On November 28, 2009, the Neandertal Kyudo Club once again hosted the North Rhine-Westphalia State Championship. Thirty-five archers from clubs affiliated with the NWKyuV gathered at the sports hall of the Am Bandsbusch district sports complex. Eleven teams competed in the team competition. The team from the Kyudojo Ruhr in Schwerte (Joachim Rothermund, Jörg Schreiner, and Peter Knipper) took the lead with 19 hits. Three teams followed behind, each with 18 points. In the shoot-off, the archers from the host club showed strong nerves, allowing Johannes Maringer, Christoph Wallrafen, and Reinhard Kollotzek to secure second place. The team from PSV Bottrop (Frank Bittermann, Birgit Drache, Klaus Giebel) took third place.

After the lunch break, the individual championship began. Two shoot-offs were needed to determine the spots in the top 16, and several participants kept things very exciting in the subsequent rounds as well. Multiple shoot-offs were required on several occasions to determine the better archer. Hermann Juli (Kyudo Group Cologne) ultimately took first place. In the final head-to-head match, he defeated Horst Lohnstein (Kyudojo Cologne). Peter Knipper (Kyudojo Ruhr) secured third place.

All participants were very impressed by the relaxed and well-maintained atmosphere at the district sports complex. Once again, it provided optimal conditions for the competition.

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