Gabby Adcock

Gabrielle Marie Adcock (née White; born 30

September 1990) is an English retired badminton Gabby Adcock
player.[2]

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,
Adcock at the 2013 French Super Series
20–22, and 19–21.[4] Prior to the London Olympics
Personal information
she was paired with Robert Blair and Jenny Wallwork,
though both pairs failed to qualify. Full name Gabrielle Marie Adcock
Birth name Gabrielle Marie White
Country England
Born 30 September 1990[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)​
Gabby and her partner in mixed doubles
Retired 27 May 2021
Chris Adcock
Handedness Right

She paired up with her husband Chris Adcock, whom Women's & mixed doubles
she married in 2013, and won the 2013 Hong Kong Highest ranking 16 (WD 8 July 2010)
Super Series against the world No.1 and Olympic 4 (XD 24 August 2017)
Champion, Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei, 21–12, 21–16 Medal record
in the semifinals round.[5] They also won the 2014
Women's badminton
Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold against Chai Biao and
Representing Great Britain
European Games
Tang Jinhua 21–17, 21–13.[6] She competed in the 2019 Minsk Mixed doubles
2014 Commonwealth Games, winning gold in the Representing England
mixed doubles alongside her husband.[7] World Championships

In 2015, she became the champion in mixed doubles at 2017 Glasgow Mixed doubles
the 2015 BWF Super Series Masters Finals against Commonwealth Games
Korean pair Ko Sung-hyun and Kim Ha-na.[8] In 2016, 2014 Glasgow Mixed doubles
she competed at the Summer Olympics in the mixed 2018 Gold Coast Mixed doubles
doubles event, but did not advance to the knockout
2014 Glasgow Mixed team
stages.[9]
2010 Delhi Mixed team
In 2019, she qualified to represent Great Britain at the 2014 Glasgow Women's doubles
2019 European Games and played in the mixed 2018 Gold Coast Mixed team
doubles with Chris Adcock. Competing as the top
European Championships
seeds, the duo advanced to the final, but was defeated
2017 Kolding Mixed doubles
by their compatriots Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith in
straight games 14–21, 9–21, and settled for a silver 2018 Huelva Mixed doubles
medal.[10] European Mixed Team Championships
2015 Leuven Mixed team
In January 2021, Adcock announced that she had tested
2013 Moscow Mixed team
positive for COVID-19 on 26 December 2020. As a
result, she and Chris withdrew from the three 2017 Lubin Mixed team
tournaments scheduled to occur that month in World Junior Championships
Thailand: the Yonex Thailand Open, Toyota Thailand 2007 Waitakere Mixed doubles
Open, and World Tour Finals.[11] Badminton England European Junior Championships
reported her retirement on 27 May 2021. The 2020 2007 Völklingen Mixed team
Denmark Open was her last tournament.
2007 Völklingen Girls' doubles

BWF profile ([Link]

Achievements DC87840A-9CF6-4CAA-BA1F-23E03A5D191
D)

BWF World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result

Emirates Arena, Zheng Siwei

2017 Chris Adcock 15–21, 21–23 Bronze
Glasgow, Scotland Chen Qingchen

Commonwealth Games
Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result

Emirates Arena, Lim Yin
Lauren 16–21, 21–15, 21–
2014 Glasgow, Loo
Smith 16 Bronze
Scotland Lai Pei Jing
Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result

Chris
Emirates Arena, Chris Langridge
2014 21–9, 21–12
Glasgow, Scotland Adcock Heather Gold
Olver

Carrara Sports and Leisure Marcus Ellis

Chris 19–21, 21–17,
2018 Centre, Lauren
Adcock 21–16 Gold
Gold Coast, Australia Smith

European Games
Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result

Falcon Club, Marcus Ellis Silver

2019 Chris Adcock 14–21, 9–21
Minsk, Belarus Lauren Smith

European Championships
Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result

Joachim Fischer
Sydbank Arena, Chris Nielsen 21–17, 18–21,
2017
Kolding, Denmark Adcock Christinna 21–19 Gold
Pedersen

Mathias
Palacio de los Deportes
Chris Christiansen 21–18, 17–21,
2018 Carolina Marín,
Adcock Christinna 21–18 Gold
Huelva, Spain
Pedersen

BWF World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result

Waitakere Trust
Lim Khim
Stadium, Chris 25–23, 20–22,
2007 Wah
Waitakere City, New Adcock 19–21 Silver
Ng Hui Lin
Zealand

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles
 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
Hermann-Neuberger-
Olga Konon
Halle, Mariana 20–22,
2007 Kristína
Völklingen, Saarbrücken, Agathangelou 12–21 Bronze
Germany Ludíková

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

Hafiz Faizal
Thailand Super Chris
2018 Gloria 12–21, 12–21
Open 500 Adcock Runner-up
Emanuelle Widjaja

Super Chris Robin Tabeling

2019 Dutch Open 17–21, 13–21
100 Adcock Selena Piek Runner-up

Denmark Super Chris Mark Lamsfuß 21–18, 11–

2020
Open 750 Adcock Isabel Herttrich 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

Chris Liu Cheng 21–14, 24–

2013 Hong Kong Open Winner
Adcock Bao Yixin 22

Tontowi
Chris Ahmad 9–21, 16– Runner-
2014 French Open
Adcock Liliyana 21 up
Natsir
Ko Sung-
Dubai World Superseries Chris 21–14, 21– Winner
2015 hyun
Finals Adcock 17
Kim Ha-na

Zheng Siwei
Dubai World Superseries Chris 12–21, 12– Runner-
2016 Chen
Finals Adcock 21 up
Qingchen
 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

Robert Shintaro Ikeda 16–21, 21–16,

2011 German Open Winner
Blair Reiko Shiota 21–15

Mads Pieler
Marcus Kolding Runner-
2012 Dutch Open 15–21, 13–21
Ellis Kamilla Rytter up
Juhl

Bitburger Chris Michael Fuchs Runner-

2013 19–21, 15–21
Open Adcock Birgit Michels up

Chris Chai Biao

2014 Swiss Open 21–17, 21–13 Winner
Adcock Tang Jinhua

Robert
Bitburger Chris Runner-
2015 Mateusiak 18–21, 17–21
Open Adcock up
Nadieżda Zięba

Bitburger Chris Zheng Siwei Runner-

2016 16–21, 21–23
Open Adcock Chen Qingchen 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
Sarah Bok
Slovak Mariana 21–13, 14–
2006 Suzanne
International Agathangelou 21, 20–22 Runner-up
Rayappan
Valeria
Scottish Mariana
2007 Sorokina 14–21, 14–21
International Agathangelou Runner-up
Nina Vislova

Portugal Mariana Cai Jiani

2008 17–21, 14–21
International Agathangelou Zhang Xi Runner-up

Mariana
Scottish
2010 Jenny Wallwork Agathangelou 21–17, 21–17 Winner
International
Heather Olver

Helena
Portugal Alexandra Winner
2012 Lewczynska 21–11, 21–19
International Langley
Hayley Rogers

Line Damkjær
Denmark
2012 Lauren Smith Kruse 18–21, 19–21
International Runner-up
Marie Røpke

Welsh Jillie Cooper Winner

2012 Lauren Smith 21–7, 21–14
International Kirsty Gilmour

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result

Portugal Chris Zhang Yi Runner-

2008 14–21, 11–21
International Adcock Cai Jiani up

Zvonimir
Portugal Marcus Đurkinjak 21–17, 15–21, Winner
2012
International Ellis Staša 24–22
Poznanović

Marcus Ronan Labar

2012 Spanish Open 21–9, 21–13 Winner
Ellis Émilie Lefel

Chris
Belgian Marcus 9–21, 21–10,
2012 Langridge Winner
International Ellis 21–17
Heather Olver

Chris
Czech Marcus 20–22, 7–6 Runner-
2012 Langridge
International Ellis retired up
Heather Olver

Scottish Marcus Ruud Bosch

2012 21–16, 21–16 Winner
International Ellis Selena Piek

Chris
Welsh Marcus Winner
2012 Langridge 22–20, 21–16
International Ellis
Heather Olver

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

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External links
Gabrielle Adcock ([Link] at [Link]
Gabrielle Adcock ([Link]
profile/DC87840A-9CF6-4CAA-BA1F-23E03A5D191D) at [Link]
(alternate link ([Link]
a=8&oid=209B123F-AA87-41A2-BC3E-CB57133E64CC&q=62844)) (archived)
Gabby White ([Link] at [Link]
Gabby Adcock ([Link] at Olympedia
Gabby Adcock ([Link] at Team
England
 Gabrielle Adcock ([Link] at Team
GB
Gabrielle Adcock ([Link]
badminton/1022364/g_adcock.html) at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
Gabrielle Adcock ([Link]
n/[Link]) at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth
Games (archived)

Retrieved from "[Link]