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Chris Adcock
Yonex IFB 2013 - Eightfinal - Markis Kido - Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth -- Chris Adcock - Gabrielle White 16.jpg
Personal information
Birth nameChristopher Thomas Adcock
CountryEngland
Born (1989-04-27) 27 April 1989 (age 34) [1]
Leicester, England [1]
Residence Milton Keynes, England [1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
HandednessLeft
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking9 (MD 22 May 2014)
4 (XD 24 August 2017)
Current ranking14 (XD 17 March 2020)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Minsk Mixed doubles
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 London Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Glasgow Mixed doubles
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Delhi Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Mixed team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Kolding Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Huelva Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Karlskrona Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Karlskrona Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Kazan Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Leuven Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Moscow Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Lubin Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Almere Men's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Basel Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Amsterdam Men's team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Waitakere Mixed doubles
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Völklingen Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Völklingen Boys' doubles
BWF profile
Website www.theadcocks.com

Christopher Thomas Adcock (born 27 April 1989) is a retired English badminton player. [2] Adcock is currently sponsored by Yonex and YC Sports and plays for the University of Nottingham-based NBL team. He entered the National team in 2006, and later won the boys' doubles and mixed team titles at the 2007 European Junior Championships. He was a World Championships medalists winning a silver in 2011 with Imogen Bankier and a bronze in 2017 with Gabby Adcock. Together with Gabby, he also won a silver medal at the 2007 World Junior Championships, and then claimed the gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and 2018; and at the European Championships in 2017 and 2018.

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Chris Adcock also representing Great Britain competed at the 2012, 2016 Olympic Games and at the 2019 European Games. In the European Games, he and Gabby won the mixed doubles silver medal.

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 Yonex IFB 2013 - Quarterfinal - Tontowi Ahmad - Liliyana Natsir vs Chris Adcock - Gabrielle White 22.jpg
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] Badminton England reported his retirement on 27 May 2021. The 2020 Denmark Open was his last tournament.

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011 Wembley Arena,
London, England
Flag of Scotland.svg Imogen Bankier Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Nan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Yunlei
15–21, 7–21 Med 2.png Silver
2017 Emirates Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland
Flag of England.svg Gabby Adcock Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Siwei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Qingchen
15–21, 21–23 Med 3.png Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Emirates Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland
Flag of England.svg Gabby Adcock Flag of England.svg Chris Langridge
Flag of England.svg Heather Olver
21–9, 21–12 Med 1.png Gold
2018 Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre,
Gold Coast, Australia
Flag of England.svg Gabby Adcock Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis
Flag of England.svg Lauren Smith
19–21, 21–17, 21–16 Med 1.png Gold

European Games

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019 Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gabby Adcock Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marcus Ellis
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lauren Smith
14–21, 9–21 Med 2.png Silver

European Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012 Telenor Arena,
Karlskrona, Sweden
Flag of England.svg Andrew Ellis Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Boe
Flag of Denmark.svg Carsten Mogensen
11–21, 14–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2014 Gymnastics Center,
Kazan, Russia
Flag of England.svg Andrew Ellis Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Conrad-Petersen
Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Pieler Kolding
16–21, 21–19, 8–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012 Telenor Arena,
Karlskrona, Sweden
Flag of Scotland.svg Imogen Bankier Flag of Poland.svg Robert Mateusiak
Flag of Poland.svg Nadieżda Zięba
17–21, 21–17, 19–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2017 Sydbank Arena,
Kolding, Denmark
Flag of England.svg Gabby Adcock Flag of Denmark.svg Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Christinna Pedersen
21–17, 18–21, 21–19 Med 1.png Gold
2018 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,
Huelva, Spain
Flag of England.svg Gabby Adcock Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Christiansen
Flag of Denmark.svg Christinna Pedersen
21–18, 17–21, 21–18 Med 1.png Gold

BWF World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007 Waitakere Trust Stadium,
Waitakere City, New Zealand
Flag of England.svg Gabrielle White Flag of Malaysia.svg Lim Khim Wah
Flag of Malaysia.svg Ng Hui Lin
25–23, 20–22, 19–21 Med 2.png Silver

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007 Hermann-Neuberger-Halle,
Völklingen, Germany
Flag of England.svg Peter Mills Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Conrad-Petersen
Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Pieler Kolding
21–16, 21–15 Med 1.png Gold

BWF World Tour (3 runners-up)

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

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018 Thailand Open Super 500 Flag of England.svg Gabby Adcock Flag of Indonesia.svg Hafiz Faizal
Flag of Indonesia.svg Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja
12–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Dutch Open Super 100 Flag of England.svg Gabby Adcock Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Tabeling
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Selena Piek
17–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2020 Denmark Open Super 750 Flag of England.svg Gabby Adcock Flag of Germany.svg Mark Lamsfuß
Flag of Germany.svg Isabel Herttrich
21–18, 11–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

BWF Superseries (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, [21] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011. [22] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013 Hong Kong Open Flag of England.svg Gabrielle White Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Cheng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bao Yixin
21–14, 24–22Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2014 French Open Flag of England.svg Gabby Adcock Flag of Indonesia.svg Tontowi Ahmad
Flag of Indonesia.svg Liliyana Natsir
9–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 Dubai World Superseries Finals Flag of England.svg Gabby Adcock Flag of South Korea.svg Ko Sung-hyun
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Ha-na
21–14, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Dubai World Superseries Finals Flag of England.svg Gabby Adcock Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Siwei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Qingchen
12–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

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

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009 Bitburger Open Flag of England.svg Andrew Ellis Flag of India.svg Rupesh Kumar
Flag of India.svg Sanave Thomas
21–17, 20–22, 22–24Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013 Bitburger Open Flag of England.svg Gabrielle White Flag of Germany.svg Michael Fuchs
Flag of Germany.svg Birgit Michels
19–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2014 Swiss Open Flag of England.svg Gabby Adcock Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chai Biao
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tang Jinhua
21–17, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Bitburger Open Flag of England.svg Gabby Adcock Flag of Poland.svg Robert Mateusiak
Flag of Poland.svg Nadieżda Zięba
18–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2016 Bitburger Open Flag of England.svg Gabby Adcock Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Siwei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Qingchen
16–21, 21–23Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

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

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010 Scottish International Flag of England.svg Andrew Ellis Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis
Flag of England.svg Peter Mills
19–21, 21–11, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2010 Irish International Flag of England.svg Andrew Ellis Flag of England.svg Anthony Clark
Flag of England.svg Chris Langridge
21–13, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008 Portugal International Flag of England.svg Gabrielle White Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Yi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cai Jiani
14–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2010 Scottish International Flag of Scotland.svg Imogen Bankier Flag of Germany.svg Till Zander
Flag of Germany.svg Gitte Koehler
21–10, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2010 Irish International Flag of Scotland.svg Imogen Bankier Flag of Denmark.svg Christian John Skovgaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Britta Andersen
21–13, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2010 Italian International Flag of Scotland.svg Imogen Bankier Flag of Estonia.svg Gert Kunka
Flag of Sweden.svg Amanda Hogstrom
21–14, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2012 Finnish Open Flag of Scotland.svg Imogen Bankier Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
Flag of Denmark.svg Sara Thygesen
22–24, 21–12, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  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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