The double match weekend is behind us. A big loss against Duinwijck and a draw against Amersfoort.
Last night there was little to gain in the hall of Duinwijck. The home team overclassed ours and took the maximum number of points. This afternoon against Amersfoort we had better chances. Lester and I won the men’s double from Jelle and Joely in three games. Each team  won a ladies single and a men’s single match. It was a pleasant surprise to see Linda win from Gayle because in the first encounter Gayle still was the strongest. Unfortunately Hans had an off day and he lost from Vincent de Vries. Both teams also won a mixed double: making the final score 4-4.
With one more league match to play Van Zijderveld’s position is and will remain number 5 which means that for the first time in many years it will not participate in the play offs for the national title. The four clubs in the play offs will be Van Zundert Velo, Duinwijck, Amersfoort and Almere. Our last league match will be in March again against Duinwijck.
Tomorrow afternoon the selection for the European Championships for Mixed teams will get together at the Novotel in Amsterdam. We’ll have a training session in the hall between 3 and 5 pm and after that we we will “open” the tournament with a nice dinner in our capital city. Tuesday evening at 7 pm we’ll meet Iceland in our first encounter. Of course I will try to keep you informed during this event.
Tags: Amsterdam, badminton, European Championships, jorrit de ruiter, Novotel, Van Zijderveld