Le Volant d'or de Toulouse Open

Week Nr: 22
Dates: 01/06/2006 to 04/06/2006
Category: A
City: Toulouse
Country: France
Prize Money: US$14.000

Website: http://www.volor.org/

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Poster 2002

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Poster 2003

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2004-preparation

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Poster 2004

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History

(Men’s Singles)

2004 : Chetan ANAND (IND)
beat
Kasper OEDUM (DEN) 15-5 11-15 15-10

2003 : Nikhil KANETKAR (IND)
beat
Andreas WOELK (GER) 15-9 15-11

2002 : Kasper OEDUM (DEN)
beat
Joachim PERSSON (DEN) 15-4 15-5

2000 : Yangchun XIE (CHN)
beat
Vladislav DRUZTCHENKO (UKR) 15-8 17-16

1999 : Pullela GOPICHAND (IND)
beat
Richard VAUGHAN (WAL) 15-13 14-15 15-6

1998 : Konstantin TATRANOV (UKR)
beat
Vladislav DRUZTCHENKO (UKR) 15-10 15-03

1997 : Thomas WAPP (SUI)
beat
Fernando SILVA (POR) 15-10 15-3

Ladies Single
2004 :
Ella KARACHKOVA (RUS)
beat
Sara PERSSON (SWE)
7-11 13-10 11-3

2003 :
Tine RASMUSSEN (DEN)
beat
Jeanine CICOGNINI (SUI)
11-3 11-3

2002 :
Yaqiong ZEN (CHN)
beat
Tine HOY (DEN)
11-2 11-3

2000 :
Huaiwen XU (CHN)
beat
Elena NOZDRAN (UKR)
11-4 8-11 11-4

1999 :
Marina ANDRIEVSKAYA (SWE)
beat
Elena NOZDRAN (UKR)
11-4 11-9

1998 :
Elena NOZDRAN (UKR)
beat
Vitoria Jo MUGGERIDGE (ENG)

1997 : Elena NOZDRAN (UKR)
beat
Natalia ATRACHTCHENKOVA (UKR) 11-3 11-3

Men’s Doubles

2004 : Thomas SANAVE (IND)
Rupesh KUMAR (IND)
beat
Kristof HOPP (GER)
Ingo KINDERVATER (GER) 15-7 15-13

2003 : Frédéric MAWET (BEL)
Wouter CLAES (BEL)
beat
Jean-Michel LEFORT (FRA)
Arief RASIDI (FRA) 12-15 15-10 15-3

2002 : Vincent LAIGLE (FRA)
Svetoslav STOJANOV (FRA)
battent
Manuel DUBRULLE (FRA)
Mihail POPOV (FRA) 15-4 15-2

2000 : Vincent LAIGLE (FRA)
Svetoslav STOJANOV (BUL)
beat
Kristof HOPP(GER)
Thomas TESCHE (GER) 15-5 15-9

1999 : Mihail POPOV (BUL)
Svetoslav STOJANOV (BUL)
beat
Kristof HOPP (GER)
Thomas TESCHE (GER) 15-12 6-15 15-11

1998 : Mihail POPOV (BUL)
Svetoslav STOJANOV (BUL)
beat
Vincent LAIGLE (FRA)
Manuel DUBRULLE (FRA) 15-12 6-15 15-11

1997 : Mihail POPOV (BUL)
Svetoslav STOJANOV (BUL)
beat
Konstantin TATRANOV (UKR)
Valeri STRELCOV (UKR) 15-4 15-4

(Ladies Doubles)
2004 : Anastasia RUSSKIKH (RUS)
Petya NEDELCHEVA (BUL)
beat
Jwala GUTTA (IND)
Shruti KURIAN (IND) 15-11 15-6

2003 : Kamila AUGUSTYN (POL)
Nadia KOSTIUCZYK (POL)
beat
Elena NOZDRAN (UKR)
Larisa GRIGA (UKR) 15-10 15-2

2002 : Akiko NAKASHIMA (JAP)
Chihiro OHSAKA (JAP)
battent
Helle NIELSEN (GER)
Majken VANGE (DEN) 11-6 13-10

2000 : Nicol PITRO (GER)
Nicole GRETHER (GER)
beat
Claudia VOGELGSANG (GER)
Huaiwen XU (CHN) 15-7 15-9

1999 : Nicol PITRO (GER)
Anika SIETZ (GER)
beat
Neli NEDJALKOVA (BUL)
Diana KOLEVA (BUL) 11-15 17-14 15-10

1998 : Elena NOZDRAN (UKR)
Victoria EVTOUSHENKO (UKR)
beat
Santi WIBOWO (SUI)
Judith BAUMEYER (SUI) 15-4 12-15 15-6

1997 : Elena NOZDRAN (UKR)
Victoria EVTOUSHENKO (UKR)
beat
Armelle CASSEN (FRA)
Tatiana VATTIER (FRA) 15-3 15-7

(Mixed)

2004 : Svetoslav STOYANOV (FRA)
Anastasia RUSSKIKH (RUS)
beat
Jean-Michel LEFORT (FRA)
Rahmawati WENY (FRA) 15-3 15-0

2003 : Vladislav DRUZTCHENKO (UKR)
Elena NOZDRAN (UKR)
beat
Dimitry MIZNIKOV (UKR)
Natalia GOLOVKINA (UKR) 15-2 15-6

2002 : Jonas JENSEN (DEN)
Majken VANGE (DEN)
beat
Carsten MOGENSEN (DEN)
Kamilla RYTTER JUHL (DEN) 11-5 11-8

2000 : Bjoern SIEGEMUND (GER)
Nicol PITRO (GER)
beat
Russel HOGG (SCO)
Kirsteen Mc EWAN (SCO) 15-5 15-11

1999 : Michael KECK (GER)
Nicol PITRO(GER)
beat
Vladislav DRUZTCHENKO (UKR)
Victoria EVTOUSHENKO (UKR) 15-6 15-9

1998 : Michael KECK (GER)
Nicol PITRO(GER)
beat
Vladislav DRUZTCHENKO (UKR)
Victoria EVTOUSHENKO (UKR) 15-10 15-10

1997 : Valeri STRELCOV (UKR)
Elena NOZDRAN (UKR)
beat
Konstantin TATRANOV (UKR)
Victoria EVTOUSHENKO (UKR) 8-15 15-9 3-6 Ab

Women favourites

2000-Huaiwen XU

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XU is Chinese but lives in Germany. Like all Asian competitors, she plays to a very impressive standard. She is currently ranked number 50 in the world rankings due to not having participated in many Grand Prix tournaments. She is capable however, of regularly beating those ranked much higher than herself. Cerainly, Elena Nozdran is not one to disagree as it was XU who ended her challenge for the Volant D’Or in 2000. For a few years now, the German players challenge regularly for the Volant D’Or.

1999-Marina ANDRIEWSKAYA

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Although hard to guess from her name, Marina is Swedish. She is also very well ranked at an international level : among the top 30. Despite being ranked lower than Helena, Marina won the tournament in 1999. The Swedish are not regular competitors at the tournament. In fact, at the same time of year, there have been tournaments in Iceland or Norway and the Swedes have preferred to participate closer to home. They came in 1999 but it is unlikely that Marina will return to challenge again for the trophy.

Men favourites

2000-Yangchung XIE

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Another Chinese competitor living in Germany, XIE won the Volant D’Or in 2000. He beat the favourite and regular Volant D’Or contendor Vladislav Drutchenko.

1999-Pullela GOPICHAND

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For three years, the Indian competitors have included the Volant D’Or tournament in their calender. In 1999, while looking for the points to qualify for the 2000 Olympic Games. GOPICHAND won out against a very talented young welsh player Richard VAUGHAN. Since then, these two players have risen to the top of the international game, distinguishing themselves in many international competitions. Pullela, among other victories, won the All England in 2001. Both were invited and present in Brunei in August 2001 for the World Grand Prix finals which had the 16 best players in the world competing. Currently, both are counted among the world’s top 20 - we dream of having them return to play for the Volant D’Or...who knows....