Chris Adcock

Career At the 2008 Thomas Cup Chris Adcock made his debut at a major senior international tournament where he played one match in the group stage. He would continue to represent England at the 2009 Sudirman Cup where the team played sixth. His world championships debut came at the 2010 BWF World Championships where he entered Mixed doubles with Gabrielle White, but lost in the first round. He later switched Mixed Doubles partners to compete with Scottish player Imogen Bankier. They had a Cinderella run at the 2011 London Worlds where they defeated three seeded pairs before losing in the final. Chris Adcock also competes in Men's Doubles, currently pairing with fellow Englishmen Andrew Ellis. Although they qualified for the Olympics, they had a disappointing performance and lost in the first round.

In October 2012, the pair announced their decision to split, with Bankier stating her intention to return to Badminton Scotland and form a Scottish partnership. Subsequently, Adcock reignited his mixed doubles partnership with White, whom he later married. They later won the BWF Super Series Masters Finals in 2015, and become the first British players to do so.

Adcock competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, winning gold in the mixed doubles alongside his wife. In 2015, he became the champion at the Dubai World Superseries Finals in mixed doubles event. In 2016, he competed at the Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles event, but did not advance to the knockout stage.

In October 2016, the Adcocks were the semifinalist at the Denmark Open, but they lost to home duo Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna Pedersen in the straight games. The Adcocks then reaching the final at the Grand Prix Gold tournament at the 2016 Bitburger Open, defeated by the Chinese pair Zheng Siwei and Chen Qingchen with the score 16–21, 21–23. At the end of 2016 BWF Season, the Adcocks were qualified to compete at the Dubai World Superseries Finals. They advanced to the final round after placed second in the group stage, won a semifinal match against Praveen Jordan and Debby Susanto of Indonesia in three games, but they lost again to Chinese paired Zheng and Cheng.

In 2017, the Adcocks won the gold medal at the European Championships in Denmark defeating Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna Pedersen in the final. They also clinched the bronze medal at the BWF World Championships in Glasgow. In 2018, he competed at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, and defend the mixed doubles gold with his wife, also claimed the mixed team bronze.

In 2019, he qualified to represent Great Britain at the 2019 European Games, played in the mixed doubles with his wife. Competed as the top seeds the duo advance to the final stage, they were defeated by their compatriot Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith in straight games 14–21, 9–21, and settle for a silver medal. Badminton England reported his retirement on 27 May 2021. The 2020 Denmark Open was his last tournament.

Achievements

BWF World Championships Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 Wembley Arena,London, England Imogen Bankier Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 15–21, 7–21 Silver Silver 2017 Emirates Arena,Glasgow, Scotland Gabby Adcock Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen 15–21, 21–23 Bronze Bronze

Commonwealth Games Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2014 Emirates Arena,Glasgow, Scotland Gabby Adcock Chris Langridge Heather Olver 21–9, 21–12 Gold Gold 2018 Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre,Gold Coast, Australia Gabby Adcock Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith 19–21, 21–17, 21–16 Gold Gold

European Games Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus Gabby Adcock Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith 14–21, 9–21 Silver Silver

European Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2012 Telenor Arena,Karlskrona, Sweden Andrew Ellis Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen 11–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze 2014 Gymnastics Center,Kazan, Russia Andrew Ellis Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding 16–21, 21–19, 8–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2012 Telenor Arena,Karlskrona, Sweden Imogen Bankier Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Zięba 17–21, 21–17, 19–21 Bronze Bronze 2017 Sydbank Arena,Kolding, Denmark Gabby Adcock Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen 21–17, 18–21, 21–19 Gold Gold 2018 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,Huelva, Spain Gabby Adcock Mathias Christiansen Christinna Pedersen 21–18, 17–21, 21–18 Gold Gold

BWF World Junior Championships Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Waitakere Trust Stadium,Waitakere City, New Zealand Gabrielle White Lim Khim Wah Ng Hui Lin 25–23, 20–22, 19–21 Silver Silver

European Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Hermann-Neuberger-Halle,Völklingen, Germany Peter Mills Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding 21–16, 21–15 Gold Gold

BWF World Tour (3 runners-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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.

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Thailand Open Super 500 Gabby Adcock Hafiz Faizal Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja 12–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2019 Dutch Open Super 100 Gabby Adcock Robin Tabeling Selena Piek 17–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2020 Denmark Open Super 750 Gabby 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, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011. Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Hong Kong Open Gabrielle White Liu Cheng Bao Yixin 21–14, 24–22 Winner 2014 French Open Gabby Adcock Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir 9–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2015 Dubai World Superseries Finals Gabby Adcock Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na 21–14, 21–17 Winner 2016 Dubai World Superseries Finals Gabby 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 (1 title, 4 runners-up) The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2009 Bitburger Open Andrew Ellis Rupesh Kumar Sanave Thomas 21–17, 20–22, 22–24 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Bitburger Open Gabrielle White Michael Fuchs Birgit Michels 19–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2014 Swiss Open Gabby Adcock Chai Biao Tang Jinhua 21–17, 21–13 Winner 2015 Bitburger Open Gabby Adcock Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Zięba 18–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2016 Bitburger Open Gabby Adcock Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen 16–21, 21–23 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 2 runners-up) Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2010 Scottish International Andrew Ellis Marcus Ellis Peter Mills 19–21, 21–11, 15–21 Runner-up 2010 Irish International Andrew Ellis Anthony Clark Chris Langridge 21–13, 21–16 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2008 Portugal International Gabrielle White Zhang Yi Cai Jiani 14–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2010 Scottish International Imogen Bankier Till Zander Gitte Koehler 21–10, 21–12 Winner 2010 Irish International Imogen Bankier Christian John Skovgaard Britta Andersen 21–13, 21–11 Winner 2010 Italian International Imogen Bankier Gert Kunka Amanda Hogstrom 21–14, 21–15 Winner 2012 Finnish Open Imogen Bankier Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Sara Thygesen 22–24, 21–12, 21–13 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament

Record against selected opponents Mixed doubles results with Imogen Bankier against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.

Tao Jiaming & Tian Qing 1–0 Xu Chen & Ma Jin 0–3 Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei 2–5 Chen Hung-ling & Cheng Wen-hsing 1–0 Thomas Laybourn & Kamilla Rytter Juhl 0–1 Michael Fuchs & Birgit Michels 0–1 Tontowi Ahmad & Liliyana Natsir 1–3 Shintaro Ikeda & Reiko Shiota 2–0 Robert Mateusiak & Nadieżda Zięba 0–1 Aleksandr Nikolaenko & Valeria Sorokina 0–1 / Robert Blair & Gabrielle White 1–1 Songphon Anugritayawon & Kunchala Voravichitchaikul 1–1 Sudket Prapakamol & Saralee Thungthongkam 0–3