Ella Karachkova
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Ella Diehl née Karachkova (born 5 August 1978) is a female badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

 player from Russia
Russia
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.

Career

She 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 December 2005 Ella won the women's singles event at the Scottish International Open
Scottish Open (badminton)
The Scottish Open in badminton is an open international championships held in Scotland since 1907 and is thereby one of the oldest badminton tournaments in the world. The tournament was halted during the two World Wars.-21st century:...

 in Glasgow and 2 weeks later followed this up by winning the women's singles event at the Irish International
Irish International (badminton)
The Irish International in badminton is an international open held in Ireland since 1902 and is thereby one of the oldest badminton tournaments in the world. It was interrupted by the two World Wars. This tournament is currently a part of the European Badminton Circuit.-21st century:Below is the...

 in Lisburn. The next year she won the Irish International again.

In 2010 Ella won bronze medal at the European Individual Championships in Manchester England and in June 2010 claimed the European Tour circuit finals gold medal beating Susan Egelstaff in the final in three sets. 2010 also saw Ella beat current world champion Lu Lan of China to reach the Semi final of Swiss Open Super Series.

In her home country Russia she won 14 national titles
Russian National Badminton Championships
The Russian National Badminton Championships is a tournament organized to crown the best badminton players in Russia.The tournament started in 1992.-Past winners:-References:*...

until 2009.

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