After so many weeks of just training it was Tuesday finally time for the first match of the new season and this year in the German Premier League. With my new club 1. BV Mülheim I travelled to Gifhorn for the first encounter with BV Gifhorn.
But first I met my team mates, got the team outfit and than a lot of photo’s were taken for the official presentation. I already knew all my teammates from the international circuit. Our first man is Zavadsky who is the number one of Ukraine and he participated in the London Olympics. The second men’s single player is Alexander Roovers who has been playing for Mülheim quite many years. My partner in the men’s doubles is Marcus Ellis from England. We have played against each other very often but it is fun to play with him this season. Our playing styles fit well together. Our first lady, Judith Meulendijks, I have known for years already. After having played in Denmark for quite some time she now makes her entrance in the German Premier League. Last but not least is Johanna Goliszewski, our ladies doubles/mixed doubles player. She also plays in the German National Team. So altogether a strong but also a very sociable team!
The match itself was not very exciting. Our team was too strong. Marcus and I won our men’s doubles in two games and so did the ladies doubles. Zavadsky was still bothered by the aftermath of his honeymoon and he had to allow Raul Must of Gifhorn win the first men’s single in two games. But that was the only point we lost this evening. The second men’s single and the mixed doubles were won by Mülheim and Judith Meulendijks didn’t have to play as her opponent Carola Bott was injured and stayed off court. Final score: 5-1.
The coming weekend the next two matches are scheduled. On Saturday we play in Berlin versus SG EBT Berlin and Sunday afternoon is our first home match when we’ll meet PTSV Rosenheim in our own RWE hall. So on to the next good result!!
Tags: badminton, Berlin, Bundesliga, jorrit de ruiter, Mülheim, Premier league, Rosenheim