Olga Konon

Olga Anatolyevna Roj ( Konon; born 11 November 1989) is a badminton player from Germany, and is of Belarusian origin.

Career Konon is known for her speed and attacking style of play. She was coached by Kim Ji-hyun and Per Henrik Croona. Konon won her first major international tournament in 2004, at the Finnish International in the mixed event. She was only 14 at the time. 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.

Achievements

European Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2007 Hermann-Neuberger-Halle, Völklingen, Germany Karina Jørgensen 14–21, 18–21 Bronze 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 Bronze 2007 Hermann-Neuberger-Halle,Völklingen, Germany Kristína Ludíková Joan Christiansen Line Damkjær Kruse 21–14, 21–17 Gold Gold

BWF World Tour The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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.

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 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 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