The second half of the FIR Racketlon World Championships 2022 begins on Wednesday with a full day of doubles action.
The Juniors and Seniors categories are fully completed as the tournament has now moved from Vienna to Graz to start the Elite and Amateurs categories.
There are seven categories that players are competing in on Wednesday; Women’s Elite Doubles, Men’s Elite Doubles, Mixed Elite Doubles, Women’s B Doubles, Men’s B/C Doubles, Mixed B Doubles and Men’s D/E Doubles. The Men’s D/E Doubles is the only category that will crown its champion on Wednesday. The finals for the next few categories will take place across the next few days.
The beginning of the elite categories also signals the arrival of some of the biggest names in racketlon. Stine Jacobsen was in action in Vienna, but she’s now joined by the likes of World No.1 Zuzana Severinová, former two-time World Champion Nathalie Vogel and Anna-Klara Ahlmer. Luke Griffiths welcomes brother Leon to Austria, while Morten Jaksland, Kresten Hougaard and Koen Hageraats also arrive.
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 draws for the Doubles are available here. Additionally, the full day’s schedule is available here.
The full Centre Court schedule for Wednesday, August 24 is available below:
5 Centre Court Matches to Watch on Friday
09:20 – Florian Harca/Marcel Weigl v Michi Dickert/Lukas Windischberger – A repeat of this year’s Austrian National Championships Final, four of Austria’s finest collide on home turf for a blockbuster first-round showdown.
10:00 – Pekka Kainulainen/Henrik Mustonen v Leon Griffiths/Luke Griffiths – Almost a repeat of last year’s Men’s Doubles World Championships final. The only difference is Luke Griffiths replacing Calum Reid as Leon looks to defend his Men’s Doubles World Championship title.
10:20 – Martina Meißl/Irina Olsacher v Stine Jacobsen/Zuzana Severinová – Last year’s champions – Stine Jacobsen and Zuzana Severinová – begin their title defence with a tricky match against the Austrian duo on home soil.
16:00 – Nathalie Vogel/Morten Jaksland v Linnea Koskinen/Henrik Mustonen – A late entry into the draw, Nathalie Vogel and Morten Jaksland are a ferocious Mixed Doubles pairing. A showdown with top seeds Anna-Klara Ahlmer and Dan Busby awaits the winner of this contest.
18:20 – Zuzana Severinová/Leon Griffiths or Bettina Bugl/Marcel Weigl v Christine Seehofer-Krenn/Lukas Windischberger – A fun quarter-final match whichever way the first round match ends. Either you get an all-Austrian showdown, or a match between two former Juniors No.1s against two former World No.1s. Tasty.
Plus, don’t forget to watch the semi-finals of both the Men’s Elite Doubles and the Mixed Elite Doubles.
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Sam Barker / FIR Media Officer
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