Ella Diehl
Russian badminton player (born 1978)
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Ella Aleksandrovna Diehl (Russian: Элла Александровна Диль; born 5 August 1978; née Karachkova; Russian: Карачкова) is a badminton player from Russia.[1]
5 August 1978
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| Born | Ella Aleksandrovna Karachkova 5 August 1978 Kuybyshev, Russian SFSR, USSR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 9 (2 December 2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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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| 1998 | Portugal International | Tanya Woodward |
11–4, 1–11, 6–11 | Runner-up |
| 1998 | Czech International |  Sandra Dimbour |
11–9, 11–7 | Winner |
| 1998 | Slovak International |  Markéta Koudelková |
11–2, 11–3 | Winner |
| 1999 | Austrian International | Ginny Severien |
11–4, 11–4 | Winner |
| 1999 | Portugal International |  Sonya McGinn |
11–5, 13–10 | Winner |
| 1999 | Welsh International | Marina Yakusheva |
3–11, 7–11 | Runner-up |
| 2000 | La Chaux-de-Fonds International |  Maja Pohar |
11–4, 11–2 | Winner |
| 2000 | Russian International | Elena Nozdran |
11–8, 11–8 | Winner |
| 2003 | Welsh International | Susan Hughes |
11–6, 11–5 | Winner |
| 2004 | Portugal International | Tracey Hallam |
11–7, 4–11, 9–11 | Runner-up |
| 2004 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse |  Sara Persson |
7–11, 13–10, 11–3 | Winner |
| 2004 | Russian International | Tatjana Bibik |
11–5, 11–6 | Winner |
| 2005 | Polish International | Petya Nedelcheva |
9–11, 7–11 | Runner-up |
| 2005 | Spanish International | Nanna Brosolat Jensen |
11–4, 11–1 | Winner |
| 2005 | Scottish International | Judith Meulendijks |
11–6, 11–8 | Winner |
| 2005 | Irish International |  Juliane Schenk |
11–3, 11–8 | Winner |
| 2006 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Ekaterina Ananina |
23–21, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2006 | Belgian International | Petra Overzier |
16–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2006 | Scotland International | Petya Nedelcheva |
21–18, 7–21, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2006 | Italian International | Sara Persson |
12–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | Czech International | Judith Meulendijks |
21–14, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2009 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Jill Pittard |
21–8, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2009 | White Nights | Elena Prus |
21–10, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2009 | Scottish International | Susan Egelstaff |
18–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | European Circuit Finals | Susan Egelstaff |
20–22, 21–13, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2013 | Portugal International | Ksenia Polikarpova |
16–21, 21–16, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2013 | White Nights | Olga Konon |
17–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1996 | Amor International | Nadezhda Chervyakova |
Elena Sukhareva Marina Yakusheva |
7–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
| 2000 | Russian International | Anastasia Russkikh |
Irina Ruslyakova Marina Yakusheva |
8–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 2001 | Austrian International | Anastasia Russkikh |
Britta Andersen Lene Mørk |
12–15, 15–7, 17–16 | Winner |
| 2003 | Welsh International | Anastasia Russkikh |
Laura Choinet Perrine Le Buhanic |
15–1, 15–4 | Winner |
| 2005 | Italian International | Marina Yakusheva |
Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova |
15–2, 8–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2000 | La Chaux-de-Fonds International | Pavel Uvarov |
Andrej Pohar Maja Pohar |
15–8, 15–5 | Winner |
| 2005 | Spanish International | Jean-Michel Lefort |
Andrew Bowman Kirsteen McEwan |
15–3, 15–9 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament