“Internally, we had set ourselves the goal of at least doubling the number of spectators during our international youth match against France in October 2016,” explained Carsten Wegner, head of TSV Eppstein’s badminton department. At that time, the club had well over 300 spectators. More than 500 tickets were sold for the September event and the trend is on the rise. In total, more than 1000 seats are available on the two badminton courts in the Frankenthal Am Kanal sports hall.
Although both federations, according to their information, will be giving up some of the best players due to the busy schedule, high-class and exciting matches can still be expected. Ingo Kindervater, German coach serving the Scottish association “Badminton Scotland” for international matches in Germany (the next day, both teams face off in Warendorf in different formations): “We were very happy with this invitation from the German Badminton Association.
Not many countries in Europe follow this path to gain important experiences for players through high-level events and promote sport. As we recently had to complete major and strenuous tournaments for our best players with the Commonwealth Games and World Championships in August, we certainly won’t be sending all the best players to international matches. But I really hope our squad sells well against Germany. “
EM bronze winners
Ingo Kindervater let’s take a look at the cards. Rachel Sugden and Eleanor O’Donnell are two of the women who won bronze for Scotland at the 2020 European Women’s Championships.
On the German side, national team player Daniel Hess still has some work to do in Frankenthal. In the international youth match against France in October 2016, he and his then-partner Jan Colin Völker lost the men’s doubles in three sets (12:21, 21:13, 12:21). He and his doubles partner Bjarne Geiss were recently nominated for Frankenthal by national team manager Detlef Poste: “I absolutely want to win the men’s doubles against Scotland so that my home record at Frankenthal is at least balanced,” he explained. Daniel Hess two weeks before the meeting.
At the recent German Badminton Championships in Mülheim ad Ruhr, Daniel Hess / Bjarne Geiss reached the final in the men’s doubles. Visitors to the international match can also expect another German runner-up. Matthias Kicklitz (Bundesliga club Blau-Weiß Wittorf) has been nominated for the men’s singles. Kicklitz is one of the great talents of the men’s singles.
Advance ticket sales
In Frankenthal: Blum travel agency, Bahnhofstrasse 11, Musicant Musikhaus, Kanalstrasse 8; CongressForum, Stephan-Cossacks-Platz 5; Tickets on the Internet (also with Print @ Home) at
www.reservix.de or www.ADticket.de
Entrance ticket prices: presale for adults 13.50 euros plus taxes, reduced admission tickets for pupils, students and severely disabled 9.50 euros plus taxes
