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Character Introduction
Kong Rongya (Gloria Somerville), an Australian female badminton player.
Gloria Somerville is of mixed heritage; her father is Chinese, and her mother is Irish. She is the great-granddaughter of Kang Youwei, a prominent figure of the late Qing Dynasty reform movement. Her father passed away when she was very young, so she learned about her family background through history books and her mother’s stories.
Gloria Somerville started playing badminton at the age of 12, and her exceptional performance soon earned her a spot on the national team.
In May 2012, Somerville represented Australia in the Uber Cup held in Wuhan, China. Her mixed-race appearance and striking beauty attracted significant media attention in the local press.
In August 2013, Somerville competed in the World Badminton Championships held in Guangzhou, China, participating in the women’s doubles event with Jacqueline Guan. They received a bye in the first round but were defeated in the second round by China’s Ma Jin and Tang Jinhua, losing 0-2 (5-21, 5-21). Source: bad
World Ranking – Mixed Doubles 51, Week 36 of 2024
World Ranking – Women’s Doubles 80, Week 36 of 2024
Olympic Points – Mixed Doubles 44, 32220 points
Olympic Points – Women’s Doubles 56，25762 points
Finals Ranking – Mixed Doubles 50, 16760 points
Finals Ranking – Women’s Doubles 67，8930 points
Equipment Used
TECTONIC 9, AYAT005, DF-01PRO, TECTONIC 7I, AERONAUT 8000
Major Achievement
- 2023 Mongolia Badminton Challenge Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2023 Netherlands Badminton International Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2019 U.S. Badminton International Challenge Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2019 Canada Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2018 Commonwealth Games Badminton Women’s Doubles Fourth Place
- 2017 Noumea Badminton International Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2016 Netherlands Badminton Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2016 Canada Badminton Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2016 New Zealand Badminton Grand Prix Gold Women’s Doubles Semifinalist
- 2015 Turkey Mersin Badminton International Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2015 Turkey Mersin Badminton International Women’s Doubles Semifinalist
- 2015 Italy Badminton International Women’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2015 Norway Badminton International Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2015 Sydney Badminton International Mixed Doubles Semifinalist
- 2015 Sydney Badminton International Women’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2015 Maribyrnong Badminton International Mixed Doubles Semifinalist
- 2015 Maribyrnong Badminton International Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2015 Auckland Badminton International Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2015 Waikato Badminton International Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2015 Waikato Badminton International Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2015 Oceania Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Semifinalist
- 2015 Oceania Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2014 Auckland Badminton International Women’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2014 Auckland Badminton International Mixed Doubles Semifinalist
- 2014 Oceania Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Semifinalist
- 2014 Oceania Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2014 Oceania Badminton Championships Mixed Team Champion
- 2013 Tahiti Badminton International Challenge Women’s Doubles Semifinalist
