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 name	Gabrielle Marie Adcock
Birth name	Gabrielle Marie White
Country	England
Born	(1990-09-30) 30 September 1990 (age 34)[1] Leeds, England[1]
Residence	Milton Keynes, England[1]
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Spouse	Chris Adcock ​ (m. 2013)​
Retired	27 May 2021
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	16 (WD 8 July 2010) 4 (XD 24 August 2017)
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 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

Year	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 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

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 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

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, 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)

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)

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

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

• He Hanbin & Yu Yang 0–1
• Xu Chen & Ma Jin 0–2
• Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei 1–12
• Liu Cheng & Bao Yixin 5–3
• Chai Biao & Tang Jinhua 1–0
• Chen Hung-ling & Cheng Wen-hsing 0–1
• Joachim Fischer Nielsen & Christinna Pedersen 2–5
• Anthony Clark & Donna Kellogg 0–2
• Michael Fuchs & Birgit Michels 3–1
• Tontowi Ahmad & Liliyana Natsir 4–9
• Riky Widianto & Richi Puspita Dili 1–0
• Kenichi Hayakawa & Misaki Matsutomo 4–1
• Ko Sung-hyun & Kim Ha-na 1–3
• Lee Yong-dae & Lee Hyo-jung 0–2
• Yoo Yeon-seong & Jang Ye-na 1–0
• Chan Peng Soon & Goh Liu Ying 2–2
• Robert Mateusiak & Nadieżda Zięba 2–2
• Sudket Prapakamol & Saralee Thungthongkam 1–0
• Songphon Anugritayawon & Kunchala Voravichitchaikul 0–2