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23 March 2026
Successful Italian Open - Ernesto and Caro again
What a weekend in Brembate Italy. A successful 18th Italian Open came to an end with Ernesto Ruiz and Carolina Luque winning the Open Singles divisions. 60 matches were played in 2 days on 2 courts. Thanks...
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16 March 2026
McNamara and Farrell star at Kilkenny Open
Dara McNamara produced the best racquetball of his career when he won his first Open Singles title at the 39th Kilkenny Open. The Mitchelstown athlete defeated local hero Mark Murphy by 3 games to 1 in...
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10 March 2026
Ruiz & Luque win Dutch Open 2026
Congratulations to Carolina Luque and Ernesto Ruiz for their wins at the 2026 Dutch Open International Racquetball Championships. Carolina defeated Anna Schortmann 14-12, 11-4, 11-8. Ernesto defeated Marcel...
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13 February 2026
World Championships 2026 in Chile
The International Racquetball Federation announced the date and venue for the 2026 World Championships. The event will take place October 16–24, 2026, at G2 Sports Club in Temuco, Chile, bringing together...
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13 February 2026
Ernesto Ruiz defends title at German Nationals 2026
Ernesto Ruiz (Kulmbach) successfully defended his title at the 44th German Championships 2026 in Hamburg. In a rematch of last year’s final, he defeated Marcel Lünsmann (Hamburg) 11-5, 11-9, 11-7,...
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26 January 2026
New French National Champions 2026
Congratulation to the new French National Champions 2026 Matéo Larrondo, Stéphanie Darruspe and Rodolphe Bidart. The French Nationals were held at the Elizaberri Racquet Club in Hasparren, France. Matéo...
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23 December 2025
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all and everyone in the European Racquetball family!
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14 December 2025
Spangdahlem Shootout 2026
The Spangdahlem Shootout 2026 will be held February 21-22 in the Eifel Powerhouse at Spangdahlem Air Force Base. All information is available at https://www.r2sports.com/website/event-website.asp?TID=...
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08 December 2025
ERT in Wiesbaden: Ernesto wins again
Ernesto Ruiz (Germany) successfully defended his title at the Wiesbaden Open 2025. He defeated Marcel Lünsmann (Germany) in straight 3 games 11-5, 11-5, 11-0. Together with Bobbie Breese (USA), Ernesto...
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17 November 2025
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ERT Mens Singles Ranking

01.Ruiz, Ernesto
02.Luensmann, Marcel
04.McNamara, Dara
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05.van Zanten, Mikan

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The doubles final match of the European Championships 1999 in Bad Tölz between Joachim Loof and Trevor Meyer (Germany) against their "local rivals" Bernd Dröge and Ralf Klinke (Germany). Only a few minutes are left from this match.
European Racquetball Championships 1999 in Bad Tölz, Germany – Mens Doubles Final
The awards ceremony for the 1999 European Championships was quite unusual. Although Fabian Balmori, competing for Spain, won the final against Joachim Loof, he was unable to become European Champion. Balmori had only recently transferred from Venezuela to Spain and, due to the IRF and ERF's eligibility restrictions, could only participate with a special permit, but could not be officially declared the winner. This led to the unique gesture by Joachim Loof, the official European Champion, who simply gave Balmori a piggyback ride to the awards ceremony... this goes indeed down into ERF history.
European Racquetball Championships 1999 – Medal Ceremony
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The match for 3rd place in the Mens Singles of the European Championships 1999 in Bad Tölz, Germany between Martin Klippel (GER) and Pat Hanley (IRE), with Klippel being the winner of the last 3rd place match at a European Racquetball Championships. After that both semi finalists are being considered 3rd.
European Racquetball Championships 1999 – Bad Tölz, Germany – Klippel (GER) vs. Hanley (IRE)
Watch the Mens Senior 4o+ Doubles of the European Racquetball Championships 1999 in Bad Tölz, Germany between Willi Wenzel and Karl-Heinz Kortes (GER) and René Hehemann & Karel Matla (NED).
European Racquetball Championships 1999 – Mens Senior 40+ Doubles: Wenzel/Kortes vs. Hehemann/Matla
Watch pieces of the Mens Singles Final of the European Racquetball Championships 1999 in Bad Tölz, Germany between Joachim Loof (GER) and Fabian Balmori, representing Spain. Balmori played for Venezuela before and due to some restrictions was only able to play the EURO 1999 with a special permission of the International Racquetball Federation (IRF) and the European Racquetball Federation (ERF). Balmori also won the final but Loof was declaired European Champion because of Balmori's status.
European Racquetball Championships 1999 – Mens Singles Final – F. Balmori (ESP) vs. J. Loof (GER)
The European Racquetball Championships 1999 were held in Bad Tölz, Germany on July 20th-25th. While the old video tape of the ceremony has a poor quality, the few minutes still give a great impression of the wonderful venue in the former Flint Kaserne and the 3 courts that were demolished due to local political issues in 2016.
European Racquetball Championships 1999 Opening Ceremony (poor quality)
Another blast from the past: European Racquetball Championships 2001 in Castlebar, Ireland. Watch the semi final between Germany's Joachim Loof against Pascal Matla from the Netherlands. See Loof's battle on his way to his 5th European Singles title.
European Racquetball Championships 2001 Mens Semifinal J. Loof (GER) and P. Matla (NED)
The Mens Doubles Final of the European Racquetball Championships 2001 in Castlebar, Ireland between Trevor Meyer & Joachim Loof (Germany) and Pascal Matla & Edwin Schipper (Netherlands). Meyer & Loof claimed on of their many doubles titles here, winning with 15-10, 15-14.
European Racquetball Championships 2001 – Mens Doubles Final
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