolding, Denmark 		  Chris Adcock   Joachim Fischer Nielsen
  Christinna Pedersen 		21–17, 18–21, 21–19   Gold
2018 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,
Huelva, Spain 		  Chris Adcock   Mathias Christiansen
  Christinna Pedersen 		21–18, 17–21, 21–18   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 		  Chris Adcock   Lim Khim Wah
  Ng Hui Lin 		25–23, 20–22, 19–21   Silver

European Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Hermann-Neuberger-Halle,
Völklingen, Saarbrücken, Germany 		  Mariana Agathangelou   Olga Konon
  Kristína Ludíková 		20–22, 12–21   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   Chris Adcock   Hafiz Faizal
  Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja 		12–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2019 Dutch Open Super 100   Chris Adcock   Robin Tabeling
  Selena Piek 		17–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2020 Denmark Open Super 750   Chris Adcock   Mark Lamsfuß
  Isabel Herttrich 		21–18, 11–21, 14–21   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   Chris Adcock   Liu Cheng
  Bao Yixin 		21–14, 24–22   Winner
2014 French Open   Chris Adcock   Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir 		9–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2015 Dubai World Superseries Finals   Chris Adcock   Ko Sung-hyun
  Kim Ha-na 		21–14, 21–17   Winner
2016 Dubai World Superseries Finals   Chris Adcock   Zheng Siwei
  Chen Qingchen 		12–21, 12–21   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   Robert Blair   Shintaro Ikeda
  Reiko Shiota 		16–21, 21–16, 21–15   Winner
2012 Dutch Open   Marcus Ellis   Mads Pieler Kolding
  Kamilla Rytter Juhl 		15–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2013 Bitburger Open   Chris Adcock   Michael Fuchs
  Birgit Michels 		19–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2014 Swiss Open   Chris Adcock   Chai Biao
  Tang Jinhua 		21–17, 21–13   Winner
2015 Bitburger Open   Chris Adcock   Robert Mateusiak
  Nadieżda Zięba 		18–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2016 Bitburger Open   Chris Adcock   Zheng Siwei
  Chen Qingchen 		16–21, 21–23   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   Mariana Agathangelou   Sarah Bok
  Suzanne Rayappan 		21–13, 14–21, 20–22   Runner-up
2007 Scottish International   Mariana Agathangelou   Valeria Sorokina
  Nina Vislova 		14–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2008 Portugal International   Mariana Agathangelou   Cai Jiani
  Zhang Xi 		17–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2010 Scottish International   Jenny Wallwork   Mariana Agathangelou
  Heather Olver 		21–17, 21–17   Winner
2012 Portugal International   Alexandra Langley   Helena Lewczynska
  Hayley Rogers 		21–11, 21–19   Winner
2012 Denmark International   Lauren Smith   Line Damkjær Kruse
  Marie Røpke 		18–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2012 Welsh International   Lauren Smith   Jillie Cooper
  Kirsty Gilmour 		21–7, 21–14   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Portugal International   Chris Adcock   Zhang Yi
  Cai Jiani 		14–21, 11–21   Runner-up
2012 Portugal International   Marcus Ellis   Zvonimir Đurkinjak
  Staša Poznanović 		21–17, 15–21, 24–22   Winner
2012 Spanish Open   Marcus Ellis   Ronan Labar
  Émilie Lefel 		21–9, 21–13   Winner
2012 Belgian International   Marcus Ellis   Chris Langridge
  Heather Olver 		9–21, 21–10, 21–17   Winner
2012 Czech International   Marcus Ellis   Chris Langridge
  Heather Olver 		20–22, 7–6 retired   Runner-up
2012 Scottish International   Marcus Ellis   Ruud Bosch
  Selena Piek 		21–16, 21–16   Winner
2012 Welsh International   Marcus Ellis   Chris Langridge
  Heather Olver 		22–20, 21–16   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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  1. ^ a b c d e "Gabrielle Adcock Player Profile". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  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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