Gabby Adcock


Gabrielle Marie "Gabby" Adcock is an English badminton player.

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. In 2007, she won a bronze medal at the European Junior Badminton Championships in girls' doubles event partnered with Mariana Agathangelou. 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. Prior to the London Olympics she was paired with Robert Blair and Jenny Wallwork, though both pairs failed to qualify.
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. They also won the 2014 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold against Chai Biao and Tang Jinhua 21–17, 21–13. She competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, winning gold in the mixed doubles alongside her husband.
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. In 2016, she competed at the Summer Olympics in mixed doubles event, but did not advance to the knocked out stage.
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.

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Mixed doubles
earVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
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
2018Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre,
Gold Coast, Australia		 Chris Adcock Marcus Ellis
Lauren Smith		19–21, 21–17, 21–16 Gold
2014Emirates Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland		 Chris Adcock Chris Langridge
Heather Olver		21–9, 21–12 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
2018Palacio de Deportes de Huelva,
Huelva, Spain		 Chris Adcock Mathias Christiansen
Christinna Pedersen		21–18, 17–21, 21–18 Gold
2017Sydbank Arena,
Kolding, Denmark		 Chris Adcock Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Christinna Pedersen		21–17, 18–21, 21–19 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
Kristina Ludikova		20–22, 12–21 Bronze

BWF World Tour (2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Mixed doubles
YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Dutch OpenSuper 100 Chris Adcock Robin Tabeling
Selena Piek		17–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2018Thailand OpenSuper 500 Chris Adcock Hafiz Faizal
Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja		12–21, 12–21 Runner-up

BWF Superseries (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. 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, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Dubai World Superseries Finals Chris Adcock Zheng Siwei
Chen Qingchen		12–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2015Dubai World Superseries Finals Chris Adcock Ko Sung-hyun
Kim Ha-na		21–14, 21–17 Winner
2014French Open Chris Adcock Tontowi Ahmad
Liliyana Natsir		9–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2013Hong Kong Open Chris Adcock Liu Cheng
Bao Yixin		21–14, 24–22 Winner

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 since 2007.
Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Bitburger Open Chris Adcock Zheng Siwei
Chen Qingchen		16–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2015Bitburger Open Chris Adcock Robert Mateusiak
Nadiezda Zieba		18–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2014Swiss Open Chris Adcock Chai Biao
Tang Jinhua		21–17, 21–13 Winner
2013Bitburger Open Chris Adcock Michael Fuchs
Birgit Michels		19–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2012Dutch Open Marcus Ellis Mads Pieler Kolding
Kamilla Rytter Juhl		15–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2011German Open Robert Blair Shintaro Ikeda
Reiko Shiota		16–21, 21–16, 21–15 Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 6 runners-up)

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

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

Record Against Selected Opponents

Mixed Doubles results with Chris Adcock against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.