Headis

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Headis is a mix of table tennis and the heading of association football. It is played at a regular table tennis table so it combines tactical elements of table tennis and the legwork of tennis. In mid-2016, the 11th Headis World Championship was held with players from 12 countries. [1] [2]

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Two Headis players at a final of a tournament in Gottingen, Germany Headis tournament.jpg
Two Headis players at a final of a tournament in Göttingen, Germany

History

Headis (head + the ending of tennis) was invented in 2006 by the at that time sport student René Wegner. A football pitch in Kaiserslautern, Germany was occupied but the table tennis table was available so they started playing a rubber ball only with their heads. [3] [4]

Initial spreading

Headis started spreading throughout German students. The Universität des Saarlandes was the first institution with regular Headis training. More and more universities added the sport to their schedule. [5] [6]

Besides universities there are also other possibilities to play Headis. The 1. FC Kaiserslautern [7] and the SV Darmstadt 98 [8] offer regular training. [9]

Beginning of the tournament series

In 2008, the first Headis World Cup Tournaments were hosted. [10]

In 2010 and 2011 in Kaiserslautern, there was the adh-Trophy Headis (Allgemeiner Deutscher Hochschulsportverband), which is the German University Headis Championship. [11] [12]

In 2016, there were eleven World Cup Tournaments with more than 1,000 competitors. [13]

Recent history

Several TV appearances and viral videos online increased the popularity within the last years. [14] [15] Currently, 18 German universities offer regular Headis courses. [16]

By 2016, there were international tournaments, World and European Championships [17] [18] and an estimated number of players of 100,000. [19] Starting at Universität des Saarlandes the sport spread all over Germany.

The sport is popular in other countries than Germany as well. There are official partners in Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, China, Australia and Japan. [20] [21] [22]

Every year there are 10 to 12 tournaments [23] that are the base for the Headis World Championship. [24]

Rules and gameplay

Two players play at a regular table tennis table and the ball must only make contact with the head. The table, however, can be touched by any part of your body. Playing a volley is allowed as well. After every ball played, you have to touch the ground before heading the next ball.

Sets are played to eleven (11) points, with the exception that players must win by two (2) points. Games are decided by best-of-three (3) sets. [25]

Equipment

Tournament Series

Setup of the Tournament Series

Every year there are 10 to 12 Headis World Cup Tournaments held. [27] The results of these tournaments is the basis for the Headis World Ranking. [28]

Player names

The players do not use their regular names at the tournaments. They instead choose joke names like "Headi Potter" or "Rolli der Schlächter". [29]

World ranking

The Headis World Ranking is compiled by the results of the Headis World Cup Tournaments. The players receive World Ranking points according to their ranking at the tournaments. The bigger the tournament, the more points the players get. The last 15 tournaments build the ranking. [30] As of May 2017, the two top players in the world are Cornelius "Headsinfarkt" Döll (1,624 points) and Margarita "Klausi" Marmol Fernandez (890 points). [31]

Most important tournaments

World Championship

The annual Headis World Championship is the most important tournament all year. It is the only tournament with unlimited players and it affects the World Ranking more than every other tournament. [32] [33] At the World Championship 2016 there were players from 12 nations. [34]

YearWorld Champion (Men)World Champion (Women)
2006 [35] Ronnie aus dem Osten-
2007 [36] Fefe the GripperDas pulsierend pokernde Party Pony
2008 [37] Marvelous 96Shorey
2009 [38] Marvelous 96Hoshi
2010 [39] Lord VoldeheadHoshi
2011 [40] Marvelous 96Hoshi
2012 [41] HeinekenHoshi
2013 [42] HeadsinfarktHeadi Bobics junger Tatapan
2014 [43] HeinekenRed Hot Chili Headers Missing Pepper
2015 [44] HeadsinfarktRed Hot Chili Headers Missing Pepper
2016 [45] HeadsinfarktKlausi
2017 [46] Sebastian HeaddelKlausi
2018 [47] HeadsinfarktJana Kournikova

European Championship

Since 2015, a European Championship (EC) is hosted. The EC is the only tournament where men and women play the same competition. In 2015, four countries competed: Germany, Czech Republic, Switzerland and Belgium. In 2016, the Dominican Republic joined the tournament as well. The EC does not affect the World Ranking. [48]

YearEuropean Champion
2015 [49] Sniper Schorsch
2016 [50] Headsinfarkt
2017 [51] Headsinfarkt

Headis Masters

Since 2011, the annual Headis Masters is hosted. The 18 best men and the eight best women of the last calendar year qualify for it. The starting field is completed by two wildcards each. [52]

YearMasters Winner (Men)Masters Winner (Women)
2011Heineken [53] -
2012Promilla [54] -
2013Headbrötchen mit Zwiebeln [55] Hoshi [56]
2014 [57] LauchgesichtRed Hot Chili Headers missing Pepper
2015 [58] Sniper SchorschHeadi Bobics junger Tatapan
2016 [59] HeadsinfarktHeadi Bobics junger Tatapan
2017 [60] HeadsinfarktKlausi
2018 [61] Pressure PeteRed Hot Chili Headers missing Pepper

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