Hebad Belgian mixed doubles champion
At the Belgian badminton championships in Kortrijk Jonah Quintens and Lieke van Parys (photo Badminton Flanders) de title achieved in mixed doubles. It was the only title for Hebad, which otherwise managed to secure several semi-final and final places. Hebad had traveled to Kortrijk with an extensive delegation, a favorable draw ensured that match after match was won in the preliminary rounds. Yesterday it was only later in the day that a number of Hebadders were eliminated. But still the balance after day 1 was extremely positive: 10 of the 20 semi-final places were taken by Hebad. But it had been a war of attrition with different players active in multiple disciplines. Today was D-day with final places for Jonah Quintens and Lieke van Parys in mixed doubles, Marijn Put in singles, Yaro and Iljo van Delsen in doubles.
The finals then with the first mixed doubles, Lieke and Jonah against Freek Gollinski and Tammi Vanwontergem, not the first to come, Freek already has 16 Belgian titles. But youngsters often play without stress and that resulted in a first Belgian elite title for this young Hebad duo. Marijn Put was next on the field, but the final was his 12th match of the weekend and the match was over. He was always lagging behind and had to content himself with silver. The last Hebad players who were allowed to take action were the Van Delsen brothers. In the doubles they went to battle against the duo Gollinski-Bracké. In the first set they were able to last until extra time, but in the end they lost in two sets. In any case, Hebad can look back on very successful championships.87669
