BC Potsdam
| Full name: | Badminton Club Potsdam eV |
| Founding: | 1957 |
The Badminton Club Potsdam eV ( BC Potsdam or BCP ) is a Brandenburg badminton club. Since it was founded in 1957, 19 GDR championship titles have been won. Today, BC Potsdam is the only club in Potsdam that actively participates in the league operations of the Berlin-Brandenburg Badminton Association.
history
The club was founded in 1957 as a badminton section at the BSG Empor Potsdam (trading company) by Dieter Ballwanz and 7 other athletes who at that time took part in the active game operation in the Potsdam district of the BFA (district technical committee) badminton. By 1966 the number of members grew to 24 and in the same year a school and youth team was founded under the new chairman Ernst Hoppe. In the course of this, the number of members grew to 50 members. At that time, the active players won district championships in singles, doubles and mixed games, and 19 GDR championship titles were won among the seniors. In 1968 the section changed to SG Dynamo Potsdam (People's Police) for financial reasons . In 1969 the GDR championship was held in Potsdam and in 1970 the league was promoted to the GDR. In 1972, the association switched again to Turbine Potsdam (energy combine and water company) for financial reasons. In 1976 Anne Deppner took part in an international competition in Glubczyce (Poland) as the representative of the association. After promotion to the Oberliga B in 1978, secured at the promotion tournament in Leipzig , relegation to the GDR league followed 6 years later.
Before that, in 1981 there was still participation in the finals in the FDGB Cup in Gera . In 1989 the association already had 95 members. After the political change, the independent Badminton Club Potsdam was founded on December 6, 1996 . The number of members increased to 160 by 2008. The youth department consists of 45 members.
Tournaments
BC Potsdam organizes three tournaments open to Germany every year: the New Year's tournament (January), the Ballwanz memorial tournament (April) and the Oldie tournament (September).
New year tournament
The New Year's tournament has been played since 1984 and is the largest of the three tournaments with around 170 participants. The game is played in all dual disciplines, which are divided into three performance groups.
Winner 2009
| year | discipline | class | Surname | society |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Men's doubles | A. | Buller / Klemz | BC Potsdam |
| 2009 | Men's doubles | B. | Huxol / Wolff | BC Potsdam |
| 2009 | Men's doubles | C. | Steirat / Kühn | SV Glienicke / Eintracht Wasser |
| 2009 | Ladies doubles | A. | Mika / Holtschke | SV Berlin Breweries / SG EBT Berlin |
| 2009 | Ladies doubles | B. | Schmidt / Eckstein-Ackermann | Welzow / SV Berlin Bears |
| 2009 | Ladies doubles | C. | Göpfert / Ihlefeld | WSG Drewitz |
| 2009 | Mixed | A. | Buller / Pusch | BC Potsdam |
| 2009 | Mixed | B. | Huxol / Knapp | BC Potsdam |
| 2009 | Mixed | C. | Göpfert / Ihlefeld | WSG Drewitz |
Ballwanz memorial tournament
The Ballwanz memorial tournament is held annually in April in honor of the late Dieter Ballwanz. With around 130 participants (2009) it is a little smaller than the New Year's tournament.
Winner 2009
| year | discipline | class | Surname | society |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Men's doubles | A. | Knob / nightingale | SV KWO Berlin |
| 2009 | Men's doubles | B. | Komiske / Pakulat | |
| 2009 | Ladies doubles | A. | Push / Müller | Frankfurt / Oder |
| 2009 | Ladies doubles | B. | Dudek / sage | SV Glienicke |
| 2009 | Mixed | A. | Nightingale / pommel | SV KWO Berlin |
| 2009 | Mixed | B. | Komiske / Witt |
Oldie tournament
The third tournament has followed since 1997 in September, the oldie tournament, which is played in the age groups O40, O50, O60 and O65. In 2009 the tournament will be held as part of the senior sports games of the state of Brandenburg. The 11th edition in 2008 had almost 100 participants.
successes
team
In the 2008/2009 season, the team was able to return directly to the top division of the Berlin-Brandenburg Badminton Association, the Berlin-Brandenburg League.
National titles
| event | season | discipline | winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDR senior championship age group II | 1973/1974 | Ladies doubles | Susi Spiegel / Edith Eger (Dynamo Heyrothsberge / Turbine Potsdam) |
| GDR senior championship age group I. | 1976/1977 | Men's singles | Ernst Hoppe (Turbine Potsdam) |
| GDR senior championship age group I. | 1977/1978 | Ladies doubles | Renate Hoppe / Annelore Deppner (Turbine Potsdam) |
| GDR senior championship age group I. | 1978/1979 | Mixed | Ernst Hoppe / Annelore Deppner (Turbine Potsdam) |
| GDR senior championship age group I. | 1978/1979 | Ladies singles | Annelore Deppner (Turbine Potsdam) |
| GDR senior championship age group I. | 1979/1980 | Ladies doubles | Ernst Hoppe / Annelore Deppner (Turbine Potsdam) |
| GDR senior championship age group II | 1982/1983 | Ladies doubles | Renate Hoppe / Annelore Deppner (Turbine Potsdam) |
| GDR senior championship age group II | 1982/1983 | Ladies singles | Annelore Deppner (Turbine Potsdam) |
| GDR senior championship age group II | 1983/1984 | Mixed | Ernst Hoppe / Monika Krohn (Turbine Potsdam / activist Mittenwalde) |
| GDR senior championship age group II | 1984/1985 | Mixed | Ernst Hoppe / Monika Krohn (Turbine Potsdam / activist Mittenwalde) |
| GDR senior championship age group II | 1986/1987 | Mixed | Ernst Hoppe / Annelore Deppner (Turbine Potsdam) |
| GDR senior championship age group III | 1987/1988 | Mixed | Joachim Köstler / Renate Hoppe (Locomotive Dresden / Turbine Potsdam) |
| GDR senior championship age group II | 1989/1990 | Men's doubles | Ernst Hoppe / Olaf Schitko (Turbine Potsdam) |