 | This article needs to be updated.(October 2024) |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Racketlon |
| Location | Worldwide |
| Dates | January 2024–December 2024 |
The 2024 FIR World Tour is the main global racketlon tour organized by the Federation of International Racketlon (FIR). The season ends in December with World Tour Finals.
The 2024 season consists of 20 events across the world. [1]
| World Championships |
| World Tour Finals |
| Open Tournaments |
| Tournament | Men's elite winner | Women's elite winner | Men's elite doubles winners | Women's elite doubles winners | Mixed elite doubles winners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand Open Challenger [2] Pattaya, Thailand 5–7 January 2024 |  Mohammed Tarik Koubaa (MAR) | No competition |  Samuel K S Li (HKG) Kevin Ho Ching Ng (HKG) | No competition | No competition |
| IWT RSL Finnish Open [3] Helsinki, Finland 2–4 February 2024 |  René Lindberg (SWE) | Anna-Klara Ahlmer (SWE) | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| Hong Kong Open Challenger [4] Hong Kong, Hong Kong 16–18 February 2024 | Kevin Ho Ching Ng (HKG) | Tsz Yan Joyce Chan (HKG) | Steven Wai Kit Cheng (HKG) Kevin Ho Ching Ng (HKG) | Tsz Yan Joyce Chan (HKG) Elif Wong (HKG) | Tsz Yan Joyce Chan (HKG) Kevin Ho Ching Ng (HKG) |
| SAT Logan City Australian Racketlon Open [5] Logan City, Australia 23–25 February 2024 |  Sion Wiggin (NZL) |  Amke Fischer (GER) | Samuel K S Li (HKG) Kevin Ho Ching Ng (HKG) | No competition | Amke Fischer (GER) Duncan Stahl (GBR) |
| IWT Polish Open [6] Warsaw, Poland 15–17 March 2024 | Joerg Kanonenberg (GER) | Anna-Klara Ahlmer (SWE) | Korbinian Heim (GER) Joerg Kanonenberg (GER) | Anna-Klara Ahlmer (SWE) Fabienne Dony (NED) | Anna-Klara Ahlmer (SWE) Malte Thyregod (DEN) |
| IWT French Open [7] Montreuil, France 19–21 April 2024 | Koen Hageraats (NED) |  Pauline Cavé (FRA) |  Nicolas Lenggenhager (SUI) René Lindberg (SWE) | Pauline Cavé (FRA) Kirsten I. Kaptein (NED) | Pauline Cavé (FRA) Matthew Davidson (GBR) |
| World Doubles Championships [8] Holbæk, Denmark 9 & 10 May 2024 | No competition | No competition | Leon Griffiths (GBR) Luke Griffiths (GBR) | Anna-Klara Ahlmer (SWE) Amke Fischer (GER) | Anna-Klara Ahlmer (SWE) Luke Griffiths (GBR) |
| IWT Nordic Racket Games Holbæk, Denmark 11 & 12 May 2024 | |||||
| IWT German Open Nussloch, Germany 31 May – 2 June 2024 | |||||
| IWT Swiss Open Langnau, Switzerland 28–30 June 2024 | |||||
| SAT Irish Open Banbridge, Ireland 29 June 2024 | |||||
| IWT Eurogames 2024 LGBTIQ+ Vienna, Austria 17–20 July 2024 | |||||
| Team & Singles World Championships Rotterdam, Netherlands 31 July – 4 August 2024 | |||||
| IWT Racket Masters Augsburg Augsburg, Germany 23–25 August 2024 | |||||
| IWT Norwegian Open Mysen, Norway 6–8 September 2024 | |||||
| SWT Austrian Open Graz, Austria 1–3 November 2024 | |||||
| SWT Czech Open Prague, Czech Republic 15–17 November 2024 | |||||
| SWT Willington Sports Club Mumbai Indian Racketlon Open Mumbai, India 29 November – 4 December 2024 | |||||
| World Tour Finals Langau, Switzerland 13 & 14 December 2024 | |||||
| IWT Club La Santa Open Lanzarote, Spain 14–16 December 2024 |
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