Rebecca Bedford Explained

Rebecca Bedford
Birth Date:	26 May 1998
Birth Place:	Yoxall, England
Residence:	Lichfield, England
Event:	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)
Current Ranking Date:	8 November 2022

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	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	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	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	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	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	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 and References

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