Madrid 2006: some thoughts and pics

**Rudy Engels** · 09-27-2006, 09:43 AM

Hi,

This is my first post over here. I've been to several international championships (as a photographer or spectator) and I'm just back from Madrid.
The organisation was the worst I've ever seen. On arrival, the ticket office was closed (during the matches!!!). After a while we got our pre-ordered tickets. No-one could tell exactly where the main entrance was. We had to wander through dark corridors to find out that the matches already started.
The security guys were horrible: players, photographers, officials, ... everyone complained.
At the end of the day there was never a schedule for the next day.
But enough of this: here are some pics. Not my normal pics because I was in the public (I wanted to see some matches again...). Biggest upset was that my favourite player, Mette Schjoldager, was injured and not participating...

http://d-eye.be/portfolio/thumbnails.php?album=40

Other badminton pics:
http://www.d-eye.be/portfolio/index.php?cat=2

I'm still working on the pics of the European Championships (more action shots...)

**Baderz_Jas** · 09-27-2006, 10:53 AM

You are quite right about the orginisation

No schedule!
Anyway, thank you for the nice pics of Lin Dan

**yannie** · 09-27-2006, 11:43 AM

Thanks, very very nice pics in general!

**Jan_BE** · 09-27-2006, 12:31 PM

Hey Ruud

Almost posted the link myself

**ctjcad** · 09-27-2006, 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by Rudy Engels

Hi,

This is my first post over here. I've been to several international championships (as a photographer or spectator) and I'm just back from Madrid.
The organisation was the worst I've ever seen. On arrival, the ticket office was closed (during the matches!!!). After a while we got our pre-ordered tickets. No-one could tell exactly where the main entrance was. We had to wander through dark corridors to find out that the matches already started.
The security guys were horrible: players, photographers, officials, ... everyone complained.
At the end of the day there was never a schedule for the next day.
But enough of this: here are some pics. Not my normal pics because I was in the public (I wanted to see some matches again...). Biggest upset was that my favourite player, Mette Schjoldager, was injured and not participating...

http://d-eye.be/portfolio/thumbnails.php?album=40

Other badminton pics:
http://www.d-eye.be/portfolio/index.php?cat=2

I'm still working on the pics of the European Championships (more action shots...)

Rudy Engels, thanks for the report & sharing the links & pics with us...

.. and welcome to BC/BF..