Gronya Somerville

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Gronya Somerville
Friendly match Australia and Indonesia 2016 - Gronya Somerville (cropped).jpg
Personal information
CountryAustralia
Born (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 28)
Carlton, Melbourne, Australia
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking18 (WD with Setyana Mapasa, 2 March 2017)
43 (XD with Kenneth Choo, 31 October 2023)
51 (XD with Simon Leung, 17 March 2020)
Current ranking56 (WD with Kaitlyn Ea)
44 (XD with Kenneth Choo) (16 April 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Oceania Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Ballarat Women's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 North Harbour Women's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Nouméa Women's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Hamilton Women's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Melbourne Women's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Melbourne Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Ballarat Women's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Ballarat Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Melbourne Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Auckland Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Geelong Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Papeete Women's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Nouméa Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Melbourne Women's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Geelong Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Ballarat Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Ballarat Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 North Harbour Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Auckland Women's doubles
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Ballarat Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Ballarat Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Auckland Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Melbourne Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Auckland Mixed team
Oceania Women's Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Ballarat Women's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Auckland Women's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Hamilton Women's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Ballarat Women's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Geelong Women's team
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.

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Somerville partnered with Riky Widianto in Australian Embassy Jakarta in 2016 Friendly match Australia and Indonesia 2016 - Gronya Somerville and Riky Widianto.jpg
Somerville partnered with Riky Widianto in Australian Embassy Jakarta in 2016

Personal life

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? ]

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 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]

Achievements

Oceania Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Ken Kay Badminton Hall,
Ballarat, Australia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jacqueline Guan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jacinta Joe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Louisa Ma
21–14, 21–17 Med 1.png Gold
2015 X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre,
Auckland, New Zealand
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leanne Choo Flag of Australia (converted).svg Talia Saunders
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jennifer Tam
21–14, 21–11 Med 1.png Gold
2016 Punaauia University Hall,
Papeete, Tahiti
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melinda Sun Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tiffany Ho
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jennifer Tam
17–21, 21–19, 20–22 Med 2.png Silver
2017 Salle Anewy,
Nouméa, New Caledonia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Setyana Mapasa Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tiffany Ho
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joy Lai
16–21, 21–18, 21–14 Med 1.png Gold
2018 Eastlink Badminton Stadium,
Hamilton, New Zealand
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Setyana Mapasa Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leanne Choo
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Renuga Veeran
21–14, 22–20 Med 1.png Gold
2019 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre,
Melbourne, Australia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Setyana Mapasa Flag of Australia (converted).svg Yingzi Jiang
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Louisa Ma
21–10, 21–9 Med 1.png Gold
2020 Ken Kay Badminton Stadium,
Ballarat, Australia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Setyana Mapasa Flag of New Zealand.svg Sally Fu
Flag of New Zealand.svg Alyssa Tagle
21–9, 21–10 Med 1.png Gold
2022 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre,
Melbourne, Australia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kaitlyn Ea Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joyce Choong
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sylvina Kurniawan
19–21, 15–21 Med 2.png Silver
2023 Auckland Badminton Stadium,
Auckland, New Zealand
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joyce Choong Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sylvina Kurniawan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Setyana Mapasa
19–21, 11–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2024 Leisuretime Sports Precinct,
Geelong, Australia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kaitlyn Ea Flag of Australia (converted).svg Setyana Mapasa
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Angela Yu
18–21, 11–21 Med 2.png Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012 Ken Kay Badminton Hall,
Ballarat, Australia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Smith Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Warfe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leanne Choo
11–21, 17–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2014 Ken Kay Badminton Hall,
Ballarat, Australia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Raymond Tam Flag of New Zealand.svg Oliver Leydon-Davis
Flag of New Zealand.svg Susannah Leydon-Davis
19–21, 19–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2015 X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre,
Auckland, New Zealand
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Chau Flag of New Zealand.svg Oliver Leydon-Davis
Flag of New Zealand.svg Danielle Tahuri
15–21, 21–19, 14–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2017 Salle Anewy,
Nouméa, New Caledonia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joel Findlay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sawan Serasinghe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Setyana Mapasa
19–21, 9–21 Med 2.png Silver
2019 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre,
Melbourne, Australia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Leung Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sawan Serasinghe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Khoo Lee Yen
21–18, 21–15 Med 1.png Gold
2020 Ken Kay Badminton Stadium,
Ballarat, Australia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Leung Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pham Tran Hoang
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sylvina Kurniawan
21–12, 21–8 Med 1.png Gold
2022 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre,
Melbourne, Australia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kenneth Choo Flag of New Zealand.svg Oliver Leydon-Davis
Flag of New Zealand.svg Anona Pak
21–18, 19–21, 21–12 Med 1.png Gold
2023 Auckland Badminton Stadium,
Auckland, New Zealand
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kenneth Choo Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lim Ming Chuen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sylvina Kurniawan
21–12, 21–16 Med 1.png Gold
2024 Leisuretime Sports Precinct,
Geelong, Australia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kenneth Choo Flag of New Zealand.svg Edward Lau
Flag of New Zealand.svg Shaunna Li
21–11, 25–27, 21–14 Med 1.png Gold

BWF World Tour (1 title)

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

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019 Canada Open Super 100 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Setyana Mapasa Flag of South Korea.svg Chang Ye-na
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Hye-rin
21–16, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles)

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

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016 Canada Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Setyana Mapasa Flag of England.svg Heather Olver
Flag of England.svg Lauren Smith
21–15, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Dutch Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Setyana Mapasa Flag of Bulgaria.svg Gabriela Stoeva
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stefani Stoeva
17–21, 21–17, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 14 runners-up)

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Auckland International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leanne Choo Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Ching-hui
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Hsin-tien
11–6, 8–11, 10–11, 9–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 Waikato International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Setyana Mapasa Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ruwindi Serasinghe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alice Wu
21–13, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015Auckland International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Setyana Mapasa Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Pan Tzu-chin
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tsai Hsin-yu
21–9, 21–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Maribyrnong International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Setyana Mapasa Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chen Hsuan-yu
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Shu Yu-lin
20–22, 17–21, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Sydney International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Setyana Mapasa Flag of Thailand.svg Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Flag of Thailand.svg Rawinda Prajongjai
13–21, 5–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 Norwegian International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Setyana Mapasa Flag of Denmark.svg Amanda Madsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Isabella Nielsen
21–5, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Italian International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Setyana Mapasa Flag of Bulgaria.svg Gabriela Stoeva
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stefani Stoeva
19–21, 21–18, 6–13 retiredSilver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2016 Brazil International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Setyana Mapasa Flag of Japan.svg Chisato Hoshi
Flag of Japan.svg Naru Shinoya
13–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017Nouméa International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Setyana Mapasa Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tiffany Ho
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joy Lai
21–11, 21–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 South Australia International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Setyana Mapasa Flag of Japan.svg Rin Iwanaga
Flag of Japan.svg Kie Nakanishi
15–21, 21–19, 9–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Nepal International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Setyana Mapasa Flag of India.svg K. Maneesha
Flag of India.svg Rutaparna Panda
21–10, 18–21, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Setyana Mapasa Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rachel Honderich
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kristen Tsai
14–21, 21–9, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2021 Irish Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chen Hsuan-yu Flag of the Netherlands.svg Debora Jille
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Cheryl Seinen
21–15, 14–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022 North Harbour International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chen Hsuan-yu Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Sung Shuo-yun
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yu Chien-hui
19–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013 Auckland International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Raymond Tam Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Smith
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Renuga Veeran
16–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 Waikato International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Chau Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sawan Serasinghe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Setyana Mapasa
13–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 Turkey International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Chau Flag of Poland.svg Robert Mateusiak
Flag of Poland.svg Nadieżda Zięba
12–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Waikato International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Leung Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Midorikawa
Flag of Japan.svg Natsu Saito
15–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023 Dutch International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kenneth Choo Flag of England.svg Brandon Yap
Flag of England.svg Annie Lado
21–18, 23–21Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023 Mongolia International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kenneth Choo Flag of Thailand.svg Tanakorn Meechai
Flag of Thailand.svg Fungfa Korpthammakit
22–20, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023 Bendigo International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kenneth Choo Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen Sheng-fa
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lin Jhih-yun
21–12, 14–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023 Sydney International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kenneth Choo Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen Sheng-fa
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lin Jhih-yun
18–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2024 Uganda International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kenneth Choo Flag of India.svg Sathish Kumar Karunakaran
Flag of India.svg Aadya Variyath
20–22, 21–18, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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