Gronya Somerville
Gronya Somerville (born 10 May 1995) is an Australian professional badminton player specializing in doubles.[2] She won eight Oceania Championships title, six in the women's doubles and two times in the mixed doubles.

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Birth name | Gronya Somerville | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Carlton, Melbourne, Australia | 10 May 1995|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 18 (WD 2 Mar 2017) 55 (XD 1 September 2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 26 (WD), 55 (XD) (18 February 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Somerville, born to a British mother and Chinese father, became famous when it was revealed that she is the descendant of Qing dynasty a prominent political reformer, Kang Youwei.[3] She is studying exercise science at the Victoria University.[4]
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.[5][6] Born in Melbourne in 1995, Somerville first captured the media's attention as a young player in 2012 at the Uber Cup in central China's Hubei Province.[3]
She won gold medals at the 2014 Oceania Badminton Championships in women's doubles and mixed team events. Her current partners are Setyana Mapasa in women's doubles and Matthew Chau in mixed doubles. She represented her country at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[7] Together with Mapasa, they managed to win Australia's first ever Grand Prix title in 2016, after winning the Canada Open.[8] They also won the Dutch Open in the same year.[9] 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.[10]
Achievements
Oceania Championships
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia |
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21–9, 21–10 | ![]() |
2019 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia |
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21–10, 21–9 | ![]() |
2018 | Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand |
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21–14, 22–20 | ![]() |
2017 | Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia |
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16–21, 21–18, 21–14 | ![]() |
2016 | Punaauia University Hall, Papeete, Tahiti |
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17–21, 21–19, 20–22 | ![]() |
2015 | X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, North Harbour, New Zealand |
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21–14, 21–11 | ![]() |
2014 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia |
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21–14, 21–17 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia |
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21–12, 21–8 | ![]() |
2019 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia |
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21–18, 21–15 | ![]() |
2017 | Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia |
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19–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
2015 | X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, North Harbour, New Zealand |
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15–21, 21–19, 14–21 | ![]() |
2014 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia |
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19–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2012 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia |
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11–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
BWF World Tour (1 title)
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[11] 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.[12]
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Canada Open | Super 100 | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–14 | ![]() |
BWF Grand Prix (2 titles)
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Dutch Open | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–17, 21–16 | ![]() |
2016 | Canada Open | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–16 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 9 runners-up)
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | ![]() |
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14–21, 21–9, 21–18 | ![]() |
2019 | Nepal International | ![]() |
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21–10, 18–21, 21–11 | ![]() |
2019 | South Australia International | ![]() |
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15–21, 21–19, 9–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Nouméa International | ![]() |
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21–11, 21–8 | ![]() |
2016 | Brazil International | ![]() |
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13–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2015 | Italian International | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–18, 6–13 Retired | ![]() |
2015 | Norwegian International | ![]() |
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21–5, 21–13 | ![]() |
2015 | Sydney International | ![]() |
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13–21, 5–21 | ![]() |
2015 | Maribyrnong International | ![]() |
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20–22, 17–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
2015 | Auckland International | ![]() |
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21–9, 21–5 | ![]() |
2015 | Waikato International | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–10 | ![]() |
2014 | Auckland International | ![]() |
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11–6, 8–11, 10–11, 9–11 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Waikato International | ![]() |
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15–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2015 | Turkey International | ![]() |
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12–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2015 | Waikato International | ![]() |
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13–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Auckland International | ![]() |
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16–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- "Player Info: Gronya Somerville". www.badmintonlink.com. BadmintonLink.info. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- "Players: Gronya Somerville". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- "Gronya Somerville: Australian Following in Footsteps of Badminton Ace Lin Dan". www.womenofchina.cn. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- "East Brunswick badminton player Gronya Somerville chasing her Olympic dream". www.heraldsun.com.au. Herald Sun. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- "'Next badminton icon': Australia's Gronya Somerville to take on world's best". www.northweststar.com.au. The North West Star. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- "Gronya Somerville: Courting success in sport and in life". www.australiaplus.com. Australia Plus. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- "Commonwealth Games Team Announced". www.badminton.org.au. Badminton Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- "Canada Open 2016 Finals – 1 takes 3rd, 3 take 1st". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- "Mapasa and Somerville Win Second GP Title at Dutch Open". www.badminton.org.au. Badminton Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- "New Zealand, Australia Dominate Finals". websites.sportstg.com. Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
External links
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