The European Racquetball Championships are organized every two years by the European Racquetball Federation (ERF), since 1981, to determine the strongest national racquetball teams and individual male and female players in Europe.
European Racquetball Singles Championships | ||||
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Year | Host | Men's Singles | Ladies Singles | |
I | 1981 | Netherlands | ||
II | 1983 | Germany | ||
III | 1985 | Belgium | ||
IV | 1987 | Netherlands | ||
V | 1989 | France | ||
VI | 1991 | Belgium | ||
VII | 1993 | Germany | ||
VIII | 1995 | Ireland | ||
IX | 1997 | Germany | ||
X | 1999 | Germany | ||
XI | 2001 | Ireland | ||
XII | 2003 | Netherlands | ||
XIII | 2005 | Germany | ||
XIV | 2007 | Italy | ||
XV | 2009 | France | ||
XVI | 2011 | Germany | ||
XVII | 2013 | Italy [1] | ||
XVIII | 2015 | Germany | ||
XIX | 2017 | Netherlands |
European Racquetball Doubles Championships | ||||
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Year | Host | Men's Doubles | Ladies Doubles | |
I | 1981 | Netherlands | - | - |
II | 1983 | Germany | - | |
III | 1985 | Belgium | - | - |
IV | 1987 | Netherlands | ||
V | 1989 | France | ||
VI | 1991 | Belgium | ||
VII | 1993 | Germany | ||
VIII | 1995 | Ireland | ||
IX | 1997 | Germany | - | |
X | 1999 | Germany | - | |
XI | 2001 | Ireland | ||
XII | 2003 | Netherlands | ||
XIII | 2005 | Germany | ||
XIV | 2007 | Italy | ||
XV | 2009 | France | ||
XVI | 2011 | Germany | ||
XVII | 2013 | Italy [1] | ||
XVIII | 2015 | Germany | ||
XIX | 2017 | Netherlands |
European Racquetball Team Championships | |||||
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Year | Host | Men's Team | Women's Team | Overall/Combined | |
I | 1981 | Netherlands | - | - | |
II | 1983 | Germany | |||
III | 1985 | Belgium | |||
IV | 1987 | Netherlands | |||
V | 1989 | France | |||
VI | 1991 | Belgium | |||
VII | 1993 | Germany | |||
VIII | 1995 | Ireland | |||
IX | 1997 | Germany | - | ||
X | 1999 | Germany | - | ||
XI | 2001 | Ireland | - | ||
XII | 2003 | Netherlands | |||
XIII | 2005 | Germany | |||
XIV | 2007 | Italy | |||
XV | 2009 | France | |||
XVI | 2011 | Germany | |||
XVII | 2013 | Italy [2] | |||
XVIII | 2015 | Germany | |||
XIX | 2017 | Netherlands |
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The XIV Racquetball European Championship was held in Brembate (Italy) from July 28 to August 4, 2007, with six men's national teams and four women's national teams in competition. On August 1 started the individual competition.
The World Racquetball Championships are the top-tier racquetball competitions organized by the International Racquetball Federation (IRF).
The 12th Racquetball World Championships were held in Anyang from July 30 to August 7, 2004, with players from 17 different countries. The USA swept the gold medals, winning both singles and doubles in the Men’s and Women’s competitions as well as both Men’s and Women’s team competitions.
The XV Racquetball European Championships were held in Nanterre, near Paris, (France) from August 3 to 9 2009, with seven men's national teams and three women's national teams in competition. On August 6 started the individual, doubles, senior and junior competitions.
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 on 27 June 1985 in Zoetermeer, The Netherlands.
The European Racquetball Tour (ERT) is composed by several racquetball tournaments in Europe. It was established in 1999 and is promoted by the European Racquetball Federation.
Catalonia national racquetball team represents the Catalan Racquetball Federation in racquetball international competitions. Competes as a member of the European Racquetball Federation and International Racquetball Federation. Catalonia won the European Championships in 2009, in the overall, men and women competitions.
Germany national racquetball team represents the German Racquetball Federation in racquetball international competitions. Competes as a member of the European Racquetball Federation and International Racquetball Federation. Germany has won the European Championships 5 times in men's competition and 4 in overall's.
Ireland national racquetball team represents Irealnd and the Racquetball Association of Ireland in racquetball international competitions. Competes as a member of the European Racquetball Federation and International Racquetball Federation. Ireland has won the European Championships 7 times in men's competition, 11 times in women's competition and 9 times overall.
The Netherlands national racquetball team represents the Nederlandse Racquetball Associatie in racquetball international competitions. Is a member of the European Racquetball Federation and International Racquetball Federation. The Netherlands has won the European Championships 3 times in overall's competition, 2 times in men's and 1 in women's competition.
The Italy national racquetball team represents the Federazione Italiana Racquetball in racquetball international competitions. Is a member of the European Racquetball Federation and International Racquetball Federation.
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.
France national racquetball team represents the Fédération Française de Racquetball in racquetball international competitions. It is a member of the European Racquetball Federation and International Racquetball Federation.
The Indian racquetball national team has competed at World events from the early 2000s. However the first Indian team under the governance of a federation based in India was formed in 2010. Please see current Team's profile who will represent in 2018 World Racquetball Championship in San Jose, Costa Rica. The team consists of Alok Mehta, Thirumurugan Thiyagarajan (Thiru), Yash Doshi and Sumeet Kamat. In 2016, Team India traveled to play world championships at Cali, Colombia. The four delegate team consists of; Alok Mehta, Rajiv Varadarajan, Sriram Ravindran and Thirumurugan Thiyagarajan (Thiru). At the 2014 World Championships in Burlington, Canada, India was represented by Rajiv Varadarajan, Sumeet Kamat, Pratap Ballalasamudra and captain Alok Mehta.The 2012 team consisting of Venkat Vejju, Nirup Shetty, Ashish Mehta and captain Sathwik Rai represented India at the 2012 World Championships in Santo Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The 2012 team was coached part-time by Dave Schwent. The team and sport is governed by the Racquetball Association of India (RAI) currently based in Hyderabad, India.
The XVIII Racquetball European Championships were held in Hamburg, (Germany) from June 24–27, 2015, with only 3 countries represented. The EURO 2015 were under the patronage of the city of Hamburg.
The XVI Racquetball European Championships were held in Bad Tölz, near Munich, (Germany) from August 1 to 7 2011, with five countries represented. The venue was the Racquetball Club Bad Tölz e.V., with 3 regulation racquetball courts. 50 players competed in the singles, doubles, junior and senior competitions. The opening ceremony was on August 1 with the vice president of the European Racquetball Federation, Mike Mesecke, and the president of the German Racquetball Federation, Jörg Ludwig.
The International Racquetball Federation's 19th Racquetball World Championships were held in San José, Costa Rica from August 10–18, 2018. Originally, the event was to be held in Haining, China, but on March 17, 2018 the IRT announced via its Facebook page that the venue will be changed due to complications. Cali, Colombia was the first alternative choice, but there were complications there as well, so on June 16, 2018, the IRF announced via Facebook that San Jose, Costa Rica will host Worlds.
The XIX Racquetball European Championships were held in The Hague, (Netherlands) from September 13 to 16 2017, with four men's national teams and three women's national teams in competition. No senior or junior competitions were held in The Hague due to the lack of court time. This marks the first time since 1995 that the European Racquetball Championships were not held in one venue.
The XVII Racquetball European Championships were held in Brembate, (Italy) from July 15 -20 2013, with men's national and women's national teams in competition. In addition to the European Championships, the European Racquetball Masters and Junior Racquetball Championships were held at the same time. The venue was the Centro Communale Spotivo di Brembate, with 2 regulation racquetball court. The opening ceremony was held on July 19th.