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May 06, 2020 1 min read

Gronya Somerville.

She doesn't need any formal introductions because she's one of the most popular and well-known badminton players in the world. She has been interviewed on many  different platforms and has had the opportunity to share her story. 

But not to this extent.

In episode 12 of The Badminton Podcast, we dive deeper into who the woman really is behind the famous name "Gronya Somerville", so that you can understand who she is behind the badminton, sponsors and fame. And we assure you that you'll like & respect her even more after listening to this episode. 

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Having known her since she was only around 12-13 years old, she surprised even me with the maturity and intelligence of her answers in response to some difficult questions. 

You can have listen below, or on your favourite podcast platform. Just search for "The Badminton Podcast".

Or you can visit:www.anchor.fm/thebadmintonpodcast and get direct links for your preferred platform.

Happy listening!

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Jeffrey Tho
Jeffrey Tho

Jeff is an ex-international badminton player who represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games (twice as a player & once as a coach), World Championships, All England Championships and multiple Thomas and Sudirman Cups. He was the Australian National Coach, Senior State Head Coach and is the co-founder of Volant badminton & The Badminton Podcast. Jeff is extremely passionate about building the worldwide badminton community & showing the world how incredible our sport really is.


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