Racketlon
Racketlon is a combination sport in which competitors play a sequence of the four most popular racket sports: table tennis, badminton, squash, and tennis. It originated in Finland and Sweden[1] and was modeled on other combination sports like the triathlon and decathlon.
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| Highest governing body | Fédération Internationale de Racketlon |
|---|---|
| First played | 1980s |
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | No |
| Team members | Single or doubles |
| Type | Racket sport |
| Equipment | Table tennis racket, celluloid, badminton racket, shuttlecock, squash racket, squash ball, tennis racket, tennis ball |
| Presence | |
| Olympic | none |
Rules
In racketlon a player competes against an opponent, or a doubles pair, in each of the four biggest racket sports: table tennis, badminton, squash and tennis.
One set is played in each sport, in the order from the smallest to the biggest racket. Each of the four sets are played with running score to 21 points, with a margin of two points needed to finish a set. In team competitions, however, the individual matches are played to 11 points.
Each player serves two serves at a time, and except in table tennis, this is always one serve from the right side and one serve from the left side of the court. Lots are drawn to decide who starts serving in table tennis, and this player will also start serving in squash.
The winner of a racketlon match is the player or doubles pair who has won the most points in total. When a player leads a match with more points than there are points left for the opponent to obtain, the match is over.
If the score is tied after all four sports, a "gummiarm"-point is played. This is a single extra point played in tennis, with only one serve to start off the rally. Lots are drawn to decide the server, and the winner of this rally wins the entire match.
In doubles, the squash set is played individually. One player from each pair plays until someone reaches 11 points. From here, the rest of the game is finished by the two remaining players.
With the exception of the above-mentioned rules, all rules that apply to the four individual sports also apply for racketlon.[2]
Tournaments
The first official world championship was held on 2001, between Finland and Sweden.[3]
As of June 2016, the International World Tour contains 23 events divided into six challengers, 12 International World Tour tournaments, two Super World Tour tournaments and three World Championships (singles, doubles and national teams).
World Championships - Podiums
Men's singles
| Year |  |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Luke Griffith | Leon Griffith | Koen Hageraats |
| 2022 | Luke Griffith | Koen Hageraats | Leon Griffith |
| 2021 | Jesper Ratzer | Leon Griffith | Morten Jaksland |
| 2019 | Jesper Ratzer | Morten Jaksland | Arnaud Génin |
| 2018 | Jesper Ratzer | Lukas Windischberger | Leon Griffith |
| 2016 | Jesper Ratzer | Kasper Jønsson | Lukas Windischberger |
| 2014 | Jesper Ratzer | Kasper Jønsson | Stefan Adamsson |
| 2013 | Jesper Ratzer | Kasper Jønsson | Calum Reid |
| 2012 | Stefan Adamsson | Kasper Jønsson | Jesper Ratzer |
| 2011 | Calum Reid | Jesper Ratzer | Stefan Adamsson |
| 2010 | Mikko Kärkkäinnen | Christoph Krenn | Ismo Rönkkö |
| 2009 | Christoph Krenn | Mikko Kärkkäinnen | Joey Schubert |
| 2008 | Mikko Kärkkäinnen | Magnus Eliasson | Michael Dickert |
| 2007 | Mikko Kärkkäinnen | Magnus Eliasson | Christian Wall |
| 2006 | Mikko Kärkkäinnen | Magnus Eliasson | Stefan Adamsson |
| 2005 | Mikko Kärkkäinnen | Magnus Eliasson | Richard Thomson |
| 2004 | Magnus Eliasson | Roland Helle | Mikko Kärkkäinnen |
| 2003 | Magnus Eliasson | Stefan Adamsson | Roland Helle |
| 2002 | Magnus Eliasson | Mats Källberg | Staffan Ericsson |
| 2001 | Mikko Kärkkäinnen | Toni Kemppinen | Mats Källberg /
Roland Helle |
Women's singles
| Year | |
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Nathalie Vogel | Myriam Enmer | Silke Altmann |
| 2022 | Myriam Enmer | Astrid Reimer-Kern | Stine Jacobsen |
| 2021 | Stine Jacobsen | Astrid Reimer-Kern | Nathalie Vogel |
| 2019 | Christine Seehofer | Izzy Bramhall | Zuzana Severinová |
| 2018 | Christine Seehofer | Astrid Reimer-Kern | Bettina Bugl |
| 2016 | Christine Seehofer | Amke Fischer | Nathalie Vogel |
| 2014 | Zuzana Kubanova | Bettina Bugl | Christine Seehofer |
| 2013 | Nathalie Zeoli | Sarina Leibig | Marina Mezentzeva |
| 2012 | Nathalie Zeoli | Zuzana Kubanova | Sarina Leibig |
| 2011 | Zuzana Kubanova | Nathalie Zeoli | Silke Altmann |
| 2010 | Michaela Björnström | Natalie Lawrence | Martina Kakosova |
| 2009 | Michaela Björnström | Marielle van der Woerdt | Martina Kakosova |
| 2008 | Michaela Björnström | Martina Kakosova | Linda Jansson |
| 2007 | Martina Kakosova | Michaela Björnström | Linda Jansson |
| 2006 | Linda Jansson | Hanna Miestamo | Martina Kakosova |
| 2005 | Lilian Druve | Susanna Lautala-Näykki | Silke Altmann |
| 2004 | Sarah McFadyen | Lilian Druve | Katy Buchanan |
| 2003 | Lilian Druve | Hanna Miestamo | Susanna Lautala-Näykki |
| 2002 | Lilian Druve | Susanna Lautala-Näykki | Anneli Druve |
| 2001 | Katja Aminoff | Lilian Druve | Marina Finth |
Men's doubles
| Year | |
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Luke Griffith /
Leon Griffith |
Morten Jaksland /
Kresten Hougaard |
Koen Hageraats /
Nicolas Lenggenhager |
| 2022 | Luke Griffith /
Leon Griffith |
Morten Jaksland /
Kresten Hougaard |
Lukas Windischberger /
Michi Dickert |
| 2021 | Luke Griffith /
Calum Reid |
Pekka Kainulainen /
Henrik Mustonen |
Morten Jaksland /
Kresten Hougaard |
| 2019 | Morten Jaksland /
Kresten Hougaard |
Arnaud Génin /
Cédric Junillon |
Cornelius Radermacher /
Calum Reid |
| 2018 | Thorsten Deck /
Christian Wiessner |
Georg Stoisser /
Lukas Windischberger |
Morten Jaksland /
Kresten Hougaard |
| 2016 | Kasper Jønsson /
Jesper Ratzer |
Christian Austaller /
Georg Stoisser |
Thorsten Lentfer /
Christian Wiessner |
| 2014 | Kasper Jønsson /
Jesper Ratzer |
Michi Dickert /
Christoph Krenn |
Nikolay Angelov /
Stelian Stankov |
| 2013 | Kasper Jønsson /
Jesper Ratzer |
Michi Dickert /
Christoph Krenn |
Thorsten Deck /
Markus Zeoli |
| 2012 | Kasper Jønsson /
Jesper Ratzer |
Nikolay Angelov /
Stelian Stankov |
Marcel Weigl /
Joey Schubert |
| 2011 | Mikko Kärkkäinen /
Ismo Rönkkö |
Michi Dickert /
Christoph Krenn |
Joey Schubert /
Alex Köpf |
| 2010 | Michi Dickert /
Christoph Krenn |
Joey Schubert /
Alex Köpf |
Stefan Jezler /
Paul Twisterling |
| 2009 | Mikko Kärkkäinen /
Ismo Rönkkö |
Oliver Kudicke /
Petr Vesely |
Michi Dickert /
Christoph Krenn |
| 2008 | Michi Dickert /
Christoph Krenn |
Marcel Weigl /
Mikko Kärkkäinen |
Rickard Persson /
Stefan Adamsson |
| 2007 | Michi Dickert /
Christoph Krenn |
Oliver Kudicke /
Petr Vesely |
Calum Reid /
Marcel Weigl |
| 2006 | Mathias Fagerström /
Rickard Persson |
Hendrik Hakansson /
Christian Wall |
Michi Dickert /
Christoph Krenn |
Women's doubles
| Year | |
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Izzy Bramhall /
Stine Jacobsen |
Amke Fischer /
Natalie Paul |
Stephanie Chung /
Joanne Schickerling |
| 2022 | Stine Jacobsen /
Zuzana Severinová |
Myriam Enmer /
Anna-Klara Ahlmer |
Martina Meißl /
Irina Olsacher |
| 2021 | Stine Jacobsen /
Zuzana Severinová |
Amke Fischer /
Natalie Paul |
Bettina Bugl /
Christine Seehofer |
| 2019 | Bettina Bugl /
Christine Seehofer |
Nicole Eisler /
Zuzana Severinová |
Silke Altmann /
Amke Fischer |
| 2018 | Natalie Paul /
Christine Seehofer |
Anna-Klara Ahlmer /
Izzy Bramhall |
Bettina Bugl /
Nicole Eisler |
| 2016 | Natalie Paul /
Christine Seehofer |
Amke Fischer /
Martina Meißl |
Lieselot De Bleeckere /
Line Irby Nørregaard |
| 2014 | Zuzana Kubanova /
Christine Seehofer |
Lieselot De Bleeckere /
Natalie Paul |
Bettina Bugl /
Lina Lindholm |
| 2013 | Zuzana Kubanova /
Christine Seehofer |
Joyce Farro-Crouse /
Marielle Van Der Woerdt |
Lilian Druve /
Sarina Leibig |
| 2012 | Zuzana Kubanova /
Simone Seitz |
Nicole Eisler /
Isabelle Tyrrell |
Anneli Andersson /
Lina Lindholm |
| 2011 | Carina Björnström /
Michaela Björnström |
Magda Kaminska /
Marta Jez |
Natalie Lawrence /
Kerstin Peckl |
| 2010 | Michaela Björnström /
Marielle v. d. Woerdt |
Simone Seitz /
Eva Hrabina |
Andrea Scharnagl /
Silke Altmann |
| 2009 | Martina Kakosova /
Zuzana Kubanova |
Michaela Björnström /
Kerstin Peckl |
Eva Hrabina /
Rita Horvath |
| 2008 | Martina Kakosova /
Linda Jansson |
Agata Doroszkiewicz /
Sylwia Borek |
Karolina Pechova /
Katerina Sodomkova |
| 2007 | Jana Lubasova /
Radka Pelikanova |
Karin Geertsma /
Irene Seifert |
Agata Doroszkiewicz /
Krystyna Szwajkovska |
Mixed doubles
| Year | |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Myriam Enmer /
Luke Griffiths |
Stine Jacobsen /
Cornelius Radermacher |
Anna-Klara Ahlmer /
Malte Thyregod |
| 2022 | Zuzana Severinová /
Leon Griffiths |
Nathalie Vogel /
Morten Jaksland |
Stine Jacobsen /
Cornelius Radermacher |
| 2021 | Christine Seehofer /
Morten Jaksland |
Stine Jacobsen /
Cornelius Radermacher |
Amke Fischer /
Leon Griffiths |
| 2019 | Christine Seehofer /
Dan Busby |
Astrid Reimer-Kern /
Kresten Hougaard |
Lieselot De Bleeckere /
Peter Duyck |
| 2018 | Christine Seehofer /Lukas Windischberger | Astrid Reimer-Kern /
Kresten Hougaard |
Anna-Klara Ahlmer /
Morten Jaksland |
| 2016 | Natalie Paul /
Jesper Ratzer |
Lina Lindholm /
Kasper Jønsson |
Amke Fischer /
Stefan Adamsson |
| 2014 | Natalie Paul /
Jesper Ratzer |
Lina Lindholm /
Kasper Jønsson |
Amke Fischer /
Stefan Adamsson |
| 2013 | Zuzana Kubanova /
Christoph Krenn |
Nathalie Zeoli /
Jesper Ratzer |
Dawn Foxhall /
Peter Duyck |
| 2012 | Zuzana Kubanova /
Christoph Krenn |
Nathalie Zeoli /
Jesper Ratzer |
Zsofia Troznai /
Levente Nandori |
| 2011 | Marta Jez /
Joey Schubert |
Silke Altmann /
Alex Köpf |
Agata Doroskiewicz /
Krystof Samonek |
| 2010 | Michaela Björnström /
Mikko Kärkkäinen |
Marielle van der Woerdt /
Paul Twisterling |
Anneli Andersson /
Stefan Adamsson |
| 2009 | Michaela Björnström /
Mikko Kärkkäinen |
Katerina Sodomkova /
Petr Vesely |
Joyce Crouse /
Alwin Krist |
| 2008 | Michaela Björnström /
Mikko Kärkkäinen |
Linda Jansson /
Johan Porsborn |
Martina Kakosova /
Radim Socher |
| 2007 | Michaela Björnström /
Mikko Kärkkäinen |
Zsofia Troznai /
Christoph Krenn |
Martina Kakosova /
Radim Socher |
| 2006 | Katy Buchanan /
Calum Reid |
Lilian Druve /
Joachim Nilsson |
Natalie Lawrence /
David Greatorex |
References
- Dita Salavová (4 June 2007). "Czechs among superpowers in fast growing sport of racketlon". Czech Radio. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- "Rules | Federation Internationale de Racketlon". www.racketlon.net. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- Dita Salavová (2007). "Czechs among superpowers in fast growing sport of racketlon". Radio Prague International. Retrieved 1 January 2022.