Hi guys. Turns out to be enourmosly hard to find a time in Yonex-Halle but I managed to find a time at www.vitis.ch wich is in Schlieren on tuesday at 6.30 pm.

Adress: Wiesenstrasse 8, 8952 Schlieren

So in conclusion, changes:

New adress: www.vitis.ch @ Wiesenstrasse 8, 8952 Schlieren
New time: tuesday @ 6.30 pm

See ya!

Okay. Thank you for today. I have booked one court for thursday the 27th and let us all see if we know someone willing to play with us so we can be an even number of players. I will try to book one more court as all the other courts were taken. Please check if Thalwil has two courts, in that case we can try that as well next week, instead of Schlieren.

See ya on thursday!

/Johan

Hi, if you guys are playing in Vitis, I would love to join you next time, since I live close by. I haven't played in a year but i used to play regularly, so now just looking for some fun games.

I'll try to go. I can't understand the website though. Is there a map on it? What's the best way to get to Thalwil?

Hi

I fond the adress, check out http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=d...wil&iwloc=addr

/Hope to see you.

To help things, i will meet you at the Thalwil train station and guide you to the club. after you arrive at thalwil you will need to quickly walk up the stairs - make sure you take the stairs furthest down the platform - in the direction the train is going.

normally, the journey from zurich HB is only 19 minutes to the tennis/bad club. since its the first time, i would suggest taking the following train. i will meet anyone who is coming on this train


Zürich HB27.11.08 dep18:3853
S2 18277 Urban railway, line 2, Thalwilarr18:513CD Thalwil

Alex

Alex that sounds enormously helpful.

"dep18:3853"

You don't mean 38 minutes and 53 seconds? The Swiss aren't THAT efficient are they?! Is it 18:38 from platform 53?

Beardsy,

you are indeed correct - 18:38 at platform 53!

there is a more convenient IR train that runs directly to thalwil a little later but given its your first time there (i assume), this may not give you all enough time to get your bearings once in thalwil, etc...

Alex

Yeah, having someone there to show me the way will be ace, and platform 53 is convenient too.

[I'm worried that I know which platforms are where...]

Duh, I am sick and Doc insisted me to have a full rest. So I can't join you guys this week :-(

@ alex: I will take the train that you suggest and meet you at Thalwil train station. Can kindly PM me your mobile phone no?

@ syach: Get well soon ...

For those of us who still doubt:

-Each game is played up to 21 points, with players scoring a point whenever they win a rally (this differs from the old system, where players could only win a point on their serve).
-A match is the best of three games.
-At the start of the rally, the server and receiver stand in diagonally opposite service courts. The server hits the shuttlecock so that it would land in the receiver's service court. This is similar to tennis, except that a badminton serve must be hit from below the waist in underhand form (upwards), the shuttlecock is not allowed to bounce, and in tennis the players stand outside their service courts.
-When the serving side loses a rally, the serve passes to their opponent(s) (unlike the old system, there is no "second serve").
-In singles, the server stands in his right service court when his score is even, and in his left service court when his score is odd.
-In doubles, if the serving side wins a rally, the same player continues to serve, but he changes service courts so that he serves to each opponent in turn. If the opponents win the rally and their new score is even, the player in the right service court serves; if odd, the player in the left service court serves.
-The players' service courts are determined by their positions at the start of the previous rally, not by where they were standing at the end of the rally. A consequence of this system is that, each time a side regains the service, the server will be the player who did not serve last time.

Hope it explains a bit.

//Amiralen

@Elee: How to to go Thalwil Sportpark:
- Take any train to Thalwil Bahnhof
- Take a short 2-3 minute walk to Thalwil, Zentrum (walk up the stairs in the direction the train is going - if you take train from Zurich HB)
- Take bus 142 from Thalwil, Zentrum to Thalwil, Böhni (duration 4 min.)

Note: Bus 142 schedule is only twice per hour (minute 24 and 54)

i just realised that i am actually free next week for badminton. i dont leave until the following week. therefore, anyone interested in playing next thursday? perhaps we can play at vitis, if its available?

alex

Hi, I'd be interested to join if you're playing at Vitis.

just find out how to get thawil , now I need to know where is vitis.who can tell me

Hi Elee,
Vitis is beside the Schlieren train station...if you come from Zurich, it's on the right hand side...you can't miss it.

dear all,

as an FYI, i have just put up a calendar sign up for badminton on thursday dec. 11.

alex