Principles of Racketlon: According to the FIR, official rules of Racketlon as published on www.racketlon.net the following three principles must be fulfilled in order for a sport to qualify for the term Racketlon:
* The game must include the following four sports: table tennis, badminton, squash and tennis
* The game must be built on the concept of a Racketlon match involving the same two individuals playing each other in all four sports - with identically formatted sets being played in each sport.
* Each rally must count. The player who wins most rallies in total is the winner of the Racketlon match.
Categories: Ladies A - Elite
Ladies B - Amateur
Men A - Elite
Men B - Advanced
Men C – Amateur
Men D - Beginner
Veterans 45+ (born 1963 and older)
Veterans 55+ (born 1953 and older)
Boys u21 (born 1987 and younger)
Girls u21 (born 1987 and younger)
Boys u16 (born 1992 and younger)
Kids u13 (born 1995 and younger)
National Teams
Email to gunnar@sportpark-online.de
Every team with max. 7 players
Team captain meeting on 26. Nov. at 20.00 h
Prize money:
Total € 2.500 Men A € (600 / 400 / 100) Ladies A € (500 / 300 / 100) National Teams Winner € (200)
Veterans 45+ € (100 / 50 / ---- )
Veterans 55+ € (100 / 50 / ---- ) More prices in value of € 2.000
Playing system: Depending on the number of players per class, three options exist:
Pool (3 / 4 players per pool)
Knock-out system for pool winners
Knock-out system plus plate tournament for first-round losers
The tournament officials keep the right,
- putting categories together or split them depending on the number of participants.
- to move players depending on their world ranking position or skills in
another category. Each player has at least 3 matches. The TEAM categories start strictly at 9.00 h on Thursday. The Team final at 19.00 h on Saturday.
Local players need to be available for the Singles Competition B, C, D and Junior, on Thursday at 18.00 h and / or on Friday morning at 8.00 h.
Courts: Table Tennis: PVC-Rubber floor (5) 4 Courts + Centre Court
Badminton: PVC-Rubber floor (5) 4 Courts + Centre Court
Squash: Wooden floor (6) 5 Courts + Centre Court
Tennis: Carpet with rubber granules (6) 5 Courts + Centre Court
Balls: Table Tennis: 3*** white / orange
Badminton: Wilson shuttlecock white
Squash: Wilson double yellow dot
Tennis: Wilson yellow
