Gabby Adcock

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

Gabby Adcock
Personal information
Full nameGabrielle Adcock
Birth nameGabrielle Marie White
CountryEngland
Born (1990-09-30) 30 September 1990[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
2019 Minsk Mixed doubles
Representing  England
World Championships
2017 Glasgow Mixed doubles
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow Mixed doubles
2018 Gold Coast Mixed doubles
2014 Glasgow Mixed team
2010 Delhi Mixed team
2014 Glasgow Women's doubles
2018 Gold Coast Mixed team
European Championships
2017 Kolding Mixed doubles
2018 Huelva Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
2015 Leuven Mixed team
2013 Moscow Mixed team
2017 Lubin Mixed team
World Junior Championships
2007 Waitakere Mixed doubles
European Junior Championships
2007 Völklingen Mixed team
2007 Völklingen Girls' doubles
BWF profile

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		 Chris Adcock Zheng Siwei
Chen Qingchen		 15–21, 21–23 Bronze

Commonwealth Games

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

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

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

BWF World Junior Championships

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

Girls' doubles

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

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 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)

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 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
Nadiezda Zieba		 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)

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 Damkjaer Kruse
Marie Roepke		 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 Durkinjak
Stasa Poznanovic		 21–17, 15–21, 24–22 Winner
2012 Spanish Open Marcus Ellis Ronan Labar
Emilie 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

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

References
  1. "Gabrielle ADCOCK Player Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  2. "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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