Gabrielle Adcock

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. 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. 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. 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 the 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 the mixed doubles event, but did not advance to the knockout stages.

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.

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. 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 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 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 Gold 2018 Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre,Gold Coast, Australia Chris 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 Chris Adcock Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith 14–21, 9–21 Silver 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 Gold 2018 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,Huelva, Spain Chris 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 Chris Adcock Lim Khim Wah Ng Hui Lin 25–23, 20–22, 19–21 Silver 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 Bronze

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 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, 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. 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.

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