Chris Adcock

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.

Chris Adcock
Personal information
Birth nameChristopher Adcock
Country England
Born (1989-04-27) 27 April 1989[1]
Leicester, England[1]
ResidenceMilton Keynes, England[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
HandednessLeft
Men's & mixed doubles
Career title(s)11
Highest ranking9 (MD 22 May 2014)
4 (XD 24 August 2017)
Current ranking13 (XD 17 March 2020)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Great Britain
European Games
2019 Minsk Mixed doubles
Representing  England
World Championships
2011 London Mixed doubles
2017 Glasgow Mixed doubles
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast Mixed doubles
2014 Glasgow Mixed doubles
2014 Glasgow Mixed team
2018 Gold Coast Mixed team
2010 Delhi Mixed team
European Championships
2018 Huelva Mixed doubles
2017 Kolding Mixed doubles
2014 Kazan Men's doubles
2012 Karlskrona Men's doubles
2012 Karlskrona Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
2015 Leuven Mixed team
2017 Lubin Mixed team
2013 Moscow Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
2014 Basel Men's team
2008 Almere Men's team
2012 Amsterdam Men's team
World Junior Championships
2007 Waitakere Mixed doubles
European Junior Championships
2007 Völklingen Mixed team
2007 Völklingen Boys' doubles
BWF profile
Websitewww.theadcocks.com

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. His world championships debut came at the 2010 BWF World Championships 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]

Chris Adcock and his current partner in mixed doubles Gabby Adcock

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 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 knockout stage.[9]

In October 2016, the Adcocks were the semifinalist 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]

In 2019, he qualified to represent Great Britain at the 2019 European Games, played in the mixed doubles with his wife. Competed as the top seeds the duo advance to the final stage, they were defeated by their compatriot Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith in straight games 14–21, 9–21, and settle for a silver medal.[18]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Emirates Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland		 Gabby Adcock Zheng Siwei
Chen Qingchen		 15–21, 21–23 Bronze
2011 Wembley Arena,
London, England		 Imogen Bankier Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei		 15–21, 7–21 Silver

Commonwealth Games

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre,
Gold Coast, Australia		 Gabby Adcock Marcus Ellis
Lauren Smith		 19–21, 21–17, 21–16 Gold
2014 Emirates Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland		 Gabby Adcock Chris Langridge
Heather Olver		 21–9, 21–12 Gold

European Games

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus Gabby Adcock Marcus Ellis
Lauren Smith		 14–21, 9–21 Silver

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gymnastics Center,
Kazan, Russia		 Andrew Ellis Mads Conrad-Petersen
Mads Pieler Kolding		 16–21, 21–19, 8–21 Bronze
2012 Telenor Arena,
Karlskrona, Sweden		 Andrew Ellis Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen		 11–21, 14–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Palacio de Deportes de Huelva,
Huelva, Spain		 Gabby Adcock Mathias Christiansen
Christinna Pedersen		 21–18, 17–21, 21–18 Gold
2017 Sydbank Arena,
Kolding, Denmark		 Gabby Adcock Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Christinna Pedersen		 21–17, 18–21, 21–19 Gold
2012 Telenor Arena,
Karlskrona, Sweden		 Imogen Bankier Robert Mateusiak
Nadiezda Zieba		 17–21, 21–17, 19–21 Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Waitakere Trust Stadium,
Waitakere City, New Zealand		 Gabrielle White Lim Khim Wah
Ng Hui Lin		 25–23, 20–22, 19–21 Silver

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Hermann-Neuberger-Halle,
Völklingen, Germany		 Peter Mills Mads Conrad-Petersen
Mads Pieler Kolding		 21–16, 21–15 Gold

BWF World Tour (2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[19] 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.[20]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Dutch Open Super 100 Gabby Adcock Robin Tabeling
Selena Piek		 17–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2018 Thailand Open Super 500 Gabby Adcock Hafiz Faizal
Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja		 12–21, 12–21 Runner-up

BWF Superseries (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[21] 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,[22] 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 Gabby Adcock Zheng Siwei
Chen Qingchen		 12–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2015 Dubai World Superseries Finals Gabby Adcock Ko Sung-hyun
Kim Ha-na		 21–14, 21–17 Winner
2014 French Open Gabby Adcock Tontowi Ahmad
Liliyana Natsir		 9–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2013 Hong Kong Open Gabrielle White Liu Cheng
Bao Yixin		 21–14, 24–22 Winner
     BWF Superseries Finals tournament
     BWF Superseries Premier tournament
     BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 4 runners-up)

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
2009 Bitburger Open Andrew Ellis Rupesh Kumar
Sanave Thomas		 21–17, 20–22, 22–24 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Bitburger Open Gabby Adcock Zheng Siwei
Chen Qingchen		 16–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2015 Bitburger Open Gabby Adcock Robert Mateusiak
Nadiezda Zieba		 18–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2014 Swiss Open Gabby Adcock Chai Biao
Tang Jinhua		 21–17, 21–13 Winner
2013 Bitburger Open Gabrielle White Michael Fuchs
Birgit Michels		 19–21, 15–21 Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Irish International Andrew Ellis Anthony Clark
Chris Langridge		 21–13, 21–16 Winner
2010 Scottish International Andrew Ellis Marcus Ellis
Peter Mills		 19–21, 21–11, 15–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Finnish Open Imogen Bankier Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
Sara Thygesen		 22–24, 21–12, 21–13 Winner
2010 Italian International Imogen Bankier Gert Kunka
Amanda Hogstrom		 21–14, 21–15 Winner
2010 Irish International Imogen Bankier Christian John Skovgaard
Britta Andersen		 21–13, 21–11 Winner
2010 Scottish International Imogen Bankier Till Zander
Gitte Koehler		 21–10, 21–12 Winner
2008 Portugal International Gabrielle White Zhang Yi
Cai Jiani		 14–21, 11–21 Runner-up
     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.[23]

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