The ever-popular IWT Swiss Open is back for a 15th time, with the FIR World Tour returning to the prestigious Vitis SportCentre on the outskirts of Zurich.
The venue has hosted numerous World Championships in the past, with the organising team also expertly putting on last year’s hugely successful World Singles Championship.
The IWT Swiss Open was the first tournament following the returning after the covid-enforced break to have over 100 players taking part. We expect well over 100 once again in this spectacular tournament that is easily accessible to a lot of major racketlon hubs across Europe and the world.
This year, the tournament takes place from June 24-26.
IWT Swiss Open Player Entry
Player entry is already open for the IWT Swiss Open. It opened earlier this year and already has nearly 30 entries from 28 different countries – including the European debut of New Zealand’s national champion Sion Wiggin.
The player entry deadline is June 13. However, we would encourage all interested players to enter as early as possible. A reminder that you can withdraw from the tournament at no cost right up until June 13.
A 10EUR Late-Entry Fee may be added at a later date which would see a 10 euro fee added to any entries coming in within 28 days of the entry deadline. This will be confirmed at a later date.
Enter the IWT Swiss Open here.
An FIR License is required to play on the FIR Racketlon World Tour. Get your FIR License here.
All Swiss Open participants living in Switzerland (except for First Timers and U13 playerS) will need a valid Swiss Racketlon license as well.
Draws & Match Schedule
While the draws will be published the week before the tournament, a planned schedule has already largely been organised.
Friday, June 24
- 9:00 – Doubles Categories begin: open classes and age classes (earliest start time).
- 12:00 – Start age categories: without U13.
- 14:00 – Start First Timer doubles.
- 17:00 – Start Open Classes.
- 21:00 – Start of the Last Games.
Saturday, June 25
- 8:30 – Start First Timers and U13 Singles (Saturday Only).
- Singles Categories continue.
- 17:00-22:00 – Players Dinner.
- 21:00 Start of the Last Games.
Sunday, June 26
- 8:30 – Singles Categories continue.
- From 13:00 – Finals.
- 15:00 – Prize Giving Ceremony.
It is possible to enter two singles categories if entering an open category and a juniors/seniors category. However, you can only enter one open singles category. It is possible to enter two doubles categories.
Due to World Ranking, previous tournaments, category size or the strength of a player, the organising committee can move played to other categories. To have a guaranteed place, we recommend early entry.
Venue Information
The IWT Swiss Open is taking place once again at VITIS Sport Centre, in Schlieren, Zurich, Switzerland. The venue has an extremely rich racketlon history, having hosted the Swiss Open for a number of years.
It was also the host venue for the 2018 World Championships, a tournament that saw almost 450 players. In 2021, the venue became the first since the start of the COVID pandemic to have over 100 players enter the tournament. In fact, this tournament sees more than 100 competitors every year, making it both one of the most competitive and one of the most social IWTs every single year.
The entire tournament is indoor, including a large number of carpet tennis courts. The badminton courts are some of the most beautiful on the FIR World Tour while there is also an all-glass squash court.
The table tennis balls will be DHS *** Cell-Free, badminton shuttlecocks are Yonex AS-30 feather shuttles. Squash and tennis will both use Head balls.
During the tournament, the sports shop on-site will also offer the participants a stringing service. You can either bring your own strings and get it strung for 25 swiss francs, or get it strung with strings from the local shop and claim a 25% discount.
There is a restaurant open on-site throughout all hours of the tournament, with various menu and snack options. These include, but are not limited to, pasta, toast, fries and much more. There is a selection of both hot and cold food.
VITIS Sport Center
Wiesenstrasse 8
8952 Schlieren
Tel: 044 738 20 20
info@vitis.ch
Accommodation Details
There is one available tournament hotel available for this tournament.
- Distance to the sport center: 5-10 mins (walking)
- Rooms with toilet, shower and TV.
- Single Room: CHF120 – instead of 130-150 (mention Racketlon at booking)
- Double Room: CHF 150 – instead of 160-190 (mention Racketlon at booking)
- Triple Room: CHF 180. – instead of 190-220 (mention Racketlon at booking)
- Free parking and WLAN.
- Breakfast Included.
It is also possible to book to camp on the grounds of the sports centre!
Camping
- For players from abroad, there is a possibility to put your tent on the grounds of the sports centre.
- There will be no electricity or water available.
- Shower and toilets will be available in the sports centre during opening hours.
- Reservations can be made by e-mail. Please send your full name, address, email, phone number and the size of your tent.
- Only 10 pitches for small igloo tents are available.
- For participants from abroad, we can also provide a tent with mattress for 10 euros a night. There is a limited number available. Please specify when asking for a reservation.
Interested in camping at the tournament? Please send an email to Tournament Director Esther Dübendorfer at esther.duebendorfer@racketlonswissopen.ch.
There are plenty of other alternative hotels or AirBnB options available in the area.
Travel
The tournament is located on the outskirts of Zurich and is very easily accessible by train, plane and car.
From Zurich, you can reach Schlieren comfortably in 11 minutes without change. Zurich is the main connection point for all national and international trains. From Zurich main station, a train leaves every 15 minutes to Schlieren. Either the S3 (direction Aaru) or the S12 (direction Brugg) will get you to Schlieren.
Zurich is also the main airport in Switzerland and is operated by both big airlines and cheap airlines. Early bookers can fly to Zurich and back for as little as 100 Euros. From the airport, you can easily reach the sports centre by train.
There is also limited free car parking available at the sports centre for those looking to drive.
Full information about the IWT Swiss Open is available here.
We would encourage any players interested in entering the tournament to do so here as soon as possible to help out the Tournament Director.
If you have any questions about the IWT Swiss Open then please email Tournament Director Esther Dübendorfer at esther.duebendorfer@racketlonswissopen.ch.
The rest of the 2022 FIR World Tour and Challengers are available to view here, with a handful of other tournaments open for entry.
COVID 19
The IWT Swiss Open will follow all FIR & local Covid-19 Health guidelines which will be sent to all players in advance of the tournament. It is essential that all players understand and respect these guidelines
It is the player’s responsibility to understand all Covid travel restrictions when travelling to and from Switzerland from their country.
Sam Barker / FIR Media Officer
Image Credit / Rene Zwald
