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  • Lecomte wins French Open as well

    Philippe Lecomte (France, left) is the winner of the 2010 French Open that were held last weekend in Paris for the 27th time. Lecomte defeated José Ricardo Verduguez from Bolivia with 15-9, 15-2. It is Lecomte's first French Open victory and in fact the ...
  • First Open Singles Win for Aisling at Kilkenny Open

    At the 25th Kikenny Open, Aisling Hickey from the Rossmore club in Co Tipperary, won her first Women`s Open Singles title. In the final she defeated number one seed Donna Ryder (Newport) by 2 games to 1. Noel O`Callaghan followed up on his Irish Open v...
  • Next on ERT: French Open in Paris

    The last tournament of the European Racquetball Tour season 2009/2010 will be held in Paris this year. The French Open on 12th and 13th of June will once again attract players from all over Europe as well as from abroad. Players can sign in online by goin...
  • Kortes and Bertels win in Bad Tolz

    Yvonne Kortes and Oliver Bertels from Hamburg are the Open Singles winners of the 3rd Bad Tolz Open 2010. While Kortes had a fairly easy success against Cathryn Mahoney (USA) with 15-7, 15-4, it took longer for Bertels in his final against Mike Mesecke: 1...
  • Lecomte wins French Nationals 2010

    Philippe Lecomte is the winner of the French National Championships 2010 that were held in Paris last weekend. He defeated Bruno Bouilliac in the Singles Final. This years' National Championships were the first after 15 years of no real National competiti...
  • O`Callaghan bounces back to win Irish Open

    After being troubled by a knee injury for a greater part of the season, Noel O`Callaghan (Fermoy) bounced back to win the Mens Singles at the 29th Irish Open in Arklow. O`Callaghan defeated Adam Neary of Arklow in the final. Both players combined to wi...
  • 25th Kilkenny Open in Ireland are coming Up

    Entries are now being accepted for the 25th Kilkenny Open 2010 that will be held on 22nd & 23rd May in O`Loughlin Gaels GAA Centre and Muckalee Community Centre. Closing date for this last event on the Irish Tournament Calendar is Friday 14th May. Player...
  • 2010 Bad Tolz Open joins ERT

    The 3rd Bad Tolz Open in May of this year are now sanctioned by the ERF and therfore are an official event of the European Racquetball Tour. Recognized as a satelite event on the tour, players competing in the only international competition in the German...
  • AERA Invitational Tournament 2010 information available

    Complete information for the 2nd AERA Invitational Racquetball Tournament 2010 in Ramstein, Germany is now available. Check out the link below for further information. The event takes place 24th/25th of April at the Ramstein Air Force Base which offers 7 ...
  • 26th Arkow Irish Open - sign in now

    Entries are coming in fast for the 26th Arklow Irish Open Racquetball Championships. It is now possible to enter online, go to the Racquetball Ireland website at www.racquetball-ireland.com and click online enry. Entries are limited again for this years...
  • AERA events in Heidelberg and Ramstein coming up

    The American European Racquetball Association (AERA) just anounced two events coming up this April, both to be held in Germany - in Heidelberg and Ramstein.While next weekend's Heidelberg tournament will be a doubles only event, the 2nd AERA Invitational ...
  • Racquetball in the US: 2% increase in participation

    While the American economy may be suffering, many sports, fitness, and recreation activities are growing in popularity, including racquetball. According to the latest Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association’s Report (2009 Report), in the US racquetb...
  • German Open 2010

    29th German Open 2010Hamburg, GERMANY26th - 28th MarchFinals: Mens Open Singles Oliver Bertels (GER) def. Mike Mesecke (GER) 15-2, 15-7 Ladies Open Singles Angela Burth (USA) def. Yvonne Kortes (GER) 15-9, 15-9 Mens B Chris D’Avino (USA) def. René...
  • Oliver Bertels wins German Open 2010

    Hamburg's Oliver Bertels is the winner of the 29th German RACQUETBALL Open in 2010 which were held last weekend in Hamburg. It is the first victory for Bertels in singles in the most important tournament on German ground. In 2004 and 2005 he already ga...
  • Castlebar Open 2010

    Castlebar, Ireland20th & 21st March 2010Womens Open SinglesDonna Ryder (Newport) def Majella Haverty (Castlebar) 2-0Womens A SinglesKatie Kenny (Castlebar) def Leona Ryder (Newport) 2-0Womens Open DoublesCiara McManamon/Clodagh McManamon (Newport) def...
  • Castlebar Open: First Open win for Donna

    Donna Ryder (Newport) achieved her first Open Singles win with a 2 games to nil defeat of Majella Haverty (Castlebar) at the 19th Castlebar Open. In her semi-finals she defeated former National Champion, Ciara McManmon while Majella defeated her sister...
  • Turkish Open coming up in Istanbul

    The Turkish Open 2010 are coming up in Istanbul this weekend. Check out all information at http://www.squashtr.com/racquetball_2010.html. For any further information contact Ayten Kececi at akececi@limasollunaci.com. The Turkish Open are an official ERT E...
  • French Open to be held in June

    This years' French Open will be held in June. On June 12th and 13th, this traditional and one of the most attractive racquetball events in Europe will be held in the City Form club in Nanterre again. Check out all the important information at http://www.p...
  • Joe Dillon & Clodagh McManamon are new Irish Champions

    In one of the closest Mens Singles finals ever, Joe Dillon of Kingscourt was crowned champion before an enthusiastic home crowd at Kingscourt Hadball & Racquetball Centre last weekend. Dillon defeated Sean Keane(Fermoy) on a score line of 14-15, 15-14 and...
  • Italian Open 2010

    Mens OpenPhilippe Lecomte (FRA) def. Ron Briggs (USA) 15-5, 15-9Ladies OpenAngela Burth (USA) def. Consuelo del Prato (ITA) 15-4, 15-5Mens BNiklaas Deboutte (BEL) def. Marcus Rieger (GER) 13-15, 15-11, 11-2Seniors 35+Steve Ackett (USA) def. Victor Farrier...

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Philippe Lecomte

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(Germany)

 

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