“The feedback from participants and companions was consistently positive and the atmosphere among the young badminton players was very good,” said coaches Ahmet Gediktas and Felix Hammelmann, BLICK aktuell reported.
Freezing temperatures inside the Maifeldhalle did not deter 125 boys and girls from delivering intense and spirited rallies on November 7 and 8. The badminton department of TG Polch hosted the second D-ranking tournament for the Rhineland Badminton Association, featuring singles and doubles matches across the U13, U15, U17, and U19 age groups.
Seven players represented TG Polch in their inaugural tournament appearance at this competitive level. Sophia Gössl, Nayeyesh Husseini, and Marie Subotic competed in the U13 girls’ singles, securing twelfth, third, and ninth places respectively.
In den Altersklassen U15 und U17 platzierten sich Marlon Gediktas, Max Gottwald, Luis Juhar und Paul Juhar mehrfach unter den ersten Sieben. Gottwald and Paul Juhar teamed up in the U17 boys’ doubles to capture fourth place, according to tournament records reported by BLICK aktuell.
Marie Jakobs of BC Westerwald won the U13 girls’ singles, while Kiaan Bellad of TG Unterliederbach claimed the U13 boys’ singles title.
Additional singles winners included Kavintida Buttijak of BC Altenkirchen in U15 girls’ singles, Lars Johannes Röttger of FSV Trier-Tarforst in U15 boys’ singles, Laura Schmitt of FSV Trier-Tarforst in U17 girls’ singles, Jan Lukas Engstenberg of DJK Solingen in U17 boys’ singles, and Ole Palm of PSV Saar in U19 singles.
Family members and supporters filled the venue stands, leaving few seats empty throughout the weekend. The host club’s badminton department managed concessions, offering homemade cakes, salads, hot sausages, and coffee to help attendees stay warm between matches.
“Especially impressive was the polite and fair interaction with one another,” Gediktas and Hammelmann added in their comments to BLICK aktuell.
The tournament weekend served as a dry run for next year’s Maifeld-Cup, which will expand across two weekends for the first time. A junior edition will take place shortly before the summer break to determine Maifeld champions across age categories, followed the next weekend by adult competitions in men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed events.
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