Belgium national racquetball team

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Belgium
AssociationBelgian Racquetball Federation
Confederation ERF (Europe)
IRF codeBEL Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
World Championships
Appearances11 (First in 1984)
Best result
  • Overall: 9th place (1988)
  • Men: 10th place (1984)
  • Women: 8th place (1984)

Belgium national racquetball team represents the Belgian Racquetball Federation in racquetball international competitions. Is a member of the European Racquetball Federation since 1985 and International Racquetball Federation. Ireland has won the European Championships 9 times in women's competition, 7 times in overall's and 5 in men's competition.

Racquetball A racquet sport played with a hollow rubber ball in an indoor or outdoor court.

Racquetball is a racquet sport played with a hollow rubber ball on an indoor or outdoor court. Joseph Sobek is credited with inventing the modern sport of racquetball in 1950, adding a stringed racquet to paddleball in order to increase velocity and control. Unlike most racquet sports, such as tennis and badminton, there is no net to hit the ball over, and, unlike squash, no tin to hit the ball above. Also, the court's walls, floor, and ceiling are legal playing surfaces, with the exception of court-specific designated hinders being out-of-bounds.

European Racquetball Federation organization

The European Racquetball Federation (ERF) is the governing body for racquetball in Europe to promote the sport of racquetball in Europe. The ERF was founded in 27th of June 1985 in Zoetermeer, The Netherlands.

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History

IRF World Championships [1]
YearHostMenWomenOverall
II1984USA10th8th10th
III1986USA14th10th12th
IV1988Germany15th11th9th
V1990Venezuela24th12th16th
VI1992Canada18th12th13th
VII1994Mexico18th16th14th
VIII1996USA   
IX1998Bolivia14th 18th
X2000Mexico22nd22nd21st
XI 2002 Puerto Rico22nd 22nd
XII 2004 South Korea   
XIII 2006 Dominican Republic18th 18th
XIV 2008 Ireland19th 20th
XV 2010 South Korea

Players

National team in the European Championship 2009

  • Paul Devos
  • Bart Wouters
  • Niklaas Deboutte
 

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References

  1. "History of the Racquetball World Champhionships". IRF. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008.