Olga Roj
Belarusian-German badminton player (born 1989)
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Olga Anatolyevna Roj[a] (née Konon; born 11 November 1989) is a badminton player from Germany, and is of Belarusian origin.[2]
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11 November 1989
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| Full name | Olga Anatolyevna Roj | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Olga Anatolyevna Konon 11 November 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb; 9.6 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Belarus (to 2009) Poland (2009–2010) Germany (since October 2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 30 August 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's singles & doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 26 (WS, 18 August 2011) 90 (WD, 12 July 2018) 40 (XD, 27 September 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
Konon is known for her speed and attacking style of play. She was coached by Kim Ji-hyun and Per Henrik Croona.[3] Konon won her first major international tournament in 2004, at the Finnish International in the mixed event. She was only 14 at the time.[2]
In 2005, she traveled to the north east of England to take on then county champions, mixed doubles team Andrew Dodds and Cheryl Wigham. Konon and her partner were beaten 21–9, 21–14.
In her next match she suffered a knee ligament injury at the Swedish International.[2] After this injury, in 2007, she won a gold medal in girls' doubles and a bronze medal in girls' singles at the European Junior Championships.[4] The following year she won Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse in women's singles, and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
In October 2014, the UK launched the National Badminton League. This consists of six national teams that play each other once during the season. Top national and European players were 'auctioned' off and bought by one of the six franchises, and Konon was picked to play for the University of Nottingham. In November 2014, she won her first match for the UON, beating Liz Cann 3–0.
Summer Olympics
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Konon lost in the round of sixteen to top seeded Xie Xingfang (who later won the silver medal) 21–16, 21–15. En route to the round of sixteen, she defeated Singapore's Xing Aiying, who is ranked 23 in the world, 21–19, 21–12. Later in the round of 32, she beat Slovenia's Maja Tvrdy, 21–17, 21–14.[5]
Achievements
European Junior Championships
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Hermann-Neuberger-Halle, Völklingen, Germany |  Karina Jørgensen |
14–21, 18–21 |  Bronze |
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | De Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands |
 Kristína Ludíková |
 Olga Kozlova Nina Vislova |
5–15, 12–15 | Bronze |
| 2007 | Hermann-Neuberger-Halle, Völklingen, Germany |
Kristína Ludíková |
Joan Christiansen Line Damkjær Kruse |
21–14, 21–17 |  Gold |
BWF World Tour
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 |  Peter Käsbauer |
Niclas Nøhr Sara Thygesen |
19–21, 9–21 |  Runner-up |
BWF International Challenge/Series/European Circuit
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | White Nights |  Kanako Yonekura |
11–21, 7–21 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse |  Susan Hughes |
21–18, 21–12 |  Winner |
| 2010 | Norwegian International |  Larisa Griga |
21–17, 21–7 | Winner |
| 2010 | Italian International |  Carolina Marín |
22–20, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2011 | Spanish Open | Carolina Marín |
13–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Kharkiv International | Susan Egelstaff |
21–9, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2011 | Belgian International | Larisa Griga |
21–12, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2013 | French International | Beatriz Corrales |
18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Denmark International | Mette Poulsen |
21–15, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2013 | White Nights | Ella Diehl |
21–17, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2015 | Kharkiv International |  Pornpawee Chochuwong |
21–16, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2015 | Bulgarian International | Marija Ulitina |
19–21, 21–16, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2015 | Swiss International | Nitchaon Jindapol |
21–16, 16–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Irish Open | Natalia Koch Rohde |
21–17, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2015 | Italian International | Natalia Koch Rohde |
18–21, 21–16, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Swedish Masters | Karin Schnaase |
16–21, 22–20, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Austrian Open |  Xu Wei |
20–22, 15–21 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Czech International |  Nadieżda Kostiuczyk |
 Elin Bergblom Johanna Persson |
5–11, 8–11 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2003 | Czech International | Andrei Konakh |
 Mike Beres Jody Patrick |
15–11, 9–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 2004 | Finnish International | Andrei Konakh |
Vladislav Druzchenko Elena Nozdran |
9–15, 15–11, 17–15 | Winner |
| 2009 | Polish International |  Michał Łogosz |
Adam Cwalina Malgorzata Kurdelska |
23–25, 21–11, 21–7 | Winner |
| 2017 | Turkey International | Peter Käsbauer |
Valeriy Atrashchenkov Yelyzaveta Zharka |
21–18, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2018 | Estonian International | Peter Käsbauer |
 Gregory Mairs Jenny Moore |
21–14, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2018 | Portugal International | Peter Käsbauer |
 Lu Chen Li Zi-qing |
21–8, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2018 | KaBaL International | Peter Käsbauer |
Paweł Śmiłowski Magdalena Świerczyńska |
21–10, 21–11 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series/ European Circuit tournament
Notes
- Belarusian: Вольга Анатольеўна Конан; Russian: Ольга Анатольевна Конон
