Gronya Somerville

Gronya Somerville (born 10 May 1995) is an Australian badminton player specializing in doubles. She has won nine Oceania Championships titles, six in the women's doubles and three in the mixed doubles. She represented Australia in both women's doubles and mixed doubles at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Personal life Somerville, born to an Australian mother of Anglo-Celtic origin and a Chinese father, became famous when it was revealed that she is the descendant of a prominent Qing dynasty political reformer, Kang Youwei. She is studying exercise science at Victoria University.

Career Somerville's skills were discovered during a badminton talent identification program which she attended after receiving a flyer from her primary school PE teacher when she was about 12 or 13. Born in Melbourne in 1995, Somerville first captured the media's attention as a young player in 2012 at the Uber Cup in China. Together with Mapasa, they managed to win Australia's first ever Grand Prix title in 2016, after winning the Canada Open. They also won the Dutch Open in the same year. In 2017, she and Mapasa won the women's doubles title at the Oceania Championships, and a silver in the mixed doubles event partnered with Joel Findlay.

She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's and mixed doubles but was eliminated in the group stage in both events.

Achievements

Oceania Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2014 Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia Jacqueline Guan Jacinta Joe Louisa Ma 21–14, 21–17 Gold Gold 2015 X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New Zealand Leanne Choo Talia Saunders Jennifer Tam 21–14, 21–11 Gold Gold 2016 Punaauia University Hall, Papeete, Tahiti Melinda Sun Tiffany Ho Jennifer Tam 17–21, 21–19, 20–22 Silver Silver 2017 Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia Setyana Mapasa Tiffany Ho Joy Lai 16–21, 21–18, 21–14 Gold Gold 2018 Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand Setyana Mapasa Leanne Choo Renuga Veeran 21–14, 22–20 Gold Gold 2019 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia Setyana Mapasa Yingzi Jiang Louisa Ma 21–10, 21–9 Gold Gold 2020 Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia Setyana Mapasa Sally Fu Alyssa Tagle 21–9, 21–10 Gold Gold 2022 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia Kaitlyn Ea Joyce Choong Sylvina Kurniawan 19–21, 15–21 Silver Silver 2023 Auckland Badminton Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand Joyce Choong Sylvina Kurniawan Setyana Mapasa 19–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze 2024 Leisuretime Sports Precinct, Geelong, Australia Kaitlyn Ea Setyana Mapasa Angela Yu 18–21, 11–21 Silver Silver 2025 Badminton North Harbour Centre, Auckland, New Zealand Angela Yu Mimi Ngo Maureen Clarissa Wijaya 21–10, 21–12 Gold Gold 2026 Badminton North Harbour Centre, Auckland, New Zealand Angela Yu Berry Ng Amanda Ting 21–9, 21–9 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2012 Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia Ross Smith Glenn Warfe Leanne Choo 11–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze 2014 Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia Raymond Tam Oliver Leydon-Davis Susannah Leydon-Davis 19–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze 2015 X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New Zealand Matthew Chau Oliver Leydon-Davis Danielle Tahuri 15–21, 21–19, 14–21 Bronze Bronze 2017 Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia Joel Findlay Sawan Serasinghe Setyana Mapasa 19–21, 9–21 Silver Silver 2019 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia Simon Leung Sawan Serasinghe Khoo Lee Yen 21–18, 21–15 Gold Gold 2020 Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia Simon Leung Pham Tran Hoang Sylvina Kurniawan 21–12, 21–8 Gold Gold 2022 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia Kenneth Choo Oliver Leydon-Davis Anona Pak 21–18, 19–21, 21–12 Gold Gold 2023 Auckland Badminton Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand Kenneth Choo Lim Ming Chuen Sylvina Kurniawan 21–12, 21–16 Gold Gold 2024 Leisuretime Sports Precinct, Geelong, Australia Kenneth Choo Edward Lau Shaunna Li 21–11, 25–27, 21–14 Gold Gold 2025 Badminton North Harbour Centre, Auckland, New Zealand Vincent Tao Edward Lau Shaunna Li 21–19, 14–21, 21–18 Gold Gold 2026 Badminton North Harbour Centre, Auckland, New Zealand Rizky Hidayat Andika Ramadiansyah Angela Yu 21–11, 16–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 title) 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 Canada Open Super 100 Setyana Mapasa Chang Ye-na Kim Hye-rin 21–16, 21–14 Winner

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles) 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.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 Canada Open Setyana Mapasa Heather Olver Lauren Smith 21–15, 21–16 Winner 2016 Dutch Open Setyana Mapasa Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva 17–21, 21–17, 21–16 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles, 16 runners-up) Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2014 Auckland International Leanne Choo Chang Ching-hui Chang Hsin-tien 11–6, 8–11, 10–11, 9–11 Runner-up 2015 Waikato International Setyana Mapasa Ruwindi Serasinghe Alice Wu 21–13, 21–10 Winner 2015 Auckland International Setyana Mapasa Pan Tzu-chin Tsai Hsin-yu 21–9, 21–5 Winner 2015 Maribyrnong International Setyana Mapasa Chen Hsuan-yu Shu Yu-lin 20–22, 17–21, 21–18 Winner 2015 Sydney International Setyana Mapasa Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai 13–21, 5–21 Runner-up 2015 Norwegian International Setyana Mapasa Amanda Madsen Isabella Nielsen 21–5, 21–13 Winner 2015 Italian International Setyana Mapasa Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva 19–21, 21–18, 6–13 retired Runner-up 2016 Brazil International Setyana Mapasa Chisato Hoshi Naru Shinoya 13–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2017 Nouméa International Setyana Mapasa Tiffany Ho Joy Lai 21–11, 21–8 Winner 2019 South Australia International Setyana Mapasa Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi 15–21, 21–19, 9–21 Runner-up 2019 Nepal International Setyana Mapasa K. Maneesha Rutaparna Panda 21–10, 18–21, 21–11 Winner 2019 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Setyana Mapasa Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai 14–21, 21–9, 21–18 Winner 2021 Irish Open Chen Hsuan-yu Debora Jille Cheryl Seinen 21–15, 14–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2022 North Harbour International Chen Hsuan-yu Sung Shuo-yun Yu Chien-hui 19–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2025 Polish Open Angela Yu Lauren Lam Allison Lee 21–19, 15–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2025 Sydney International Angela Yu Chen Su-yu Hsieh Yi-en 15–8, 13–15, 9–15 Runner-up 2026 Vietnam International Josephine Wu Miki Kanehiro Yuna Kato 16–21, 21–19, 24–22 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Auckland International Raymond Tam Ross Smith Renuga Veeran 16–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2015 Waikato International Matthew Chau Sawan Serasinghe Setyana Mapasa 13–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2015 Turkey International Matthew Chau Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Zięba 12–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2019 Waikato International Simon Leung Hiroki Midorikawa Natsu Saito 15–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2023 Dutch International Kenneth Choo Brandon Yap Annie Lado 21–18, 23–21 Winner 2023 Mongolia International Kenneth Choo Tanakorn Meechai Fungfa Korpthammakit 22–20, 21–17 Winner 2023 Bendigo International Kenneth Choo Chen Sheng-fa Lin Jhih-yun 21–12, 14–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2023 Sydney International Kenneth Choo Chen Sheng-fa Lin Jhih-yun 18–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2024 Uganda International Kenneth Choo Sathish Kumar Karunakaran Aadya Variyath 20–22, 21–18, 19–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament