Rebecca Bedford

Rebecca Bedford
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born (1998-05-26) 26 May 1998
Yoxall, England
ResidenceLichfield, England
Women's singles and doubles SH6
Highest ranking3 (WS 1 January 2019)
1 (WD with Rachel Choong 1 January 2019)
2 (XD with Robert Laing 6 January 2020)
Current ranking19 (WS)
6 (WD with Rachel Choong)
18 (XD with Robert Laing) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Para badminton
Representing  England
World Championships
2015 Stoke Mandeville Women's doubles
2017 Ulsan Women's doubles
2019 Basel Women's doubles
2013 Dortmund Women's singles
2013 Dortmund Mixed doubles
2015 Stoke Mandeville Women's singles
2015 Stoke Mandeville Mixed doubles
2017 Ulsan Mixed doubles
2017 Ulsan Women's singles
2019 Basel Women's singles
European Championships
2018 Rodez Women's doubles
2016 Beek Women's singles
2016 Beek Mixed doubles
2018 Rodez Women's singles
2018 Rodez Mixed doubles

Rebecca Bedford (born 26 May 1998) is an English para-badminton player who competes in international level events and powerlifter who competes in national level events. She participates in women's doubles badminton events with Rachel Choong.[1][2][3]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013[a] Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Rachel Choong 8–21, 12–21 Silver
Milena Hoffmann 21–15, 21–7
Anna Spindelndreier 21–5, 21–6
Emma Farnham 21–17, 21–7
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England Rachel Choong 13–21, 2–21 Silver
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Giuliana Póveda 17–21, 13–21 Bronze
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Giuliana Póveda 5–21, 20–22 Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015[b] Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England 		Rachel Choong 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 		Rachel Choong Maria Bartusz
Emma Farnham 		21–5, 21–8 Gold
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland 		Rachel Choong Giuliana Póveda
Katherine Valli 		27–25, 21–17 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013[c] Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany 		Jack Shephard Andrew Martin
Rachel Choong 		11–21, 5–21 Silver
Isaak Dalglish
Milena Hoffmann 		21–8, 21–13
Robert Laing
Anna Spindelndreier 		21–11, 21–10
Luke Irvine
Emma Farnham 		21–11, 21–19
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England 		Jack Shephard Andrew Martin
Rachel Choong 		16–21, 4–21 Silver
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,
Ulsan, South Korea 		Fabien Morat Andrew Martin
Rachel Choong 		9–21, 6–21 Silver
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland 		Robert Laing Andrew Martin
Rachel Choong 		15–21, 13–21 Bronze

European Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016[d] Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands Deidre Nagle 21–4, 21–4 Silver
Emma Farnham 21–7, 21–5
Maria Bartusz 21–6, 21–13
Rachel Choong 10–21, 14–21
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France Rachel Choong 10–21, 20–22 Silver

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016[f] Sporthal de Haamen,
Beek, Netherlands 		Jack Shephard Isaak Dalglish
Maria Bartusz 		21–9, 21–12 Silver
Robert Laing
Deidre Nagle 		21–5, 21–10
Andrew Moorcroft
Emma Farnham 		21–9, 21–9
Andrew Martin
Rachel Choong 		13–21, 11–21
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France 		Jack Shephard Andrew Martin
Rachel Choong 		17–21, 19–21 Bronze

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

References

  1. ^ "Rebecca Bedford - BWF 2017 World Para-Badminton Championships". Sport Across Staffordshire. 5 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Choong and Bedford claim first gold at World Championships". Badminton England. 24 August 2019.
  3. ^ "English para badminton stars crowned world champions in Basel". The Love of Sport. 26 August 2019.
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