Vladyslav Heorhiyovych Druzhchenko (Cyrillic: Владислав Георгійович Дружченко) is a badminton player from Ukraine. He competed at the 1996, 2000, and 2008 Olympic Games.[1]

Vladislav Druzchenko
Personal information
Birth nameВладислав Георгійович Дружченко
Vladislav Georgiyovych Druzhchenko
CountryUkraine
Born (1973-01-16) 16 January 1973 (age 51)
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Soviet Union
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Budapest Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Budapest Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Budapest Boys' singles

Career

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Between 1992 and 2006, Druzhchenko won 15 Ukrainian National Badminton Championships in a row in the men's singles.

Druzchenko played the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's singles, and was defeated in the first round by Andrew Dabeka, of Canada, 16-21, 21-18, 21-16.

Achievements

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European Junior Championships

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Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1991 Budapest, Hungary   Joris van Soerland 17–18, 13–15   Bronze

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Budapest, Hungary   Valeriy Streltsov   Peter Christensen
  Martin Lundgaard Hansen
7–15, 10–15   Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

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The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2000 Polish Open   Richard Vaughan 15–12, 15–12   Winner
2000 German Open   Agus Hariyanto 17–15, 15–4   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Russian Open   Victoria Evtoushenko   Liu Yong
  Li Qi
12–15, 13–18   Runner-up
1995 Bulgarian Open   Victoria Evtoushenko   Vitali Shmakov
  Vlada Chernyavskaya
17–15, 15–7   Winner
2000 Polish Open   Victoria Evtoushenko   Chen Qiqiu
  Chen Lin
7–15, 8–15   Runner-up
2005 Bitburger Open   Johanna Persson   Daniel Shirley
  Sara Runesten-Petersen
15–11, 11–15, 15–6   Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1993 Slovenian International   Hannes Fuchs 15–18, 2–15   Runner-up
1993 Hungarian International   Hans Sperre jr. 9–15, 11–15   Runner-up
1994 Bulgarian International   Hannes Fuchs 11–15, 10–15   Runner-up
1994 Slovak International   Vladislav Tikhomirov 15–10, 15–6   Winner
1995 Slovak International   Valeriy Streltsov 15–4, 15–3   Winner
1998 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse   Konstantin Tatranov 12–15, 6–15   Runner-up
1999 La Chaux-de-Fonds International   Oliver Pongratz 15–3, 15–4   Winner
1999 BMW International   Oliver Pongratz 15–6, 9–15, 7–15   Runner-up
2000 Portugal International   Rikard Magnusson 9–15, 13–15   Runner-up
2000 Dutch International   Richard Vaughan 10–15, 15–6, 15–11   Winner
2000 Russian International   Pavel Uvarov 15–10, 15–6   Winner
2000 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse   Xie Yangchun 8–15, 16–17   Runner-up
2006 Riga International   Pablo Abián   Runner-up
2007 Finnish International   Joachim Persson 14–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2007 Polish Open   Martin Bille Larsen 17–21, 21–19, 21–11   Winner
2008 Austrian International   Anand Pawar 16–21, 15–21   Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1993 Slovenian International   Valeriy Streltsov   Heimo Götschl
  Harald Koch
15–8, 7–15, 15–2   Winner
1993 Romanian International   Valeriy Streltsov  
 
  Winner
1996 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse   Pavel Uvarov   Artur Khachaturjan
  Sergei Melnikov
15–13, 15–5   Winner
1999 BMW International   Valeriy Streltsov   Dennis Lens
  Quinten van Dalm
9–15, 15–11, 13–15   Runner-up
2009 Kharkiv International   Valeriy Atrashchenkov   Andrey Ashmarin
  Andrey Ivanov
16–21, 21–23   Runner-up
2017 Slovak Open   Ivan Druzchenko   Miha Ivanič
  Andraž Krapež
21–17, 17–21, 21–14   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Czechoslovakian International   Marina Yakusheva   Michael Helber
  Anne-Katrin Seid
15–9, 13–15, 15–4   Winner
1994 Slovak International   Victoria Evtoushenko   Artur Khachaturjan
  Svetlana Alferova
15–9, 3–15, 15–10   Winner
1994 Bulgarian International   Victoria Evtoushenko   Konstantin Tatranov
  Irina Koloskova
15–3, 15–8   Winner
1995 Slovak International   Victoria Evtoushenko   Valeriy Streltsov
  Natalja Esipenko
17–15, 15–5   Winner
1996 Austrian International   Victoria Evtoushenko   Quinten van Dalm
  Nicole van Hooren
15–4, 15–8   Winner
1996 French International   Victoria Evtoushenko   Jesper Larsen
  Majken Vange
8–15, 17–14, 11–15   Runner-up
1997 La Chaux-de-Fonds International   Marina Yakusheva   Nathan Robertson
  Sara Hardaker
15–9, 3–15, 15–10   Winner
1998 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse   Victoria Evtoushenko   Michael Keck
  Nicol Pitro
12–15, 10–15   Runner-up
1999 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse   Victoria Evtoushenko   Michael Keck
  Nicol Pitro
6–15, 9–15   Runner-up
2001 BMW International   Elena Nozdran   Chris Bruil
  Lotte Jonathans
3–7, 7–5, 7–2, 0–7, 2–7   Runner-up
2003 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse   Elena Nozdran   Dmitry Miznikov
  Natalia Golovkina
15–6, 15–2   Winner
2004 Polish International   Elena Nozdran   Sun Junjie
  Pan Pan
15–11, 15–7   Winner
2004 Finnish International   Elena Nozdran   Andrey Konakh
  Olga Konon
15–9, 11–15, 15–17   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series/European Circuit tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Vladyslav Druzhchenko Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
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