Rebecca Bedford

Rebecca Bedford
Rebecca Bedford
Personal information
Country	England
Born	26 May 1998 (age 25); Yoxall, England
Residence	Lichfield, England
Women's singles and doubles SH6
Highest ranking	3 (WS 1 January 2019); 1 (WD with Rachel Choong 1 January 2019); 2 (XD with Robert Laing 6 January 2020)
Current ranking	19 (WS); 6 (WD with Rachel Choong); 18 (XD with Robert Laing) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Para badminton
Representing England
World Championships
European Championships

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 Poveda Flores	17–21, 13–21	Bronze
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Giuliana Poveda Flores	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 Poveda Flores 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 Emilie 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

References

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

Notes

^ 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.
^ This tournament uses a round robin system.

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[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.

[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.

[9] This tournament uses a round robin system.

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