Chris Adcock
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Chris Adcock (born 27 April 1989) is an English internationally elite badminton player.[2] Adcock is currently sponsored by Yonex and YC Sports and plays for the University of Nottingham-based NBL team.
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. Adcock's world championship debut came at the 2010 Paris Worlds 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.[3]
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.[4] Subsequently, Adcock reignited his mixed doubles partnership with Gabrielle White, whom he later married.[5] They later won the BWF Super Series Masters Finals in 2015, and become the first British players to do so.[6]
Adcock competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, winning gold in the mixed doubles alongside his wife.[7] In 2015, he became the champion at the Dubai World Superseries Finals in mixed doubles event.[8] In 2016, he competed at the Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles event, but did not advance to the knocked out stage.[9]
In October 2016, Adcock alongside his wife, were the semifinalst at the BWF Superseries Premier tournament at the Denmark Open, but they lost to home duo Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna Pedersen in the straight games.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12][13]
In 2017, the Adcocks won the gold medal at the European Championships in Denmark defeating Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna Pedersen in the final.[14] They also clinched the bronze medal at the BWF World Championships in Glasgow.[15] 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.[16][17]
Achievements
BWF World Championships
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland |
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15–21, 21–23 |  |
| 2011 | Wembley Arena, London, England |
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15–21, 7–21 |  |
Commonwealth Games
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia |
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19–21, 21–17, 21–16 |  |
| 2014 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland |
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21–9, 21–12 | |
European Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia |
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16–21, 21–19, 8–21 | |
| 2012 | Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden |
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11–21, 14–21 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Palacio de Deportes de Huelva, Huelva, Spain |
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21–18, 17–21, 21–18 | |
| 2017 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark |
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21–17, 18–21, 21–19 | |
| 2012 | Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden |
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17–21, 21–17, 19–21 | |
BWF World Junior Championships
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Waitakere Trust Stadium, Waitakere City, New Zealand |
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25–23, 20–22, 19–21 | |
European Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Hermann-Neuberger-Halle, Völklingen, Germany |
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21–16, 21–15 | |
BWF World Tour
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[18] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[19]
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | |
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12–21, 12–21 |  |
BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[20] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011,[21] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Dubai World Superseries Finals | |
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12–21, 12–21 | |
| 2015 | Dubai World Superseries Finals | |
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21–14, 21–17 |  |
| 2014 | French Open | |
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9–21, 16–21 | |
| 2013 | Hong Kong Open | |
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21–14, 24–22 | |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Bitburger Open | |
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21–17, 20–22, 22–24 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Bitburger Open | |
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16–21, 21–23 | |
| 2015 | Bitburger Open | |
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18–21, 17–21 | |
| 2014 | Swiss Open | |
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21–17, 21–13 | |
| 2013 | Bitburger Open | |
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19–21, 15–21 | |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Irish International | |
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21–13, 21–16 | |
| 2010 | Scottish International | |
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19–21, 21–11, 15–21 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Finnish Open | |
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22–24, 21–12, 21–13 | |
| 2010 | Italian International | |
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21–14, 21–15 | |
| 2010 | Irish International | |
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21–13, 21–11 | |
| 2010 | Scottish International | |
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21–10, 21–12 | |
| 2008 | Portugal International | |
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14–21, 11–21 | |
- 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.[22]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Chris ADCOCK Player Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ↑ "Christopher Adcock". Badminton England. 27 April 1989. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ↑ "BBC Sport". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ↑ "Bankier splits from Adcock". sportinglife.com. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ↑ "Chris Adcock and Gabby White renew mixed doubles partnership". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ↑ "World Superseries Finals: Adcocks win mixed doubles title". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ↑ "Glasgow 2014: Chris & Gabby Adcock win mixed doubles gold". www.bbc.com. BBC. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ↑ "Chris and Gabby Adcock win mixed doubles crown at World Superseries Finals in Dubai". www.express.co.uk. Daily Express. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ↑ "Rio Olympics 2016: Chris and Gabby Adcock knocked out". www.bbc.com. BBC. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ↑ "YONEX Denmark Open hopes over for the Adcocks". Badminton England. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ↑ "Adcocks set to face rising Chinese stars in World Superseries Finals". Badminton England. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ↑ "Adcock's go for gold AGAIN". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ↑ "China's Chen, Zheng claim title of BWF World Superseries Finals". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ↑ "European gold – but still no UK funding for Adcock". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ↑ "Chris and Gabby Adcock lose Badminton World Championships semi-final". BBC. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ↑ "Participants: Chris Adcock". gc2018.com. 2018 Gold Coast. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games: England beat Singapore to claim badminton team bronze". BBC. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ↑ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- ↑ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
- ↑ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006.
- ↑ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". Badmintonstore.com. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ↑ "tournamentsoftware.com". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
External links
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- Chris Adcock at the International Olympic Committee
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