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]
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]
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]
^ abLiu, Kiki, ed. (20 May 2015). . Women of China. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016.
^Rogers, Andrew (10 April 2016). "East Brunswick badminton player Gronya Somerville chasing her Olympic dream". Moreland Leader. Retrieved 25 March 2017 – via Herald Sun.
^Levy, Megan (5 May 2016). "'Next badminton icon': Australia's Gronya Somerville to take on world's best". The North West Star. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
^"Gronya Somerville: Courting success in sport and in life". Australia Plus. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
^"Commonwealth Games Team Announced". Badminton Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
^"Canada Open 2016 Finals – 1 takes 3rd, 3 take 1st". Badzine. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
^"Mapasa and Somerville Win Second GP Title at Dutch Open". Badminton Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
^"New Zealand, Australia Dominate Finals". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
^"Somerville Gronya". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
^Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). . Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
^Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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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 Gronya SomervillePersonal informationCountryAustraliaBorn 1995 05 10 10 May 1995 age 27 Carlton Melbourne AustraliaHeight1 71 m 5 ft 7 in 1 Weight62 kg 137 lb HandednessRightWomen s amp mixed doublesHighest ranking18 WD with Setyana Mapasa 2 March 2017 51 XD with Simon Leung 17 March 2020 Current ranking26 WD with Setyana Mapasa 54 XD Simon Leung 10 August 2021 Medal record Women s badmintonRepresenting AustraliaOceania Championships2014 Ballarat Women s doubles2015 North Harbour Women s doubles2017 Noumea Women s doubles2018 Hamilton Women s doubles2019 Melbourne Women s doubles2019 Melbourne Mixed doubles2020 Ballarat Women s doubles2020 Ballarat Mixed doubles2022 Melbourne Mixed doubles2023 Auckland Mixed doubles2016 Papeete Women s doubles2017 Noumea Mixed doubles2022 Melbourne Women s doubles2012 Ballarat Mixed doubles2014 Ballarat Mixed doubles2015 North Harbour Mixed doubles2023 Auckland Women s doublesOceania Mixed Team Championships2012 Ballarat Mixed team2014 Ballarat Mixed team2016 Auckland Mixed team2019 Melbourne Mixed teamOceania Women s Team Championships2012 Ballarat Women s team2016 Auckland Women s team2018 Hamilton Women s team2020 Ballarat Women s teamBWF profile Somerville partnered with Riky Widianto in Australian Embassy Jakarta in 2016 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Achievements 3 1 Oceania Championships 3 2 BWF World Tour 1 title 3 3 BWF Grand Prix 2 titles 3 4 BWF International Challenge Series 7 titles 11 runners up 4 References 5 External linksPersonal life EditSomerville 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 Career EditSomerville 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 EditOceania Championships Edit Women s doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result2014 Ken Kay Badminton Hall Ballarat Australia Jacqueline Guan Jacinta Joe Louisa Ma 21 14 21 17 Gold2015 X TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre North Harbour New Zealand Leanne Choo Talia Saunders Jennifer Tam 21 14 21 11 Gold2016 Punaauia University Hall Papeete Tahiti Melinda Sun Tiffany Ho Jennifer Tam 17 21 21 19 20 22 Silver2017 Salle Anewy Noumea New Caledonia Setyana Mapasa Tiffany Ho Joy Lai 16 21 21 18 21 14 Gold2018 Eastlink Badminton Stadium Hamilton New Zealand Setyana Mapasa Leanne Choo Renuga Veeran 21 14 22 20 Gold2019 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre Melbourne Australia Setyana Mapasa Yingzi Jiang Louisa Ma 21 10 21 9 Gold2020 Ken Kay Badminton Stadium Ballarat Australia Setyana Mapasa Sally Fu Alyssa Tagle 21 9 21 10 Gold2022 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre Melbourne Australia Kaitlyn Ea Joyce Choong Sylvina Kurniawan 19 21 15 21 Silver2023 Auckland Badminton Stadium Auckland New Zealand Joyce Choong Sylvina Kurniawan Setyana Mapasa 19 21 11 21 BronzeMixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result2012 Ken Kay Badminton Hall Ballarat Australia Ross Smith Glenn Warfe Leanne Choo 11 21 17 21 Bronze2014 Ken Kay Badminton Hall Ballarat Australia Raymond Tam Oliver Leydon Davis Susannah Leydon Davis 19 21 19 21 Bronze2015 X TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre North Harbour New Zealand Matthew Chau Oliver Leydon Davis Danielle Tahuri 15 21 21 19 14 21 Bronze2017 Salle Anewy Noumea New Caledonia Joel Findlay Sawan Serasinghe Setyana Mapasa 19 21 9 21 Silver2019 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre Melbourne Australia Simon Leung Sawan Serasinghe Khoo Lee Yen 21 18 21 15 Gold2020 Ken Kay Badminton Stadium Ballarat Australia Simon Leung Pham Tran Hoang Sylvina Kurniawan 21 12 21 8 Gold2022 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre Melbourne Australia Kenneth Choo Oliver Leydon Davis Anona Pak 21 18 19 21 21 12 Gold2023 Auckland Badminton Stadium Auckland New Zealand Kenneth Choo Lim Ming Chuen Sylvina Kurniawan 21 12 21 16 GoldBWF World Tour 1 title Edit 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 Result2019 Canada Open Super 100 Setyana Mapasa Chang Ye na Kim Hye rin 21 16 21 14 WinnerBWF Grand Prix 2 titles Edit 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 Result2016 Canada Open Setyana Mapasa Heather Olver Lauren Smith 21 15 21 16 Winner2016 Dutch Open Setyana Mapasa Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva 17 21 21 17 21 16 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournamentBWF International Challenge Series 7 titles 11 runners up Edit Women s doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result2014 Auckland International Leanne Choo Chang Ching hui Chang Hsin tien 11 6 8 11 10 11 9 11 Runner up2015 Waikato International Setyana Mapasa Ruwindi Serasinghe Alice Wu 21 13 21 10 Winner2015 Auckland International Setyana Mapasa Pan Tzu chin Tsai Hsin yu 21 9 21 5 Winner2015 Maribyrnong International Setyana Mapasa Chen Hsuan yu Shu Yu lin 20 22 17 21 21 18 Winner2015 Sydney International Setyana Mapasa Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai 13 21 5 21 Runner up2015 Norwegian International Setyana Mapasa Amanda Madsen Isabella Nielsen 21 5 21 13 Winner2015 Italian International Setyana Mapasa Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva 19 21 21 18 6 13 retired Runner up2016 Brazil International Setyana Mapasa Chisato Hoshi Naru Shinoya 13 21 19 21 Runner up2017 Noumea International Setyana Mapasa Tiffany Ho Joy Lai 21 11 21 8 Winner2019 South Australia International Setyana Mapasa Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi 15 21 21 19 9 21 Runner up2019 Nepal International Setyana Mapasa K Maneesha Rutaparna Panda 21 10 18 21 21 11 Winner2019 Yonex K amp D Graphics International Setyana Mapasa Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai 14 21 21 9 21 18 Winner2021 Irish Open Chen Hsuan yu Debora Jille Cheryl Seinen 21 15 14 21 14 21 Runner up2022 North Harbour International Chen Hsuan yu Sung Shuo yun Yu Chien hui 19 21 17 21 Runner upMixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result2013 Auckland International Raymond Tam Ross Smith Renuga Veeran 16 21 12 21 Runner up2015 Waikato International Matthew Chau Sawan Serasinghe Setyana Mapasa 13 21 17 21 Runner up2015 Turkey International Matthew Chau Robert Mateusiak Nadiezda Zieba 12 21 13 21 Runner up2019 Waikato International Simon Leung Hiroki Midorikawa Natsu Saito 15 21 13 21 Runner up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournamentReferences Edit Player Info Gronya Somerville BadmintonLink Archived from the original on 16 August 2016 Retrieved 3 August 2016 Players Gronya Somerville Badminton World Federation Retrieved 17 February 2017 a b Liu Kiki ed 20 May 2015 Gronya Somerville Australian Following in Footsteps of Badminton Ace Lin Dan Women of China Archived from the original on 16 August 2016 Rogers Andrew 10 April 2016 East Brunswick badminton player Gronya Somerville chasing her Olympic dream Moreland Leader Retrieved 25 March 2017 via Herald Sun Levy Megan 5 May 2016 Next badminton icon Australia s Gronya Somerville to take on world s best The North West Star Retrieved 25 March 2017 Gronya Somerville Courting success in sport and in life Australia Plus Retrieved 25 March 2017 Commonwealth Games Team Announced Badminton Australia Retrieved 25 March 2017 Canada Open 2016 Finals 1 takes 3rd 3 take 1st Badzine Retrieved 25 March 2017 Mapasa and Somerville Win Second GP Title at Dutch Open Badminton Australia Retrieved 25 March 2017 New Zealand Australia Dominate Finals Badminton Oceania Retrieved 17 February 2017 Somerville Gronya Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Archived from the original on 29 July 2021 Retrieved 29 July 2021 Alleyne Gayle 19 March 2017 BWF Launches New Events Structure Badminton World Federation Archived from the original on 1 December 2017 Retrieved 29 November 2017 Sukumar Dev 10 January 2018 Action Packed Season Ahead Badminton World Federation Archived from the original on 13 January 2018 Retrieved 15 January 2018 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gronya Somerville Gronya Somerville at BWF tournamentsoftware com Gronya Somerville at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Gronya Somerville on Instagram Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gronya 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