uncle. Last week, SV Unkel were happy about a successful revenge against BCK Heimbach-Weis in the first game of the second half of the season. The badminton players had no idea that the shock of their No. 1’s absence due to illness would be followed by a bitter 3:5 defeat against DJK Plaidt and thus their revenge.
Skender Bunjaku, SV Unkel’s eager points scorer, was in the hospital after an operation anxiously watching via WhatsApp how the young players would cope with the difficult task of moving up in the rankings. All games did not require a deciding set, but almost all of them were hard fought, 5 out of 8 unfortunately had a better outcome for the guests.
It started with defeats in the newly formed men’s doubles and women’s doubles, which didn’t quite come together. When we were 0:3 behind we already suspected something bad. The women’s singles also went to the promising young player from the Rhineland, who also plays nationally.
But then the results were finally achieved: Lukas Walter easily defeated the No. 1 of the Plaidters in the first half of the season thanks to his outstanding fitness and Anand Amalraj also prevailed in the third singles with strong nerves. William Unkel had a very difficult time in the new position at 1. Unfortunately, he had to bow to the strong newcomer from Plaidter. Even though the guests’ victory was already certain, in the last game the veterans of SV Unkel, the two O 60s Claus Schulte and Claudia Bauch, showed how much experience and special mixed tactics can hold down much younger players. So it ended up being 3:5, which meant that SV Unkel found itself in 4th place in the table in a very narrow, balanced field. In the next game against league leaders BC Remagen 2 it will be even more difficult without Skender and it is hoped that the team can compete with its best players again in the last three games.
