Racketlon

Racketlon
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

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.

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
2023	Luke Griffiths	Leon Griffiths	Koen Hageraats
2022	Luke Griffiths	Koen Hageraats	Leon Griffiths
2021	Jesper Ratzer	Leon Griffiths	Morten Jaksland
2019	Jesper Ratzer	Morten Jaksland	Arnaud Génin
2018	Jesper Ratzer	Lukas Windischberger	Leon Griffiths
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
2024	Luke Griffiths / Leon Griffiths	Morten Jaksland / Kresten Hougaard	Malte Thyregod / Max Oldehaver
2023	Luke Griffiths / Leon Griffiths	Morten Jaksland / Kresten Hougaard	Koen Hageraats / Nicolas Lenggenhager
2022	Luke Griffiths / Leon Griffiths	Morten Jaksland / Kresten Hougaard	Lukas Windischberger / Michi Dickert
2021	Leon Griffiths / 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
2024	Anna-Klara Ahlmer / Amke Fischer	Pauline Cavé / Kirsten Kaptein	Kaisu Anttila / Linnea Koskinen
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
2024	Anna-Klara Ahlmer / Luke Griffiths	Amke Fischer / Leon Griffiths	Pauline Cavé / Henrik Mustonen
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

Teams

Year
2023	Denmark	Great Britain	France
2022	Germany	Austria	Denmark
2019	Great Britain	Germany	Denmark
2018	Austria	Great Britain	Germany
2016	Denmark	Austria	Sweden
2014	Sweden	Denmark	Austria
2013	Germany	Austria	Sweden
2012	Austria	Germany	Sweden
2011	Finland	Sweden	Poland
2010	Austria	Finland	Germany
2009	Poland	Austria	Finland
2008	Sweden	Finland
2007	Sweden	Germany	Finland
2006	Sweden	Austria	Germany
2005	Sweden	Austria	Finland
2004	Sweden	Germany	Great Britain
2003	Sweden	Finland	Great Britain
2002	Sweden	Finland	Great Britain

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.

External links

[1] Dita Salavová (4 June 2007). "Czechs among superpowers in fast growing sport of racketlon". Czech Radio. Retrieved 28 August 2014.

[2] "Rules | Federation Internationale de Racketlon". www.racketlon.net. Retrieved 2016-06-16.

[3] Dita Salavová (2007). "Czechs among superpowers in fast growing sport of racketlon". Radio Prague International. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

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