In Odense, the Danish Badminton Association organized not only the Denmark Open for professionals but also corresponding international events for young people and seniors.
The game (seniors O35-O75) took place over three days in the Dalumhallen with 12 fields, bistro, grandstand, etc. The balls were placed, the scoreboards were operated by the players everywhere and nets were seen that were really flush with the posts. Only the light between the fields was a bit tricky, a bit bright if you wanted to play a high ball near the sideline.
The large group from Germany (41 of 286 starters) was not only “gifted” with a ticket to the semifinals, but also with many medals.
Gold:
HE55 Robert Neumann
HD60 Klaus Buschbeck/Jürgen Schmitz-Foster
DE65 Karin Viermann
DD65 Karin Viermann/Karin Kurth
HE70 Udo Spähn
MX70 Klaus Rosenkranz/Beate Jörns-Schumann
Silber:
DD40 Tiina Kähler/Katrin Hockemeyer
HE55 Oliver Binus
DE60 Doris Reiche
HE60 Klaus Buschbeck
MX60 Jürgen Schmitz-Foster/Sandra Kroon (NL)
DE65 Karin Kurth
DD65 Jutta Heimann-Feldhoff/Hedwig Herzog
MX65 Hedwig Herzog/Phil Richardson (ENG)
Bronze:
HD50 Jochen Bartels/Stefan Moses
HD55 Oliver Binus/Stefan Schrader
DE65 Jutta Heimann-Feldhoff
HD65 Andreas Benz/Rick Paap (NL)
MX65 Andreas Benz/Karin Kurth
HD70 Walter Beissner/Wolfgang Schröder
HE75 Bernd-Ulrich Brüsewitz
Saturday afternoon was cleared by the organizer so that all participants had access to the Jysk Arena at no additional cost to watch the professionals at work at the Super 750 Denmark Open. The arena was excellently prepared with robots, lighting effects, catering, merchandising, autograph sessions, courts for free play and much more. Great to have seen that.
