Double success for Mindelheim

26 January 2011

Last Saturday, 22 January 2011, the two adult teams of Badminton Club TSV Mindelheim started into the second round of the season. At 2.00 pm our 2nd team met the team of Trunkelsberg. We won two points (ladies' doubles (Mindelheim: Hannah Micheler and Katja Schneider) and ladies' singles (Hannah Micheler)) because Trunkelsberg arrived with just one woman. The men Dominik Hofmann, Thomas Metzeler and Simon Tuglu played very well and snatched the next 3 points for our club. Also the mens doubles (Thomas Metzeler and Simon Tuglu) flowed smoothly. In contrary the mens doubles of Dominik Hofmann and Tobias Seidel. They had to give one point to the adversarial team. The mixed with Katja Schneider and Tobias Seidel helped us to reach the 7:1 victory.

Our 1st team met Memmingen just 2 hours later. Coincidentally one woman was missing, too, to the adversarial team. The ladies' doubles (Miriam Baulechner and Carina Manlig) plus the ladies' singles were won by default. The first mens doubles (Michael Prongratz and Tobias Kienle) flowed smoothly. In the second mens doubles they had to fight harder but in the end they won. The mens singles of Tobias Kienle and Dominik Egger also saved two points for Mindelheim. Just Andreas Klemm had to fight hardly and was piped by his opponent. Michael Pongratz and Miriam Baulechner (mixed) won at a canter and got so the 7th point for their team.

It was a successful day for us and we hope for many other victories for our teams of Badminton Club Mindelheim.

Mindelheim

20 October 2010

On Saturday, 16 October and Sunday, 17 October 2010, the Swabian championships took place with more than 150 players in the "Dreifachturnhalle" in Mindelheim. Grouped in the age groups U11 - U19 the members of our badminton club TSV Mindelheim won 7 titles.

Katharina Müller, one of our youngest, reached the 1. place in her age group. She won her final game in 3 rounds in 43 minutes and left the field as the winner. Lennox Witheyman became 2. in singles.

In the age group U13 Hannah Lauerer and Miriam Abbold fought for the 1. place in ladies' doubles and won. The men doubles Joshua Geese and Andreas Pietzke reached place 3.

Mara Eisenacher and Florian Schiegg (Mixed U15) plus Florian Schiegg and Maximilian Kurfürst got the 3. place. Florian Stemmler and Alexander Rauch place 4.

Tobias Schiegg won first in men doubles U17 with Thomas Roller (Dillingen), after with Fabienne Hofmann (Mixed) and the next day in singles the final games.

Fabienne Hofmann and Jessica Bahl (Dillingen) played the final game in ladies' doubles U17 and won. Place 3 for Franziska Dittmann and Sarah Hörtrich.

In the oldest age group (U19) Hannah Micheler and Katja Schneider fought for the 3. place. In singles Hannah Micheler reached place 4.

We are proud of our players and are looking forward the next tournaments to get following titles.

20 years of 1. directorate

02 July 2010

Last Friday, 02 July 2010, the badminton players from Mindelheim celebrated a special party. As our Doris gave up her job as 1. directorate to Miriam Baulechner, Miri had a terrific idea. Last Friday this idea became a surprise party, like the club hasn´t experienced for a long time.

Lasting for weeks we planned, did handicrafts, invited and trembled, but everybody kept the secret. When Miris car with Doris on her side came into the slip road, Doris couldn´t nearly imagine what was planned. So much bigger was the surprise, when suddenly more than 50 guests with champagne glasses came out of garage. We could see the surprise in her face.

But it wasn´t all. After clinking glasses, Doris froze with a face of disbelief. Why? We had asked some of our Frensh friends from Bourg de Péage if they would take part in the party. And they did!

When everybody calmed down we took Doris aside and thanked for past years. The arduousness and the time, which she invested into our club. After a fantastic speech from Miri we gave her our presents. A bunch of flowers, completely orange (her favourite colour), and a big self sewed elk-pillow. Everybody in the club knows that it's her favourite animal.

Following we had a barbecue, we celebrated and laughed. This evening we'll be remembered very long!

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Mindelheim

19 June 2010

On Saturday, 19 June 2010, club championship took place in Mindelheim. In two disciplines (single, double) our "little ones" (age group 1993 and younger) could show what they've learned. Even our youngest, who play just few weeks, played very well.

In single we sepearted the players in 6 groups, in double in 4. The games of our oldest ones have been very great to watch. Our initial placings in single are:

• Florian Schiegg (Jugend A)
• Andreas Pietzke (Jugend B)
• Hannah Leuerer (Schüler A)
• Lennox Whiteyman (Schüler B)
• Tim Eisenacher (Mini A)
• Katharina Deeg (Mini B)

The doubles were great. The final game D. Hörtrich - F. Schiegg / Y. Mayer - F. Dittmann had to be broken in the second match cause of an injure. The final game S. Jousma - H. Lauerer / M. Abbold - N. Hofmann was also very exciting until the end. Our youngest, the Eisenacher-twins, won all of their 3 doubles competently.

• Florian Schiegg / Dennis HÖrtrich (Jugend)
• Miriam Abbold / Natalie Hofmann (Schüler B)
• Dominik Glas / Katharina Deeg (Schüler C)
• Tim Eisenacher / Lars Eisenacher (Minis)

Thanks to everybody, who helped, so the tournament was fun for everyone. Thanks to all the parens, who provided us with cake and thanks to our older active players, who helped by counting the games and the complete process of the tournament.

5 very successful days

18 May 2010

After one long year of waiting it was the day: The Badminton Club De Bourg de Péage from our sister city in France went to Mindelheim. After more than 700 km of drive our Frensh friends reached their accommodation on Thursday and were welcomed by the badminton players of Mindelheim.

On Friday morning the group of 14 people from France were greeted by mayor Dr. Stephan Winter. After a together pasta-party we started to Diedorf, to play the "30th anniversary Diedorf". In mixed teams the German and Frensh sportsmen and sportswomen played the whole Saturday in two different classes against teams from Bavaria.

At 9 pm the Bavarian evening started in the accommodation. After speeches from directorate Miriam Baulechner and president Nicolas Blanc, the presents were bandied.

On Sunday we did an excursion. In the morning we went bowling. At noontime we had a pizza-party in the accommodation, and after we enjoyed a guidance in the church clock museum of Mindelheim, which was given by the mayor Dr. Stephan Winter. The last together dinner came quick. The evening was finished by a big thank you from Nicolas Blanc. We are really looking forward to visit Bourg de Péage in 2011.

These junior players went it

11 May 2010

Last weekend (May 8th/9th 2010) the first Bavarian ranking list tournament U11-U19 took place in Immenstadt. 4 budding players qualified from our club: Fabienne Hofmann (U17), Tobias Schiegg (U17), Miriam Abbold (U13) and Nathalie Hofmann (U13).

Fabienne Hofmann won her first games in 2 and 3 matches, the third and fourth games she had to give to her detractors, who were seeded on place 3 and 1. Tobias Schiegg won his first game clearly in 2 matches, each with 21:9 points. He lost his second game against his rival, who was seeded on place 2. After the first match of his third game, which he lost curtly he won the second and third matches clearly (21:14 / 21:8). Unfortunately he lost the 4th game in 3 curtly matches against M. Pollner.

In mixed Fabienne and Tobias had much more luck. They were seeded on place 6. Their first and second games they won clearly, but they lost the game for reaching place 1. F. Hofmann and J. Bahl lost their first ladies' doubles. After they won both games. Schiegg and his partner T. Roller reached place 1.

In ladies' doubles U13 Miriam Abbold and Nathalie Hofmann lost their first game curtly. The same happend in their second game. They lost in 3 matches (21:8 / 14:12 / 19:21).

The Badminton Club TSV Mindelheim discovers the world wide web

4 May 2010

After month of preparation and planning we finally can show you the result: We are online! And it's worth! Our new design shows everything to the users, what they want to know.

On different sites we introduce our teams, their abilities and members. In our archive we try to document every activity of our club. In addition we have pictures from 2008 until today.

Our guestbook is for everyone who likes to write a comment. Don't shy - we're looking forward to read your correction, criticism or a little praise.

For publishing our website we registrated on twitter. There we post realtimly our latest articles, galleries and activities.

Chief white feder resigns

23 April 2010

The yearly general meeting of Badminton Club TSV Mindelheim took place on Friday, 16 April 2010. After reports of the year from directorate Doris Vichtl-Jousma, cashier Andrea Pongratz and administrator of members Tobias Kienle, reelections were detained.

After 20 successful years of legal act Doris Vichtl-Jousma gave off her job as directorate to Miriam Baulechner and accepted the job as second directorate. Cashier and administrator of members persisted. New are the jobs of sport manager Simon Tuglu, youth manger Carina Manlig, representative of press Hannah Micheler and internet administrator Katja Schneider.

Last item was the coming visit of our sister city Bourg-de-Péage, which we will welcome of May 13th - May 17th 2010. Like every year we will play a tournament together in mixed teams. This time we will take our friends to Diedorf for playing the "30th anniversary Diedorf". We are looking forward to see our friends again!