Team event Monday 10 April


Welcome to day 3 of the Team Event, at the 2006 European Badminton Championships, in Den Bosch!

	Pablo Abian, ESP, kindly follows the shuttle out of court...
...Spain is one of the less known badminton nations in the circuit but they want to perform well, especially as they will be hosting the World Championships in September in Madrid!
	Petya Nedelcheva, BUL, is one of the strong candidates for the Women's Singles title in the individual event
The Bulgarian team - happy by beating Spain in the Team event...
	Anu Nieminen, FIN, stretching in vain against Maria Martynenko, BUL, losing in two games....
...but there is another change in the Individual event...
	Maria Martynenko, UKR.....
...played well in the Team match against Finland
	The Danish coach, Jan Joergensen, giving breaktime-advice to Jens Eriksen/Mette Schjoldager...
...his 'opponent-coach' Jeroen van Dijk (former Dutch top player) are coaching his players, Ingo Kindervater/Katrin Piotrowski
	Referee Erik Ligtvoet in conversation with the Finnish coach...
The Netherlands were up against a very tough opponent - England. Pictured - Nathan Robertson/Gail Emms, who recently won the Commonwealth games i Melbourne...
	...and they didn't leave many chances to Jurgen Wouters/Paulien van Dooremalen...
Jens Eriksen/Mette Schjoldager alert...
	...Jens, being 36, is still going strong...
Dicky Palyama, NED, had to move fast in his game against Aamir Ghaffar. He needed three games to win the match...
	That was not the case for Mia Audina, in her match against Tracey Hallam...
The 2004 European Champion, Mia, shakes hands with the winner of the Commenwealth Games in 2006 Melbourne, Tracey...
	...who had to fly....
...and stretch in this match
	Ruud Bosch/Koen Ridder, NED
Anthony Clark/Robert Blair, ENG (front) vs Ruud Bosch/Koen Ridder, NED
	The decisive match in the tie between England and the Netherlands... Mia Audina shows great determination...
Judith Meulendijks and Mia Audina, NED
	Misundestanding between Gail Emms/Donna Kellogg...
What was said in this break in the decisive game - nobody knows...
	...but fact is that Netherlands won the match and secured a place in the final - against Denmark
...to great pleasure for the Dutch coaches and team...
	...while the dissapointment are painted in the faces of the English team, Andy Wood and Julian Robertson
Happy team.... who hereby secured a re-match from 2004 in Geneva where the Netherlands won the silver!
	Happy team.... who hereby secured a re-match from 2004 in Geneva where the Netherlands won the silver!

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