Olga Konon


Olga Anatolyevna Konon is a badminton player from Germany, and is of Belarusian origin.

Career

Konon is known for her speed and attacking style of play. She is currently 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.
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. 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. 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 Xinfang 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
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2007Hermann-Neuberger-Halle, Völklingen, Germany Karina Jorgensen14–21, 18–21 Bronze

Girls' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Hermann-Neuberger-Halle,
Völklingen, Germany		 Kristina Ludikova Joan Christiansen
Line Damkjaer Kruse		21–14, 21–17 Gold
2005De Maaspoort,
Den Bosch, Netherlands		 Kristina Ludikova Nina Vislova
Olga Kozlova		5–15, 12–15 Bronze

BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Mixed doubles
YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Orleans MastersSuper 100 Peter Käsbauer Niclas Nøhr
Sara Thygesen		19–21, 9–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series/European Circuit

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016Austrian Open Xu Wei20–22, 15–21 Runner-up
2016Swedish Masters Karin Schnaase16–21, 22–20, 19–21 Runner-up
2015Italian International Natalia Koch Rohde18–21, 21–16, 15–21 Runner-up
2015Irish Open Natalia Koch Rohde21–17, 21–16 Winner
2015Swiss International Nichaon Jindapon21–16, 16–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2015Bulgarian International Marija Ulitina19–21, 21–16, 21–14 Winner
2015Kharkiv International Pornpawee Chochuwong21–16, 21–10 Winner
2013White Nights Ella Diehl21–17, 21–14 Winner
2013Denmark International Mette Poulsen21–15, 21–10 Winner
2013French International Beatriz Corrales18–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2011Belgian International Larisa Griga21–12, 21–13 Winner
2011Kharkiv International Susan Egelstaff21–9, 21–10 Winner
2011Spanish Open Carolina Marín13–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2010Italian International Carolina Marín22–20, 21–14 Winner
2010Norwegian International Larisa Griga21–17, 21–7 Winner
2008Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Susan Hughes21–18, 21–12 Winner
2007White Nights Kanako Yonekura11–21, 7–21 Runner-up

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002Czech International Nadieżda Kostiuczyk Elin Bergblom
Johanna Persson		5–11, 8–11 Runner-up

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018KaBaL International Peter Käsbauer Paweł Śmiłowski
21–10, 21–11 Winner
2018Portugal International Peter Käsbauer Lu Chen
Li Zi-qing		21–8, 21–12 Winner
2018Estonian International Peter Käsbauer Gregory Mairs
Jenny Moore		21–14, 21–12 Winner
2017Turkey International Peter Käsbauer Valeriy Atrashchenkov
Yelyzaveta Zharka		21–18, 22–20 Winner
2009Polish International Michał Łogosz Adam Cwalina
Malgorzata Kurdelska		23–25, 21–11, 21–7 Winner
2004Finnish International Andrei Konakh Vladislav Druzchenko
Elena Nozdran		9–15, 15–11, 17–15 Winner
2003Czech International Andrei Konakh Mike Beres
Jody Patrick		15–11, 9–15, 11–15 Runner-up