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

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

BWF World Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Emirates Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland
Chris Adcock Zheng Siwei
Chen Qingchen
15–21, 21–23 Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014Emirates Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland
Lauren Smith Lim Yin Loo
Lai Pei Jing
16–21, 21–15, 21–16 Bronze

Mixed doubles

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

European Games

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Falcon Club,
Minsk, Belarus
Chris Adcock Marcus Ellis
Lauren Smith
14–21, 9–21 Silver

European Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Sydbank Arena,
Kolding, Denmark
Chris Adcock Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Christinna Pedersen
21–17, 18–21, 21–19 Gold
2018Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,
Huelva, Spain
Chris Adcock Mathias Christiansen
Christinna Pedersen
21–18, 17–21, 21–18 Gold

BWF World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Waitakere Trust Stadium,
Waitakere City, New Zealand
Chris Adcock Lim Khim Wah
Ng Hui Lin
25–23, 20–22, 19–21 Silver

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Hermann-Neuberger-Halle,
Völklingen, Saarbrücken, Germany
Mariana Agathangelou Olga Konon
Kristína Ludíková
20–22, 12–21 Bronze

BWF World Tour (3 runners-up)

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

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Thailand OpenSuper 500 Chris Adcock Hafiz Faizal
Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja
12–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2019Dutch OpenSuper 100 Chris Adcock Robin Tabeling
Selena Piek
17–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2020Denmark OpenSuper 750 Chris Adcock Mark Lamsfuß
Isabel Herttrich
21–18, 11–21, 14–21 Runner-up

BWF Superseries (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

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

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013Hong Kong Open Chris Adcock Liu Cheng
Bao Yixin
21–14, 24–22 Winner
2014French Open Chris Adcock Tontowi Ahmad
Liliyana Natsir
9–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2015Dubai World Superseries Finals Chris Adcock Ko Sung-hyun
Kim Ha-na
21–14, 21–17 Winner
2016Dubai 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)

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

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011German Open Robert Blair Shintaro Ikeda
Reiko Shiota
16–21, 21–16, 21–15 Winner
2012Dutch Open Marcus Ellis Mads Pieler Kolding
Kamilla Rytter Juhl
15–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2013Bitburger Open Chris Adcock Michael Fuchs
Birgit Michels
19–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2014Swiss Open Chris Adcock Chai Biao
Tang Jinhua
21–17, 21–13 Winner
2015Bitburger Open Chris Adcock Robert Mateusiak
Nadieżda Zięba
18–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2016Bitburger 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)

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Slovak International Mariana Agathangelou Sarah Bok
Suzanne Rayappan
21–13, 14–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2007Scottish International Mariana Agathangelou Valeria Sorokina
Nina Vislova
14–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2008Portugal International Mariana Agathangelou Cai Jiani
Zhang Xi
17–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2010Scottish International Jenny Wallwork Mariana Agathangelou
Heather Olver
21–17, 21–17 Winner
2012Portugal International Alexandra Langley Helena Lewczynska
Hayley Rogers
21–11, 21–19 Winner
2012Denmark International Lauren Smith Line Damkjær Kruse
Marie Røpke
18–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2012Welsh International Lauren Smith Jillie Cooper
Kirsty Gilmour
21–7, 21–14 Winner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008Portugal International Chris Adcock Zhang Yi
Cai Jiani
14–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2012Portugal International Marcus Ellis Zvonimir Đurkinjak
Staša Poznanović
21–17, 15–21, 24–22 Winner
2012Spanish Open Marcus Ellis Ronan Labar
Émilie Lefel
21–9, 21–13 Winner
2012Belgian International Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge
Heather Olver
9–21, 21–10, 21–17 Winner
2012Czech International Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge
Heather Olver
20–22, 7–6 retired Runner-up
2012Scottish International Marcus Ellis Ruud Bosch
Selena Piek
21–16, 21–16 Winner
2012Welsh International Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge
Heather Olver
22–20, 21–16 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