# Gabby Adcock

Gabrielle Marie Adcock (née White; born 30 September 1990) is an English retired badminton player.

## 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. In 2007, she won a bronze medal at the European Junior Badminton Championships in girls' doubles event partnered with Mariana Agathangelou. 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.
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 |

### 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, 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