Robert Adcock

Robert Adcock (born 9 August 1986) is an English badminton player.[1] In 2005, he won the boys' and mixed doubles title at the English National Junior Championships partnered with Edward Foster and Jennifer Wallwork repeating the success with the same partners of the under 17 national championships in 2003.[2] In his under 19 year, he also won the boys' and mixed doubles silver medals at the European JuniorChampionships.[3] He won bronze medal at the 2006 World University Championships in Wuhan, China, in the mixed doubles event partnered with Hayley Connor.[4] In 2007, Adcock competed at the World Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in the men's doubles event with Robin Middleton, and in 2008, he competed at the European Championships. Adcock who was partnered with Middleton was defeated in the quarter finals round to the 4th seeded German pair Kristof Hopp and Ingo Kindervater in the straight games.[5]

Robert Adcock
Personal information
Country	England
Born	9 August 1986 Leicester, United Kingdom
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Handedness	right
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	34 (MD 2010) 25 (XD 8 October 2009)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  England European Mixed Team Championships 2008 Herning Mixed team European Junior Championships 2005 Den Bosch Boys' doubles 2005 Den Bosch Mixed doubles
BWF profile

He also represented England men's team competed at the 2008 Thomas Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia & the European mixed team championships in Denmark in 2007.[6] Adcock was the men's doubles champion at the 2006 Czech International with Middleton, and mixed doubles champion at the 2009 Austrian International tournament with Heather Olver.[7] He retired from professional badminton in 2009 at 22 years old with 5 full senior international caps tor England. His younger brother, Chris Adcock, is also a badminton player.[8]

Personal life

Robert Adcock and Hayley Connor took their partnership to new levels when they wed in Ascot in 2013.

Achievements

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	De Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Edward Foster	Rasmus Bonde Kasper Henriksen	10–15, 9–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	De Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Jennifer Wallwork	Rasmus Bonde Christinna Pedersen	8–15, 5–15	Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Dutch International	Robin Middleton	Kristian Roebuck Andrew Bowman	11–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2006	Czech International	Robin Middleton	Dean George Chris Tonks	18–21, 21–11, 21–19	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Austrian International	Heather Olver	Valeriy Atrashchenkov Elena Prus	21–17, 21–18	Winner
2009	Swedish International	Heather Olver	Valeriy Atrashchenkov Elena Prus	16–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2008	Scottish International	Heather Olver	Michael Fuchs Annekatrin Lillie	16–21, 12–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

References

1. "Players: Robert Adcock". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
2. "England". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
3. "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
4. "Bronze for GB". Badminton England. 18 October 2006. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
5. "European Champs 2008 – Europe's Badminton Superpowers Shine". Badzine.net. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
6. "Hasil Pertandingan Piala Thomas dan Uber 2008" (in Indonesian). Antara. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
7. "Austrian International Challenge 2009 - Wiener Stadthalle B, 18. – 21.02.2009" (in German). Wiener Badminton Verband. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
8. "England call up Robert Adcock for European Championships". Badminton England. Retrieved 9 August 2019.

External links

• Robert Adcock at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com