Ella Diehl
Ella Aleksandrovna Diehl (Russian: Элла Александровна Диль), (born 5 August 1978; née Karachkova (Russian: Карачкова)) is a badminton player from Russia.[1]
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| Birth name | Ella Aleksandrovna Karachkova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 August 1978 Kuybyshev Oblast, USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Career
She 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, she 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 Badminton Championships in Anaheim. 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 gold medal, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England |
 Tine Rasmussen |
14–21, 16–21 |  Bronze |
European Junior Championships
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Nymburk, Czech Republic |  Judith Meulendijks |
7–11, 4–11 | Bronze |
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Nymburk, Czech Republic | Zhanna Chornenjkaja |
Jane Jacoby Britta Andersen |
6–15, 12–15 | Bronze |
| 1995 | Nitra, Slovakia | Natalia Djachkova |
 Joanne Wright Donna Kellogg |
No data |  Silver |
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Russian Open |  Ayane Kurihara |
19–21, 19-21 |  Runner-up |
| 2009 | Russian Open | Tatjana Bibik |
21–17, 16–21, 21–11 |  Winner |
| 2008 | Russian Open |  Larisa Griga |
21–10, 17–21, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2006 | Bulgaria Open |  Petya Nedelcheva |
21–19, 19–21, 16-21 | Runner-up |
| 2006 | U.S. Open |  Lee Joo-hyun |
11-6 Retired | Winner |
| 2005 | Russian Open | Nina Vislova |
4–11, 11–5, 4–11 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | U.S. Open | Marina Yakusheva |
Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova |
15–21, 18-21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
References
- "Players: Ella Diehl". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- "Диль (Карачкова) Элла Александровна" (in Russian). Стадион. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 9 December 2017.