september 21, 2022 21:57
The European Championships for U15 players have kicked off in Ibiza, Spain, and the Danish players had the best possible start to the tournament. All nine matches with Danish participation were won.
The Danish badminton talents were superb on the first day at the U15 EC. 200 players compete in the tournament for medals and the title of Europe’s best, eight of whom are from Denmark.
Together with the Danish U15 players, U15 national coach Thomas Nielsen is off to Spain, and he praises the players’ ability to shake off their nervousness and handle being favourites.
– Today it was mostly about feeling the hall. The players had to settle in and get the worst nervousness out of their bodies. I think they have solved that very well. They found some good play and learned to deal with being favourites, because we have been in all matches today, says Thomas Nielsen.
Thomas Nielsen particularly singles out Sarah Jeppesen in the women’s singles, who, despite losing the first set, manages to rectify the situation and take home the victory.
– Sarah Jeppesen was nervous, but manages to deal with it anyway and ends up playing a really good third set. In the second set, she also plays very well until she leads 16-12, where she almost shuts down and the opponent gets up to 16-16. Fortunately, Sarah stops and clears her head, and remembers the little things that make a difference. From there, she doesn’t look back. It’s going great, says Nielsen.
Here you can see the Danish U15 players in action at the U15 EC
Although the U15 EC is an individual tournament, the Danish players have also cheered each other on from the stands in the hall, and that means a lot.
– It is one of the first major tournaments where there is pressure. I also think that they have landed well in that there is a good tone among the players, where you help each other and are a bit relaxed about it. It means a lot, also for us as coaches to help them through. When Danes have been on the field, the others have made sure to clap and cheer, says the U15 national coach.
Click here and get an overview of all the matches on the first day at the U15 EC
Below you can see the results of the Danish matches:
Mixed doubles:
- *Mikkel Eilersen Bouet/Eline Landsvig (DEN) – James Song/Sofie Song (ENG): 21-17, 21-10
- *Jens Andersson/Athene Lyduch Thornild (DEN) – Teodor Mitev/Alteya Stoeva (HUN): 21-10, 21-10
Men’s Singles:
- *Frederik Hinding (DEN) – Flint Cross (BEL): 21-8, 21-5
- *Aske Rømer Roslyng (DEN) – Tymofii Kadiemin (UKR): 21-7, 21-8
Men’s Doubles:
- *Mikkel Eilersen Bouet/Frederik Hinding (DEN) – Axel Gras/Sam Lindberg (FIN): 21-11, 21-9
Women’s Singles:
- *Mathilde Bach Moesgaard (DEN) – Mandy Duijndam (NED): 21-10, 21-8
- *Sarah Jeppesen (DEN) – Hiu Ching Chloe Tsai (NED): 14-21, 21-17, 21-8
Women’s Doubles:
- *Eline Landsvig/Athene Lyduch Thornild (DEN) – Ana Pranic/Rania Vindis (CRO): 21-7, 21-14
- *Sarah Jeppesen/Mathilde Bach Moesgaard (DEN) – Yael Brunnschweiler/Sanna Germann (SWI): 21-10, 21-14
Click here and see tomorrow’s matches at the U15 EC
Frederik Hinding is the first Dane on the field tomorrow when he meets a player from Bulgaria. The first matches start in the morning, with Denmark thus having participating players in ten matches, as another Danish men’s doubles team with Jens Andersson/Aske Rømer Roslyng enters the tournament.
200 U15 players from 30 different countries in Europe will participate in the European Championships, which will be held this year in Ibiza, Spain.
The U15 EC will be played from Wednesday 21 September to Saturday 24 September
Tags: Aske Rømer Roslyng, Athene Lyduch Thornild, Eline Landsvig, Frederik Hinding, jens Andersson, Mathilde Bach Moesgaard, Mikkel Eilersen Bouet, Sarah Jeppesen, Thomas Nielsen, U15, U15 EC, Youth national team
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