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Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 with Setyana Mapasa, 2 March 2017) 43 (XD with Kenneth Choo, 31 October 2023) 51 (XD with Simon Leung, 17 March 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 56 (WD with Kaitlyn Ea) 44 (XD with Kenneth Choo) (16 April 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Gronya Somerville (born 10 May 1995) is an Australian badminton player specializing in doubles. [2] She has won nine Oceania Championships titles, six in the women's doubles and three in the mixed doubles.
Somerville, born to an Australian mother of Anglo-Celtic origin and a Chinese father, became famous when it was revealed that she is the descendant of a prominent Qing dynasty political reformer, Kang Youwei. [3] She is studying exercise science at Victoria University. [4] [ when? ]
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 Simon Leung 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]
She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's and mixed doubles but was eliminated in the group stage in both events. [11]
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–14, 21–17 | ![]() |
2015 | X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New Zealand | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–14, 21–11 | ![]() |
2016 | Punaauia University Hall, Papeete, Tahiti | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 17–21, 21–19, 20–22 | ![]() |
2017 | Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 16–21, 21–18, 21–14 | ![]() |
2018 | Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–14, 22–20 | ![]() |
2019 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–10, 21–9 | ![]() |
2020 | Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–9, 21–10 | ![]() |
2022 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 19–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Auckland Badminton Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 19–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2024 | Leisuretime Sports Precinct, Geelong, Australia | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 18–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 11–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2014 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 19–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2015 | X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New Zealand | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–21, 21–19, 14–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 19–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–18, 21–15 | ![]() |
2020 | Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–12, 21–8 | ![]() |
2022 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–18, 19–21, 21–12 | ![]() |
2023 | Auckland Badminton Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–12, 21–16 | ![]() |
2024 | Leisuretime Sports Precinct, Geelong, Australia | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–11, 25–27, 21–14 | ![]() |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [12] 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100. [13]
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Canada Open | Super 100 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–16, 21–14 | ![]() |
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.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Canada Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–15, 21–16 | ![]() |
2016 | Dutch Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 17–21, 21–17, 21–16 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Auckland International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 11–6, 8–11, 10–11, 9–11 | ![]() |
2015 | Waikato International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–13, 21–10 | ![]() |
2015 | Auckland International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–9, 21–5 | ![]() |
2015 | Maribyrnong International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 20–22, 17–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
2015 | Sydney International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 13–21, 5–21 | ![]() |
2015 | Norwegian International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–5, 21–13 | ![]() |
2015 | Italian International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 19–21, 21–18, 6–13 retired | ![]() |
2016 | Brazil International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 13–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Nouméa International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–11, 21–8 | ![]() |
2019 | South Australia International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–21, 21–19, 9–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Nepal International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–10, 18–21, 21–11 | ![]() |
2019 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 14–21, 21–9, 21–18 | ![]() |
2021 | Irish Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–15, 14–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2022 | North Harbour International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 19–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Auckland International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 16–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2015 | Waikato International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 13–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2015 | Turkey International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 12–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Waikato International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Dutch International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–18, 23–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Mongolia International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 22–20, 21–17 | ![]() |
2023 | Bendigo International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–12, 14–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Sydney International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 18–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2024 | Uganda International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 20–22, 21–18, 19–21 | ![]() |
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