The final play-off of the Eredivisie Badminton between Dunlop DKC and FIT Almere took place in the Maasport in Den Bosch on Saturday afternoon. The people of The Hague took the national title with a 5-1 win. In 2015 it was the first time for DKC to win the national championship.
Before mutual matches
If we go back to the mutual matches of this season, the final promised to be very exciting. In the royal city, the people of The Hague defeated the people of Almere 5 – 3. The match in Almere ended in a 4 – 4 draw, but both teams did not perform in their strongest line-up, partly due to injuries.
Final experience
The difference beforehand in terms of experience was minimal. The people of The Hague had been to the final six times so far and the team from Flevoland had reached the Eredivisie Finals five times. Both Dunlop DKC and FIT Almere managed to win the Eredivisie Final only once. By the way, it was the first time that the teams met in the Final.
Match image
We started with the doubles, the men’s doubles were won in 2 games by Dunlop DKC. Mark Caljouw and Michiel Kruijt with 21 – 18 and 21 – 16 from Alex Vlaar and Dylon Wijlick of the Almeerse formation. In the following women’s doubles, the Hague duo Alyssa Tirtosentono/Marlies Baan lost twice 21 – 19 against the Almere ladies.
Singles 1st round
In the men’s singles, Joran Kreekel of the people of The Hague managed to defeat Noah Haase of Almere in 3 games (23-25, 21-14, 21-14). Jaymie Laurens defeated Diede Odijk of the Flevoland residents in 2 games (21-16, 21-12) in the women’s singles. So the score was 3 – 1 in favor of Dunlop DKC after 4 games.
2nd round Singles
In the 2nd round of the singles, Mark Caljouw and Flora Wang were used on behalf of DKC. Mark Caljouw was too strong for Dennis Koppen in 2 games (21-16, 21-13) and Flora Wang was just too strong for Alida Chen in 2 games (21-15, 22-20). The 2 remaining mixed doubles were then no longer played.
Final score
Due to the 5 – 1 score and the fact that the mixed doubles were no longer necessary, DKC Dunlop took the national title through a 5 – 1 final score.
Editorial: Rob Blankenstein
Photos/video: Ashton Tokromo
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