The capital of Saarbrucken stands also this year for some days in the centre of the international badminton sport - with the " Bitburger Saar Lor lux Open “ from the 31st August to the 5th September in the Saarland hall. My name is all sportsmen and sportswomen as well as all guests to this significant tournament in our city pretty welcome.

More than 23 years ago this sports arrangement than small and regional category A tournament began. Today she counts to the highlights in the international badminton-tournament calendar, a Drei-Sterne-Grand-Prix-Turnier with prize money of more than 100,000 dollars. Also this time the German like international badminton élite in the start will be.

By the successful association work of 1. The badminton sport has moved Saarbrucken-Bischmisheim BC here in our region again increasingly in the centre of the sporty interest. Saarbrucken is a keen on sport city, so that I am sure that also this arrangement once more will find a suitable resonance with the spectators and female spectators.

I thank the organizers very warmly for her initiative and her engagement for this arrangement, wish the sportsmen and sportswomen a successful course of the tournament and all guests exciting entertainment with the absolutely interesting match.

Saarbrücken, im Januar 2010

Charlotte Britz
Oberbürgermeisterin