The FIR Racketlon World Championships 2022 begins on Friday with a full day of Juniors and Seniors Teams action.
There will be four gold medals up for grabs on the opening day, as just under half of the Teams categories are completed.
The Juniors U18 Teams gold medal will be decided by the middle of the afternoon – the first to be awarded. A jam-packed schedule means that the Seniors +40, +55 and +65 medals will be decided late into the evening.
The day is dominated by Teams action as it returns to the World Championships for the first time since 2019. The tournament was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The five other Juniors and Seniors Teams categories will all begin on Friday. All matches aside from the finals will be played on Friday. The finals for the Juniors U12, U13, U16 and U18 categories, as well as the Seniors +45 Teams, will take place on Saturday.
To learn more about the Juniors Teams draws, read the preview here. The Seniors Teams preview is also available to read here.
You will be able to watch every match on Centre Court on Streamster.tv here. You will also be able to follow all the live scores on WebLiveScores here. Full information about how to follow the FIR Racketlon World Championships is available here.
The full Centre Court schedule for Friday, August 19 is available below:
5 Centre Court Matches to Watch on Friday
08:15 – Austria U12 v Germany U12 – The tournament opens with the stars of the future as the youngest racketlon players get the honour of launching this year’s event.
13:30 – Germany U18 v Austria U18 – The first World Champions of the 2022 tournament will be crowned as Germany plays Austria in the final box league of Juniors U18 Teams competition.
15:45 – Great Britain +40 v Austria +40 – Racketlon legend Michi Dickert returns to the World Team Championships for the first time since 2014 as he leads Austria out in the Seniors +40 Teams.
18:00 – Great Britain +45 v India +45 – Competing in a Seniors category for the first time at the Racketlon World Championships, Team India plays its second group stage match against defending champions Great Britain.
21:45 – Seniors +55 Teams Final – With eight teams entering the draw, the final two standing will battle for Gold. Can Hungary defend the title they won three years ago in Leipzig?
Sam Barker / FIR Media Officer
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