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Italian Open finishes Saturday

Submitted by marcel on Wed, 2012-05-16 09:29

 Due to the few entries, especially of Italian players the International World Tour Event now finishes Saturday so all players can enjoy a night out in the Casino and partying. Favourites for the titles are world number one Christoph Krenn and vice-world champion Jesper Ratzer. The Austrian though faces Jermaine Manners, to whom he lost recently, in round one already. On the women side everything looks like an easy victory for Nathalie Zeoli, after Isabelle Tyrrell had to pull out due to an injury. All the draws and the time schedule for Italian Open starting on Friday 18th May are now online on www.resultreporter.com

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Seniors Doubles added in Belgium

Submitted by marcel on Tue, 2012-05-15 13:25

Only short time left until the entry deadline on Friday 18th of May of the first Super World Tour event of the year from 1st to 3rd of June 2012 in Oudenaarde/Belgium. A Seniors +45 doubles competition has now been added, the total number of entries has passed the 100-player mark already including many top stars such as world number one Christoph Krenn and vice-world champions Jesper Ratzer and Nathalie Zeoli. The King of Rackets tournament exists since 1992 but was for the first time part of the international Racketlon World Tour in 2004. Since then we have always tried to organize a tournament that is open to all, elite players and recreational players . This year, our goal stays the same: organizing a tournament that meets its international standard but that also is open for someone who has never played  racketlon  before and would like to try this for the first time (international and Belgian players). We want to offer to all the players a brilliant tournament with a lot of racketlon fun and a good atmosphere. As every year, all the volunteers will be present again to try to accomplish this goal:  the catering staff, bar personal, referees, markers, people at the info-tournament desk, court responsibles, shuttle service personal. No tournament without players so we hope to see you all in Oudenaarde for the first SWT event of the year! Entry deadline is 18th of May directly via www.kingofrackets.be

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Time Schedule in Sofia

Submitted by marcel on Mon, 2012-05-14 08:13

The time schedule for the Doubles and Teams World Championships in Racketlon in Sofia from 12th  to 15th July is fixed with all nationalteam competitions not starting before Saturday, while all Elite Doubles are played Thursday and Friday. Start for Mixed, Women, Men and Seniors (+45) Doubles is in principle Thursday 9:00 a.m. It is thus strongly recommended to arrive one day before the respective draw starts. The exact time schedule cannot be made until after the entry deadline, when it is clear how many players have really entered. Application deadline for all draws and the team line ups is Thursday 28th June on www.resultreporter.com

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Austrians win all Olympic draws in Hungary

Submitted by marcel on Sun, 2012-05-06 03:46

Hungarian Open this weekend in Pecs (4.-5. May) was all in the hands of Austria. While world number one Christoph Krenn beat countryman Michael Dickert by only one single point in the men elite final, it was Christine Seehofer (www.rubinfoto.com) to win her first international title with a victory over world number one Nicole Eisler in the final. Men doubles went to Dickert/Krenn, mixed doubles to Seehofer Christine and Windischberger and women doubles to the Seehofer-sisters all from Austria. Peter Sakovics saved the Hungarian honour with a Seniors +45 victory. In men c first two places went to two new players from Croatia. All results and endpositions are now online on www.resultreporter.com.

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15 countries coming to Pecs

Submitted by marcel on Fri, 2012-04-27 09:12

With only around 70 single entries the 7th Hungarian Open (4-5. May) in Pecs will be a small and hostile International World Tour Event finishing all draws on Saturday evening, so that everyone can enjoy the players party. What is remarkable though is that players from no less than 15 countries have signed in. Apart from the usual candidates an Australian is on the entry list as well as the first two players ever from Croatia. Top favourites for victory are the world number one players who are also there: Christoph Krenn and Nicole Eisler. All draws and the time schedule are now online on www.resultreporter.com

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FIR World Tour goes overseas

Submitted by marcel on Mon, 2012-04-23 07:38

The organisation committee and Racketlon Canada invites all racketlon players to the 3rd Granby Allergan Racketlon. The only non-European tournament on the international racketlon tour will be held from June 15 to 17, at Interplus sports center, 1 hour away from Montreal airport. With two table tennis, badminton and squash courts as well as three tennis courts play should go smoothly. More information and registrations on www.resultreporter.com

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Hungarian Open finishes on Saturday

Submitted by marcel on Wed, 2012-04-18 01:19

Due to the small number of entries only a few days before the entry deadline, tournament organization has decided to finish all draws of the 7th Hungarian Open (4-6 May) in Pecs on Saturday night, so everyone can enjoy the players party and travel home on Sunday morning.  After 2009 the International World Tour event returns to Pecs, where the first ever international Racketlon tournament in Hungary was held 2006. In 2010 Pecs was selected European Capital of Culture and after that title a reception of major renewal  started in the city, also affecting the sports venue and hotel  Makar Sport. Defending champions of Hungarian Open are the world champions Zuzana Kubanova and Calum Reid.  Entry deadline for all Olympic draws is strictly Friday 20th of April, all other draws could be filled up with late entries until the draws are published one week before tournament start. Sign in now on www.resultreporter.com

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Ratzer wins first Danish title in Prague

Submitted by marcel on Mon, 2012-04-16 08:17

Scandinavian domination in Racketlon has reached a new peak: Vice-World Champion Jesper Ratzer takes his first World Tour title at Czech Open in Prague (13-15.4) and the first one for Denmark. World Champion Zuzana Kubanova demonstrates her power with a triple home victory in singles, women doubles with Lucie Hlavacova and mixed doubles with Christoph Krenn. Men Doubles victory went to polish pair Samonek/Stolicki. All results and endpositions are now online on www.resultreporter.com

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187 Single Entries in Prague

Submitted by marcel on Fri, 2012-04-06 10:40

With 187 single entries at Czech Open (13-15.4) the second International World Tour event of the year has already put up a record before having started. The density of the top players is also very high with 6 out of the top 10 male and 3 of the top 5 female players plus World Champion Zuzana Kubanova on the entry list. “Of course we are very happy, but with only 3 courts parallel we have some logistic problems to solve”, says Tournament Director Svatopluk Reijthar, who already apologizes that matches on Friday and Saturday will last until midnight. All draws and the time schedule are now published on www.resultreporter.com

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Race against time for Sportaccord Membership

Submitted by marcel on Mon, 2012-03-26 15:21

With a total of 31 member countries (see http://www.racketlon.net/memberstates) FIR now only need 9 more countries for international recognition of Racketon and Sportaccord membership. Membership conditions are 40 member countries of which at least 10 have to be recognised by the respective NSAs – National Sports Associations or NSOs – National Olympic Comitees. “It is a big chance, but a race against time”, says FIR-President Marcel Weigl because application for Sportaccord membership 2014 is already on 30th June 2012. “We have to make it, criteria for 2015 could be changed and more difficult”, says Weigl who will travel to Sportaccord Headquarters in Lausanne personally at the end of June. Help of everyone on the Racketlon Community is needed to register new Racketlon Federations.