Racketlon

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Racketlon (often incorrectly spelled rackethlon ) is a tournament sport that consists of the four disciplines of table tennis , badminton , squash and tennis . Most tournaments have different competitions depending on the game and age group: Men-Elite, Men-Amateur, Women-Elite, Women-Amateur, Veterans +45, Juniors U16 & Juniors U21 . These competitions are also held at the Racketlon World Championship.

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The same players (singles or doubles) compete against each other in all four disciplines. For the individual disciplines of table tennis, badminton, squash and tennis, the rules of the respective sport apply. It is played from the smallest to the largest racket (English racket), unless the infrastructure of the sports facility (different number of available seats for the different sports) does not allow this order. In Racketlon, the following exceptions and extensions apply to the rules compared to individual sports:

Counting method

  • 4 sets up to 21 points - one set each in table tennis, badminton, squash and tennis. At 20:20, the sentence is extended until there are two points difference.
  • Running Score - Every point counts, no matter which player serves.
  • The server counts - the player at the service is obliged to state the current score before serving (at a volume that the opponent can understand).
  • Count total points - the winner is the player who has collected the most points overall after the four sets played. This means that a player can also leave the field as the winner if he has lost three sets. The match is canceled as soon as the winner is unassailable in the lead and the remaining points are no longer relevant (with the exception of group games).
  • Rubber Arm Decision Point - If the total number of points of the players is tied after the four sets, a single decision point is played in tennis (or the last sport if the order was changed). The lot decides the service, in tennis there is no second premium.

Service and changing sides

  • There will be a lottery drawn before the entire match. The winner decides whether he wants to serve in table tennis and squash or in badminton and tennis
  • Changing sides at 11 - When the first player has reached eleven points, sides are changed (except for squash) and a break of 30 seconds is made. The exception is squash - a player may request a break if the first player has eleven points.
  • Two serves - the server always has two serves in a row. He always starts from right to left and then serves from left to right (with the exception of table tennis). The service rule is the same for the respective sport.
  • At 20:20 a serve - from 20:20 the serve changes after each point, with player A starting normally from right to left, then player B serving from right to left and then player A this time from left to left served on the right, etc.

history

idea

Based on biathlon , triathlon and decathlon , it is about the interdisciplinary connection of the most common setback sports in Europe . Potential players come from all four sports. The idea of ​​the marathon that top athletes take part in a tournament alongside amateur athletes is being pursued. Formerly known in Austria as four-for-one racket, Racketlon has been held in tournament form since 2003.

Beginning

The origin of the Racketlon lies in Scandinavia . At the beginning of the 1990s , Racketlon competitions began in Finland and Sweden in parallel. The order of table tennis, badminton, squash and tennis that is common today was chosen because it starts with the smallest racket and ends with the largest. There were also different approaches to counting, the now common system of up to 21 points in every sport and "every point counts" ultimately prevailed.

International

At the international level, Racketlon is represented by the Fédération Internationale de Racketlon (FIR). Duncan Stahl has been FIR President since 2019.

World Tour

World Tour 2013

No. Art title Where When
01. IWT Vienna Classics AustriaAustria Vienna February 1–3, 2013
02. IWT Swedish Open SwedenSweden Gothenburg February 22-24, 2013
03. SWT Canadian Open CanadaCanada Toronto March 8-10, 2013
04. IWT Czech Open Czech RepublicCzech Republic Prague April 12-14, 2013
05. IWT Hungarian Open HungaryHungary Budapest May 04/05, 2013
06. CH Israel Open IsraelIsrael Ramat Gan May 18/19, 2013
07. CH Konex Open SloveniaSlovenia Ljubljana 05/25/2013
08. SWT King of Rackets BelgiumBelgium Oudenaarde May 31 - June 2, 2013
09 SWT Bulgarian International Championships BulgariaBulgaria Sofia June 28-30, 2013
10. CH World Sports Festival AustriaAustria Vienna 07/06/2013
11. WC World Championships Doubles / Teams NetherlandsNetherlands Alphen aan den Rijn July 11-14, 2013
12. IWT German Open GermanyGermany Nut hole July 26-28, 2013
13. CH British Open United KingdomUnited Kingdom Manchester August 24/25, 2013
14th CH South African Racketlon Championship South AfricaSouth Africa Cape Town 08/25/2013
15th SWT Novomatic Austrian Open AustriaAustria Wiener Neudorf September 06-08, 2013
16. IWT Alternate Open & Champions League GermanyGermany Linden trees September 20-22, 2013
17th IWT Finnish Open FinlandFinland Kauniainen 04-06 October 2013
18th IWT English Open United KingdomUnited Kingdom London October 25-27, 2013
19th WC 13th FIR Singles World Championships SwitzerlandSwitzerland Zurich November 22–24, 2013

World Tour 2012

No. Art title Where When
01. IWT Vienna Classics AustriaAustria Vienna February 10-12, 2012
02. IWT Czech Open Czech RepublicCzech Republic Prague April 13-15, 2012
03. IWT Hungarian Open HungaryHungary Pécs 04-06 May 2012
04. IWT Italian Open ItalyItaly Milan May 18-20, 2012
05. SWT King of Rackets BelgiumBelgium Oudenaarde 01. – 03.06.2012
06. IWT Racketlon Allergan CanadaCanada Granby June 15-17, 2012
07. SWT Swiss Open SwitzerlandSwitzerland Zurich June 22–24, 2012
08. WC Doubles / Teams World Champs BulgariaBulgaria Sofia July 12-15, 2012
09 IWT German Open GermanyGermany Heidelberg July 27-29, 2012
10. IWT Dutch Open NetherlandsNetherlands Rotterdam August 17-19, 2012
11. SWT NOVOMATIC Austrian Open AustriaAustria Wiener Neudorf 07-09 September 2012
12. IWT ALTERNATE Open GermanyGermany Linden trees September 21-23, 2012
13. IWT Finnish Open FinlandFinland Kauniainen 05-07 October 2012
14th IWT English Open / CL United KingdomUnited Kingdom London October 26-28, 2012
15th WC Singles World Champs SwedenSweden Stockholm November 29 - December 2, 2012

World Tour 2011

No. Art title Where When
01. SWT Swedish Open SwedenSweden Malmo February 24-26, 2011
02. IWT Czech Open Czech RepublicCzech Republic Prague April 14-16, 2011
03. WC World Championships Doubles / Teams ItalyItaly Milan April 28-30, 2011
04. SWT King of Rackets BelgiumBelgium Oudenaarde June 02-04, 2011
05. IWT Canada Allergan Open CanadaCanada Granby June 16-18, 2011
06. CH World Sports Festival AustriaAustria Vienna June 23/24, 2011
07. SWT Swiss Open SwitzerlandSwitzerland Zurich June 23-25, 2011
08. IWT Dunlop Dutch Open NetherlandsNetherlands Rotterdam July 15/16, 2011
09 IWT Bulgarian International Championships BulgariaBulgaria Sofia July 21-23, 2011
10. IWT German Open GermanyGermany Nut hole July 28-30, 2011
11. IWT Planancy English Open United KingdomUnited Kingdom London August 18-20, 2011
12. CH Nieuwe Sloot Challenger NetherlandsNetherlands Alphen aan den Rijn September 02-04, 2011
13. IWT Alternate Open GermanyGermany Linden trees 29.09. – 01.10.2011
14th IWT Hungarian Open & Champions League HungaryHungary Győr October 20-22, 2011
15th CH Gothenburg 10 Year Celebrations SwedenSweden Gothenburg November 03-05, 2011
16. CH British Open United KingdomUnited Kingdom Croydon 05/11/2011
17th WC Novomatic Singles World Championships AustriaAustria Wiener Neudorf November 23-26, 2011

World Tour 2010

No. Art title Where When
01. SWT Swedish Open SwedenSweden Malmo February 25-27, 2010
02. IWT Czech Open Czech RepublicCzech Republic Prague March 25-27, 2010
03. IWT Italian Open ItalyItaly Basiglio April 22-24, 2010
04. IWT Vienna Classics & 24 truck stops Champions League AustriaAustria Vienna May 20-22, 2010
05. SWT Win for Life King of Rackets BelgiumBelgium Oudenaarde June 03-05, 2010
06. IWT Championnat International de Racketlon Allergan CanadaCanada Granby June 17-19, 2010
07. WC Swiss Open & World Championships Doubles SwitzerlandSwitzerland Zurich June 24-26, 2010
08. SWT Dutch Open NetherlandsNetherlands Rotterdam July 09/10, 2010
09 IWT Welsh Open WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff 07/23/2010
10. IWT German Open GermanyGermany Nut hole July 29–31, 2010
11. IWT Palanancy English Open United KingdomUnited Kingdom London August 19-21, 2010
12. WC Austrian Open & World Championships teams AustriaAustria Wiener Neudorf September 02-04, 2010
13. IWT Scottish Open ScotlandScotland Edinburgh September 23-25, 2010
14th IWT Finnish Open FinlandFinland Kauniainen 07-09 October 2010
15th CH International Raiffeisen Challenger AustriaAustria Wilfersdorf October 15/16, 2010
16. IWT International Bavarian Racketlon Open GermanyGermany Fuerth November 12/13, 2010
17th WC Dunlop Singles World Championships NetherlandsNetherlands Zoetermeer November 24-26, 2010

World Tour 2009

  1. Swedish Open , Malmö 16.-18. January 2009
  2. Hungarian Open , Pécs 20. – 22. February 2009
  3. Canadian Open , Toronto 13. – 15. March 2009
  4. Czech Open , Prague, 2nd – 5th April 2009 (double world championship)
  5. Belgian Open , Oudenaarde, 5th-7th June 2009
  6. Swiss Open , Zurich, 27. – 29. June 2009
  7. Dutch Open , Eindhoven, 24.-26. July 2009
  8. English Open , London, 21. – 23. August 2009
  9. Austrian Open , Vienna, 4th – 6th September 2009
  10. Scottish Open , Edinburgh, 25.-27. September 2009
  11. Finnish Open , Kauniainen, 9. – 11. October 2009
  12. World Championships , Wages, 19. – 22. November 2009

World Tour 2008

In 2008 there were twelve official "World Tour Events" in twelve countries. Compared to the previous year, the Swiss Open was added.

  1. Hungarian Open (Budapest)
  2. Canadian Open (Toronto)
  3. Czech Open (Prague)
  4. King of Rackets (Oudenaarde)
  5. Finnish Open (Espoo)
  6. Dutch Open (Rotterdam)
  7. English Open + Doubles WC (London)
  8. Austrian Open (Vienna)
  9. Swiss Open (Zurich)
  10. Scottish Open (Edinburgh)
  11. Gothenburg Open (Sweden)
  12. World Champs (Fürth)

World Tour 2007

In 2007 there were eleven official "World Tour Events" in eleven countries, four of which were held as "Super World Tour" events and seven as "World Tour" events. In addition, there were seven "Challenger Events" for the first time. The highlight took place shortly after Christmas in Rotterdam , where the World Cup was held.

Great World Tour Events

  • Swedish Open, Stockholm
  • Canadian Open, Toronto
  • King of Rackets, Oudenaarde
  • World Championships, Rotterdam

World Tour Events

  • Hungarian Open, Budapest
  • Czech Open, Prague
  • Finnish Open, Espoo
  • German Open, Rüsselsheim
  • English Open, London
  • Scottish Open, Edinburgh
  • Austrian Open, Vienna

Challenger events

  • Easter national team Challenger, Salzburg
  • Multisport Open Racketlon Championships, Montreal
  • VITIS Swiss Open, Zurich
  • Portugal Open, Tomar
  • The Pacific Rim Open, Victoria, Canada
  • Gothenburg Open, Gothenburg
  • Wilson Bavarian Open, Fürth

National

Switzerland

The Swiss Racketlon Federation (Swiss Racketlon Federation) was founded in October 2007 in Zug. The year 2008 was therefore the premiere year for the new federation. In 2008, the SRF (Swiss Racketlon Federation) organized a total of 6 "Wilson Racketlon Night Tour" tournaments. In September 2008 the international "Swiss Open" was held in Schlieren with players from all over the world. In 2009 a tournament series of over 10 tournaments took place. In 2010 the Wilson Racketlon Night Tour was expanded to include 12 tournaments and a national league was introduced for the first time. The Swiss Racketlon Federation currently has over 600 members. Karim Hanna (President), Amir Hanna (Finance + Game Director), Marc Duckeck (Marketing), Nicole Eisler (Webmaster), Nico Hobi (Swiss Open) and Bernie Schöller (Swiss Open) are on the SRF board.

Austria

The Austrian Association is called RFA (Racketlon Federation Austria). In Austria there are currently 27 clubs from all 9 federal states (6 in Lower Austria, 5 in Vienna, 5 in Upper Austria, 3 in Styria, 3 in Tyrol, 2 in Salzburg and one each in Burgenland, Vorarlberg and Carinthia). The very first racketlon club in the world also comes from Austria. It is the Union Racketlon Klosterneuburg . Every year there is also a Bundesliga, in which the currently best Austrian club is determined. In addition to Christoph Krenn, Lukas Windischberger was also at the top of the men's individual world rankings for a long time. Christine Seehofer is still this to date (05/2020).

One of the protagonists of the racketlon sport in Austria is Marcel Weigl, who brought the sport to Austria in 2003 after a semester abroad in Stockholm . In the meantime, the Klosterneuburger is not only president of the Racketlon Federation Austria (RFA), but also president of the world association Federation Internationale de Racketlon (FIR).

Germany

The German Racketlon Association (DRaV) was registered and founded on January 24, 2008 at the Fürth District Court in the register of associations no. VR 200234 after about 150 German players played on the international Racketlon Tour. This gave the Racketlon sport in Germany an organizational foundation for further growth.

The German Racketlon Association e. V. has the goals:

  1. Promotion of the racketlon sport in Germany
  2. Representation of Germany in the international association
  3. Structured organization of the German players in a professional association
  4. Establishment of regional associations
  5. Support in founding associations
  6. Carry out and carry out tournaments in Germany
  7. Promotion of young talent in Germany
  8. Planning, organization and implementation of the 2008 World Cup in Germany

On the board of the DRaV are (as of June 2016): Thorsten Deck (1st chairman), Michael Eubel (finance and representative at FIR), Alexander Köpf (sports warden)

The competitions of the German Racketlon League have been held on two game weekends per year since 2009. In 2015, 36 teams in 4 league classes (1st to 4th Bundesliga) were involved. Each team consists of 3 men and one woman.

There are also annual Racketlon championships in singles and doubles.

List of German masters

  • 2009: Alex Köpf, Silke Altmann
  • 2010: Alex Czerny, Jutta Schaub
  • 2011: Thorsten Deck, Nathalie Zeoli
  • 2012: Markus Zeoli, Nathalie Zeoli
  • 2013: -
  • 2014: Thosten Deck, Silke Altmann
  • 2015: Benjamin Rösner, Amke Fischer
  • 2016: Elmar Schaub, Nathalie Vogel (formerly Zeoli)
  • 2017: Elmar Schaub, Amke Fischer (without a fight)
  • 2018: Elmar Schaub, Heike Voigt
  • 2019: Elmar Schaub, -

Tournament series in Austria

Babolat Austrian Tour

The Babolat Austrian Tour is a tournament series in Austria that consists of nine tournaments. There is exactly one tournament in each of the nine federal states. Different competitions (men's elite, men's amateurs, men's beginners, women, youth U13 m / f, youth U16 m / f, youth U21 m / f) are held at each tournament.

Wilson Winter Tour

The Wilson Winter Tour is a tournament series in Vienna and Lower Austria that is held in several events with a point evaluation. Then the best points in the Masters play for a Wilson racket set.

Head Series

Head Series is a tournament series sponsored by Head, which is spreading to Vienna and the surrounding area.

State championships

The state championships are held once a year in each of the 9 federal states of Austria. The respective national champion is determined in various competitions.

State Championships

The state championships take place annually. However, the Austrian youth and senior championships (seniors +35, seniors +45, seniors +50, seniors +55, seniors +35, and female and male youth U13, U16 and U21) are separated from the national championships in the general class (women and Men).

Babolat Winter Cup

The Babolat Winter Cup took place for the first time in 2011/12 and is a Sunday competition for teams with 4 players (men and women mixed). 4 singles and 2 doubles up to 21 points each are played against an opponent on a match day. At the end all points are added up to determine the winner. Every person is eligible to participate in the Babolat Racketlon Winter Cup. One tournament will be played in Wimpassing near Ternitz (Lower Austria), the other in Linz (Upper Austria), with the two winners playing out the Austrian title in the grand final in spring 2012.

Web links

  • racketlon.net - Federation Internationale de Racketlon (International Racketlon Association)
  • tournamentsoftware.com - world rankings and international tournaments
  • racketlon.de - German Racketlon Association
  • racketlon.at - Racketlon Federation Austria
  • racketlon.ch - Swiss Racketlon Federation
  • racketlon.com - first Racketlon site, started in 2001. From 2007 this was gradually replaced by the emerging national sites or the FIR site. The page still serves as a review of results (until 2009).
  • sportduell.com - German Racketlon ranking list and German one-day tournaments

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ DRM 2016
  2. ↑ Sports duel tournament: German Racketlon Championship 2017 - Sportduell.com. Retrieved August 3, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Sports duel tournament: German Racketlon Championship 2018 - Sportduell.com. Retrieved January 28, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Sports duel tournament: German Racketlon Championship 2019 - Sportduell.com. Retrieved January 28, 2020 .