About Lotte Bruil
Born 1977. Lotte Bruil is a Dutch badminton player and olympic competitor.
Lotte Jonathans (born 17 September 1977) is a Dutch former badminton player.
Career Jonathans made her debut at the Olympics in the 2000 Sydney, reaching the quarter finals of the women's doubles with Nicole van Hooren.
Jonathans made her second appearance at the Olympics in the 2004 Athens. She played in the women's doubles with partner Mia Audina. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Ella Tripp and Joanne Wright of Great Britain in the second. In the quarterfinals, Jonathans and Audina lost to Lee Kyung-won and Ra Kyung-min of South Korea 5–15, 2–15. Jonathans also competed in the mixed doubles with partner Chris Bruil, who was her husband until 2008. They had a bye in the first round and were defeated by Kim Dong-moon and Ra Kyung-min of South Korea in the round of 16.
She captured the women's doubles title with Mia Audina at the 2004 European Badminton Championships in Geneva, Switzerland. She won gold with the Dutch National badminton team at the 2006 European Women's Team Championships in Thessalonica, Greece. She also won two silver medals (2004 and 2006) and a bronze (2002) with the Dutch squad at the European Mixed Team Championships.
Jonathans also won a bronze (2002) and a silver medal (2006) with the Dutch women's team at the Uber Cup. As a part of the BC Amersfoort team with Yao Jie, Larisa Griga, Dicky Palyama and Eric Pang, Jonathans reached the final of the 2007 European Cup in Amersfoort where they lost against the team of NL Primoriye.
Achievements
European Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center,Geneva, Switzerland Mia Audina Ann-Lou Jørgensen Rikke Olsen 15–0, 15–1 Gold Gold
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 doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2000 Indonesia Open Nicole van Hooren Joanne Goode Donna Kellogg 15–7, 12–15, 10–15 Runner-up 2002 Swiss Open Gail Emms Lee Kyung-won Ra Kyung-min 1–7, 1–7, 1–7 Runner-up 2002 Denmark Open Mia Audina Wei Yili Zhao Tingting 3–11, 11–6, 9–11 Runner-up 2002 German Open Mia Audina Ann-Lou Jørgensen Rikke Olsen 11–2, 11–2 Winner 2005 Dutch Open Mia Audina Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty 15–9, 15–10 Winner 2010 Bitburger Open Paulien van Dooremalen Pan Pan Tian Qing 7–21, 10–21 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2001 Dutch Open Chris Bruil Nathan Robertson Gail Emms 5–7, 7–3, 3–7, 4–7 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1995 Welsh International Gail Emms Elena Rybkhina Marina Yakusheva 8–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1996 Hungarian International Anthoinette Achterberg Astrid Crabo Johanna Holgersson 10–15, 3–15 Runner-up 1997 Hungarian International Ginny Severien Tracey Hallam Rebecca Pantaney 5–9, 4–9, 9–4, 9–7, 11–9 Winner 1998 Amor International Nicole van Hooren Britta Andersen Lene Mørk 15–6, 15–3 Winner 2001 BMW Open Lonneke Janssen Neli Boteva Elena Nozdran 5–7, 5–7, 7–4, 4–7 Runner-up 2002 BMW Open Mia Audina Ann-Lou Jørgensen Rikke Olsen 5–11, 11–5, 11–8 Winner 2010 Swedish International Paulien van Dooremalen Helle Nielsen Marie Røpke 21–17, 15–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2010 Spanish International Paulien van Dooremalen Emelie Lennartsson Emma Wengberg 16–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2010 Belgian International Paulien van Dooremalen Sandra Marinello Birgit Overzier 19–21, 21–18, 12–21 Runner-up 2010 Norwegian International Paulien van Dooremalen Sandra Marinello Birgit Overzier 21–14, 21–15 Winner 2011 Dutch International Paulien van Dooremalen Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova 22–24, 12–21 Runner-up 2011 Spanish International Paulien van Dooremalen Nicole Grether Charmaine Reid 12–21, 21–18, 21–14 Winner 2011 Norwegian International Paulien van Dooremalen Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obañana 21–17, 6–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2012 Dutch International Paulien van Dooremalen Selena Piek Iris Tabeling 17–21, 21–19, 23–21 Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1997 Hungarian International Norbert van Barneveld Andrej Pohar Maja Pohar 5–9, 9–4, 9–3, 9–5 Winner 1998 French Open Norbert van Barneveld Hugo Rodrigues Ana Ferreira 7–15, 15–4, 15–6 Winner 1998 Amor International Norbert van Barneveld Dennis Lens Nicole van Hooren 15–18, 12–15 Runner-up 2001 French Open Chris Bruil Peter Steffensen Lene Mørk 7–0, 7–2, 7–1 Winner 2001 Dutch International Chris Bruil Tijs Creemers Betty Krab 15–1, 15–1 Winner 2001 BMW Open Chris Bruil Vladislav Druzchenko Elena Nozdran 7–3, 5–7, 2–7, 7–0, 7–2 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF/IBF International Series tournament
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Lotte Bruil was born on 17 September 1977.
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Lotte Bruil is a badminton player and olympic competitor.
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Lotte Bruil is Dutch.
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