Smashing claimed its first victory of the 2026-2027 Dutch badminton Eredivisie season on November 7, 2026, defeating VELO away from home in Wateringen.
Entering the matchup, the team from Wateringen had been performing better this season than anticipated.
The evening opened as usual with the men’s and women’s doubles. Lieke and Inger faced a sluggish start against Myke Halkema and Veda Diemel, losing the first set due to unnecessary errors despite fine rallies.
They recovered their composure, however, and secured the second and third sets convincingly through patient play. On the adjacent court, Freek and Marijn delivered a strong men’s doubles performance, clearly holding the upper hand and winning in two sets.
In the singles encounters, Marijn defeated Mees Janssen by taking the first set and maintaining control in the second despite a late surge from his opponent, bringing the score to 0-3. Maureen then faced Amy Tan; although Maureen competed well during rallies, Tan proved too strong with solid play and earned a point for VELO. Casper met German player Luca Wiechmann in a tense match filled with fighting spirit.
After dropping the first set, Casper fought back in the second and neared a set win, but at 20-19 Luca clinched the decisive point with a surprising net shot, narrowing VELO’s deficit to 2-3. Leonie played the final singles match against Veda Diemel.
After taking the first set with attacking play, Leonie dropped the second to a strong comeback by Veda. Despite a closely contested start to the deciding third set and a late recovery by Leonie, Veda built a lead and held on.
With the score tied, the mixed doubles matches decided the contest. Freek and Inger dropped their first set against Myke Halkema and Rens Lagrouw but rebounded excellently, utilizing smart, attacking play in a tense third set to claim a vital point. Finally, Casper and Lieke overcame a difficult first set to find their rhythm, closing out the evening with a straight-sets victory.
Following this team performance, Smashing will host a home match against Roosterse on Saturday, November 14, 2026, at ‘t Achterom.
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