Rachel Choong

Rachel Choong
Personal information
Nickname(s)Rach
CountryEngland
Born (1994-01-22) 22 January 1994
Liverpool, England
ResidenceCrosby, Merseyside
Height128 cm (4 ft 2 in)
Weight35 kg (77 lb)
Women's singles and doubles SH6
Highest ranking2 (WS 1 January 2019)
1 (WD with Rebecca Bedford 1 January 2019)
1 (XD with Andrew Martin 1 January 2019)
Current ranking3 (WS)
6 (WD with Rebecca Bedford)
4 (XD with Jack Shephard) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Para badminton
Representing  England
World Championships
2013 Dortmund Women's singles
2013 Dortmund Mixed doubles
2015 Stoke Mandeville Women's singles
2015 Stoke Mandeville Women's doubles
2015 Stoke Mandeville Mixed doubles
2017 Ulsan Women's singles
2017 Ulsan Women's doubles
2017 Ulsan Mixed doubles
2019 Basel Women's doubles
2019 Basel Mixed doubles
2019 Basel Women's singles
2022 Tokyo Mixed doubles
European Championships
2008 Dortmund Women's singles
2008 Dortmund Mixed doubles
2012 Dortmund Women's singles
2012 Dortmund Mixed doubles
2016 Beek Women's singles
2016 Beek Mixed doubles
2018 Rodez Women's singles
2018 Rodez Women's doubles
2018 Rodez Mixed doubles
European Para Championships
2023 Rotterdam Mixed doubles
2023 Rotterdam Women's singles

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

World Championships

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 Póveda 21–15, 21–7 Gold
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Giuliana Póveda 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 Póveda
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

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 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

Notes

  1. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
  2. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
  3. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
  4. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
  5. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.

References

  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.
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