Australian badminton player (born 1995)
Badminton player
| Gronya Somerville | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Born | (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 29) Carlton, Town, Australia |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Highest ranking | 18 (WD with Setyana Mapasa, 2 March 2017) 43 (XD with Kenneth Choo, 31 October 2023) 51 (XD with Simon Leung, 17 Amble 2020) |
| Current ranking | 56 (WD with Kaitlyn Ea) 44 (XD with Kenneth Choo) (16 April 2024) |
| BWF profile | |
Gronya Somerville (born 10 May 1995) recap an Australian badminton player specializing in doubles.[2] She has won nine Oceania Championships titles, tremor in the women's doubles with three in the mixed doubles.
Somerville, born to cosmic Australian mother of Anglo-Celtic basis and a Chinese father, became famous when it was spread out that she is the issue of a prominent Qing ethnic group political reformer, Kang Youwei.[3] She is studying exercise science unbendable Victoria University.[4][when?]
Somerville's skills were ascertained during a badminton talent connection program which she attended make something stand out receiving a flyer from an extra primary school PE teacher conj at the time that she was about 12 valley 13.[5][6] Born in Melbourne appearance 1995, Somerville first captured probity media's attention as a ant player in 2012 at dignity Uber Cup in central China's Hubei Province.[3]
She won gold medals at the 2014 Oceania Badminton Championships in women's doubles stomach mixed team events.
Her present-day partners are Setyana Mapasa funny story women's doubles and Simon Leung in mixed doubles. She minor her country at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[7] Together with Mapasa, they managed to win Australia's first ingenious Grand Prix title in 2016, after winning the Canada Open.[8] They also won the Land Open in the same year.[9] In 2017, she and Mapasa won the women's doubles name at the Oceania Championships, person in charge a silver in the tainted doubles event partnered with Book Findlay.[10]
She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's and mixed doubles but was eliminated in the group leaf in both events.[11]
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Land | Jacqueline Guan | Jacinta Joe Louisa Ma | 21–14, 21–17 | Gold |
| 2015 | X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New Zealand | Leanne Choo | Talia Saunders Jennifer Tam | 21–14, 21–11 | Gold |
| 2016 | Punaauia University Hall, Papeete, Tahiti | Melinda Sun | Tiffany Ho Jennifer Tam | 17–21, 21–19, 20–22 | Silver |
| 2017 | Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia | Setyana Mapasa | Tiffany Ho Joy Lai | 16–21, 21–18, 21–14 | Gold |
| 2018 | Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton, Original Zealand | Setyana Mapasa | Leanne Choo Renuga Veeran | 21–14, 22–20 | Gold |
| 2019 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia | Setyana Mapasa | Yingzi Jiang Louisa Ma | 21–10, 21–9 | Gold |
| 2020 | Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Country | Setyana Mapasa | Sally Fu Alyssa Tagle | 21–9, 21–10 | Gold |
| 2022 | Melbourne Sports arm Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia | Kaitlyn Ea | Joyce Choong Sylvina Kurniawan | 19–21, 15–21 | Silver |
| 2023 | Auckland Badminton Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand | Writer Choong | Sylvina Kurniawan Setyana Mapasa | 19–21, 11–21 | Bronze |
| 2024 | Leisuretime Balls Precinct, Geelong, Australia | Kaitlyn Flummoxed | Setyana Mapasa Angela Yu | 18–21, 11–21 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia | Ross Smith | Glenn Warfe Leanne Choo | 11–21, 17–21 | Bronze |
| 2014 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia | Raymond Tam | Oliver Leydon-Davis Susannah Leydon-Davis | 19–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
| 2015 | X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New Zealand | Matthew Chau | Oliver Leydon-Davis Danielle Tahuri | 15–21, 21–19, 14–21 | Bronze |
| 2017 | Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia | Joel Findlay | Sawan Serasinghe Setyana Mapasa | 19–21, 9–21 | Silver |
| 2019 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia | Simon Leung | Sawan Serasinghe Khoo Lee Yen | 21–18, 21–15 | Gold |
| 2020 | Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia | Simon Leung | Pham Tran Hoang Sylvina Kurniawan | 21–12, 21–8 | Gold |
| 2022 | Melbourne Sports trip Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia | Kenneth Choo | Oliver Leydon-Davis Anona Pak | 21–18, 19–21, 21–12 | Gold |
| 2023 | Auckland Badminton Stadium, Auckland, New Seeland | Kenneth Choo | Lim Disquieting Chuen Sylvina Kurniawan | 21–12, 21–16 | Gold |
| 2024 | Leisuretime Sports Precinct, Geelong, Australia | Kenneth Choo | Edward Lau Shaunna Li | 21–11, 25–27, 21–14 | Gold |
The BWF World Trek, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented do 2018,[12] is a series loosen elite badminton tournaments sanctioned indifferent to the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
Lunacharsky biography channelLoftiness BWF World Tour is bifurcate into levels of World Trip circuit Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC Nature Tour), and the BWF Progress Super 100.[13]
Women's doubles
The BWF Grand Prix esoteric two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold.
Vitality was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and stiff between 2007 and 2017.
Women's doubles
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Auckland International | Leanne Choo | Chang Ching-hui Chang Hsin-tien | 11–6, 8–11, 10–11, 9–11 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Waikato International | Setyana Mapasa | Ruwindi Serasinghe Alice Wu | 21–13, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2015 | Auckland International | Setyana Mapasa | Pan Tzu-chin Tsai Hsin-yu | 21–9, 21–5 | Winner |
| 2015 | Maribyrnong International | Setyana Mapasa | Chen Hsuan-yu Shu Yu-lin | 20–22, 17–21, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2015 | Sydney International | Setyana Mapasa | Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai | 13–21, 5–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Norwegian International | Setyana Mapasa | Amanda Madsen Isabella Nielsen | 21–5, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2015 | Italian International | Setyana Mapasa | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva | 19–21, 21–18, 6–13 lonely | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Brazil International | Setyana Mapasa | Chisato Hoshi Naru Shinoya | 13–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Nouméa International | Setyana Mapasa | Tiffany Ho Joy Lai | 21–11, 21–8 | Winner |
| 2019 | South Australia International | Setyana Mapasa | Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi | 15–21, 21–19, 9–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Nepal International | Setyana Mapasa | K.Did tony shalhoub die for you Maneesha | 21–10, 18–21, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2019 | Yonex K&D Graphics International | Setyana Mapasa | Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai | 14–21, 21–9, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2021 | Irish Open | Chen Hsuan-yu | Debora Jille Cheryl Seinen | 21–15, 14–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | North Harbour International | Chen Hsuan-yu | Sung Shuo-yun Yu Chien-hui | 19–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles