30. Juni 2025

A small Swiss delegation consisted of only 3 players - Adeline, Graham and Léon - took part in this year's Racketlon German Open at the ZAP in Nussloch. As in the previous years the tournament was organized by a group of students who ensured that the event ran smoothly. Moreover, the nice weather allowed to camp outside the hall. This opportunity was utilized by several players, which made the tournament even more enjoyable and convenient.

Mixed and Doubles Events

With Adeline and Léon only one Swiss pair played the mixed event this year. After some good fights in the heat they ended up fourth. Nevertheless, they enjoyed playing together and could play a lot of nice rallies.
More successful were the players from Switzerland in the doubles events. Graham won all of his group matches together with his partner from Hong Kong in the Men's C Doubles draw and thus got to the final. There they had to play against a German pair, which was a bit too strong for them, such that they ended up second. Adeline and Léon also harmonized very well together with their partners from the Netherlands and from Germany in the Women's Doubles respectively the Men's Doubles elite events. Both of them beat all of their opponents and managed to secure both of the titles! In addition, it has to be mentioned that it was the first time for Léon to win an international doubles elite title.

Singles Events

After the mixed and double matches on Friday the three Swiss players played also singles on Saturday and Sunday. At temperatures well above 30 degrees Celsius Graham, Adeline and Léon gave their best and were able to achieve some good results. However, all of them finished in their categories on the ungrateful fourth place. Despite the results they had some fun beside and on the court and enjoyed the weather in the nice garden in the center.

To sum up, it was a very successful event with great weather, but only a small number of participants. Hopefully there will be a few more Swiss players next year.

The next big international tournament will already be the world championships in Rotterdam, where two teams will represent Switzerland. Good luck for everyone, who will be participating there!

LM

26. Juni 2025

The Super World Tour event in Istanbul is one of the most prestigious tournaments on the Racketlon calendar and awards the most world ranking points after the World Championships and the World Tour Finals. From 6 to 8 June 2025, the international elite met there for the SWT Inventist Racketlon Open.

Nicolas Lenggenhager (SUI) produced the best Swiss result in the elite men's field: after a commanding performance, he advanced to the semi-finals, where he lost to the eventual tournament winner Sylvain Ternon (FRA, WR 2). Ternon defeated the world number 1 Leon Griffiths (GBR) in the high-class final with +2 points and was crowned champion. The young Swiss Andreas Kotala failed in the round of 16 and finished the tournament in 10th place.

Adeline Kilchenmann (SUI) put in a strong performance in the women's event and secured the bronze medal in the international top field.

The Swiss colours also shone in the doubles competitions: In the men's doubles, Nicolas Lenggenhager and his Danish partner Malte Thyregod reached the final, where they were only narrowly beaten by the top duo Griffiths/Böhm. In the women's doubles, Adeline Kilchenmann played her way into the final alongside Kirsten Kaptein (NED), but was defeated by Enmer/Lenggenhager.

The mixed doubles final was an all-Swiss affair with both sides involved: Nicolas Lenggenhager won together with Myriam Enmer (FRA) against the duo Adeline Kilchenmann / Bastian Böhm (GER).

There were also strong Swiss results in the age and amateur categories: Graham King took the silver medal in both the men's C category and the senior 45+ category. Marc-André Rauber came third in the Seniors 55+ category.

The complete results for all categories are available online here.

The tournament in Istanbul was therefore not only a top-class sporting event, but also extremely successful from a Swiss perspective.

FW