Ella Diehl Элла Диль | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Ella Aleksandrovna Karachkova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kuybyshev, Russian SFSR, USSR | 5 August 1978|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 9 (2 December 2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Ella Aleksandrovna Diehl (Russian: Элла Александровна Диль; born 5 August 1978; née Karachkova; Russian: Карачкова) is a badminton player from Russia.[1]
Career
Diehl was selected to join the national team in 1995.[2] She had won girls' doubles silver medal at the 1995 European Junior Championships, and also one silver and two bronze in 1997 in team, girls' singles and doubles respectively.[3]
In her home country Russia, Diehl has won 14 national titles as of 2009. In 2000 and 2008, she competed at the Summer Olympics.[2]
Diehl played at the 2005 World Championships in Anaheim, United States. In the women's singles event she reached the second round before losing to Salakjit Ponsana of Thailand.
In October 2005, Diehl won the women's doubles event at the Scottish International Open in Glasgow, and two weeks later followed this up by winning the women's singles event at the Irish International in Lisburn. The next year she won the Irish International again.
In 2010, Diehl won the bronze medal at the European Individual Championships in Manchester,[2] and in June 2010, claimed the European Tour circuit finals title, beating Susan Egelstaff in the final in three sets. 2010 also saw Diehl beat current world champion Lu Lan of China to reach the semi-final of Swiss Open.
Achievements
European Championships
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England | Tine Rasmussen | 14–21, 16–21 | Bronze |
European Junior Championships
Girls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1997 | Nymburk, Czech Republic | Judith Meulendijks | 7–11, 4–11 | Bronze |
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1995 | Športová hala Olympia, Nitra, Slovakia | Natalia Djachkova | Donna Kellogg Joanne Wright |
7–15, 13–18 | Silver |
1997 | Nymburk, Czech Republic | Zhanna Chornenjkaja | Britta Andersen Jane Jacoby |
6–15, 12–15 | Bronze |
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Russian Open | Nina Vislova | 4–11, 11–5, 4–11 | Runner-up |
2006 | U.S. Open | Lee Joo-hyun | 11-6 Retired | Winner |
2006 | Bulgaria Open | Petya Nedelcheva | 21–19, 19–21, 16-21 | Runner-up |
2008 | Russian Open | Larisa Griga | 21–10, 17–21, 21–12 | Winner |
2009 | Russian Open | Tatjana Bibik | 21–17, 16–21, 21–11 | Winner |
2010 | Russian Open | Ayane Kurihara | 19–21, 19-21 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | U.S. Open | Marina Yakusheva | Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova |
15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | White Nights | Olga Konon | 17–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | Portugal International | Ksenia Polikarpova | 16–21, 21–16, 21–19 | Winner |
2010 | European Circuit Finals | Susan Egelstaff | 20–22, 21–13, 21–16 | Winner |
2009 | Scottish International | Susan Egelstaff | 18–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
2009 | White Nights | Elena Prus | 21–10, 21–10 | Winner |
2009 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Jill Pittard | 21–8, 21–13 | Winner |
2008 | Czech International | Judith Meulendijks | 21–14, 21–13 | Winner |
2006 | Italian International | Sara Persson | 12–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
2006 | Scotland International | Petya Nedelcheva | 21–18, 7–21, 21–18 | Winner |
2006 | Belgian International | Petra Overzier | 16–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2006 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Ekaterina Ananina | 23–21, 21–16 | Winner |
2005 | Irish International | Juliane Schenk | 11–3, 11–8 | Winner |
2005 | Scottish International | Judith Meulendijks | 11–6, 11–8 | Winner |
2005 | Spanish International | Nanna Brosolat Jensen | 11–4, 11–1 | Winner |
2005 | Polish International | Petya Nedelcheva | 9–11, 7–11 | Runner-up |
2004 | Russian International | Tatjana Bibik | 11–5, 11–6 | Winner |
2004 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Sara Persson | 7–11, 13–10, 11–3 | Winner |
2004 | Portugal International | Tracey Hallam | 11–7, 4–11, 9–11 | Runner-up |
2003 | Welsh International | Susan Hughes | 11–6, 11–5 | Winner |
2000 | Russian International | Elena Nozdran | 11–8, 11–8 | Winner |
2000 | La Chaux-de-Fonds International | Maja Pohar | 11–4, 11–2 | Winner |
1999 | Welsh International | Marina Yakusheva | 3–11, 7–11 | Runner-up |
1999 | Portugal International | Sonya McGinn | 11–5, 13–10 | Winner |
1999 | Austrian International | Ginny Severien | 11–4, 11–4 | Winner |
1998 | Slovak International | Markéta Koudelková | 11–2, 11–3 | Winner |
1998 | Czech International | Sandra Dimbour | 11–9, 11–7 | Winner |
1998 | Portugal International | Tanya Woodward | 11–4, 1–11, 6–11 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Italian International | Marina Yakusheva | Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova |
15–2, 8–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
2003 | Welsh International | Anastasia Russkikh | Laura Choinet Perrine Lebuhanic |
15–1, 15–4 | Winner |
2001 | Austrian International | Anastasia Russkikh | Britta Andersen Lene Mørk |
12–15, 15–7, 17–16 | Winner |
2000 | Russian International | Anastasia Russkikh | Irina Ruslyakova Marina Yakusheva |
8–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
1996 | Amor International | Nadezhda Chervyakova | Elena Sukhareva Marina Yakusheva |
7–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Spanish International | Jean-Michel Lefort | Andrew Bowman Kirsteen McEwan |
15–3, 15–9 | Winner |
2000 | La Chaux-de-Fonds International | Pavel Uvarov | Andrej Pohar Maja Pohar |
15–8, 15–5 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Personal life
On 23 June 2007, in Germany, Karachkova married the Swiss junior badminton team coach, Rainer Diehl of Germany, whom she met in 2000. She lives with her husband in Yverdon, Switzerland. There is a child from the first marriage.[4] On 11 October 2011, the duo had a daughter, Lea.[5]
References
- ↑ "Players: Ella Diehl". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Диль (Карачкова) Элла Александровна" (in Russian). Стадион. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ↑ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ↑ "Элла Карачкова вышла замуж" (in Russian). National Badminton Federation of Russia. 13 August 2007. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ↑ Sachetat, Raphaël (11 October 2011). "People – Welcome to Lea Diehl". Badzine. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2022.