Rachel Choong

Rachel Choong
Rachel Choong
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Rach
Country	England
Born	22 January 1994 (age 30); Liverpool, England
Residence	Crosby, Merseyside
Height	128 cm (4 ft 2 in)
Weight	35 kg (77 lb)
Women's singles and doubles SH6
Highest ranking	2 (WS 1 January 2019); 1 (WD with Rebecca Bedford 1 January 2019); 1 (XD with Andrew Martin 1 January 2019)
Current ranking	3 (WS); 6 (WD with Rebecca Bedford); 4 (XD with Jack Shephard) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Para badminton
Representing England
World Championships
European Championships
European Para Championships

Rachel Choong (born 22 January 1994) is an English para badminton player who competes in international level events. She is the first English player to win three gold medals at a single world championships in 2015, she partners with Rebecca Bedford in the women's doubles and Andrew Martin in the mixed doubles at badminton competitions.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Achievements[edit]

World Championships[edit]

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2013^[a]	Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany	Rebecca Bedford	21–8, 21–12	Gold
		Emma Farnham	21–3, 21–3
		Anna Spindelndreier	21–4, 21–3
		Milena Hoffmann	21–7, 21–6
2015	Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England	Rebecca Bedford	21–13, 21–2	Gold
2017	Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea	Giuliana Poveda Flores	21–15, 21–7	Gold
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Giuliana Poveda Flores	9–21, 19–21	Silver

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015^[b]	Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England	Rebecca Bedford	Randika Doling Nina Kersten	21–10, 21–6	Gold
			Saritha Gudeti Ruhi Satish Shingade	21–5, 21–9
			Maria Bartusz Emma Farnham	21–7, 21–9
2017	Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea	Rebecca Bedford	Maria Bartusz Emma Farnham	21–5, 21–8	Gold
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Rebecca Bedford	Giuliana Poveda Flores Katherine Valli	27–25, 21–17	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany	Andrew Martin	Jack Shephard Rebecca Bedford	21–8, 21–17	Gold
2015	Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England	Andrew Martin	Jack Shephard Rebecca Bedford	21–16, 21–4	Gold
2017	Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea	Andrew Martin	Fabien Morat Rebecca Bedford	21–9, 21–6	Gold
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Andrew Martin	Robert Laing Rebecca Bedford	21–15, 21–13	Gold
2022	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Jack Shephard	Subhan Rina Marlina	8–21, 12–21	Bronze

European Championships[edit]

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Sporthallen TSC Eintracht Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany			Gold
2012	Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany	Milena Hoffmann	21–7, 21–6	Gold
2016^[c]	Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands	Emma Farnham	21–6, 21–5	Gold
		Maria Bartusz	21–0, 21–14
		Deidre Nagle	21–2, 21–2
		Rebecca Bedford	21–10, 21–14
2018	Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France	Rebecca Bedford	21–10, 22–20	Gold

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018^[d]	Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France	Rebecca Bedford	Daria Bujnicka Oliwia Szmigiel	21–6, 21–6	Gold
			Maria Bartusz Deidre Nagle	21–2, 21–6
			Irina Borisova Simone Emilie Meyer Larsen	21–10, 21–5

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Sporthallen TSC Eintracht Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany	Andrew Martin			Gold
2012	Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany	Andrew Martin	Alexander Mekhdiev Anna Spindelndreier	21–8, 21–8	Gold
2016^[e]	Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands	Andrew Martin	Isaak Dalglish Maria Bartusz	21–12, 21–8	Gold
			Robert Laing Deidre Nagle	21–9, 21–6
			Andrew Moorcroft Emma Farnham	21–9, 21–6
			Jack Shephard Rebecca Bedford	21–13, 21–11
2018	Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France	Andrew Martin	Isaak Dalglish Maria Bartusz	21–15, 21–13	Gold

References[edit]

^ "The Interview: Para badminton champion Rachel Choong talks to YM Liverpool". YM Liverpool. 26 October 2018.
^ "Choong and Bedford claim first gold at World Championships". Badminton England. 24 August 2019.
^ "Para-badminton: Rachel Choong wins record third gold". BBC Sport. 13 September 2015.

Notes[edit]

^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
^ This tournament uses a round robin system.

External links[edit]

Rachel Choong at http://www.rachelchoong.com

[1] "The Interview: Para badminton champion Rachel Choong talks to YM Liverpool". YM Liverpool. 26 October 2018.

[2] "Choong and Bedford claim first gold at World Championships". Badminton England. 24 August 2019.

[3] "Para-badminton: Rachel Choong wins record third gold". BBC Sport. 13 September 2015.

[4] This tournament uses a round robin system.

[5] This tournament uses a round robin system.

[6] This tournament uses a round robin system.

[7] This tournament uses a round robin system.

[8] This tournament uses a round robin system.

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