IWT BERLIN OPEN
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Sport(s): Racketlon
Federation: Federation of International Racketlon
Status: International World Tour tournament
Date: 8 May 20 - 10 May 20
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Tournament Director:
Location: Wittenauer Str. 82, 13435 Berlin, Germany
Come and play in one of the world’s great capital cities in a fantastic Racketlon venue!
Sportcenter Wittenau is the ideal Racketlon venue with high quality facilities across all 4 sports, in a very compact centre with each sport right next to each other. With a newly refurbished spa area, outdoor BBQ and supermarket next door, this is a piece of Racketlon heaven…
A full programme of events so that you can experience all the sights and sounds of Berlin…by day and night.
The 2019 IWT Berlin Open was sold out and full more than 2 months before the tournament, so please make sure you enter early. Online entry is NOW OPEN: ENTER HERE
For any questions about this tournament please contact: duncan@dwsevents.com
Venue Information
Situated in the north of Berlin, the Sportcenter Wittenau is a fantastic Racketlon tournament venue and a great addition to the World Tour.
A large badminton hall, separate Table Tennis area, glass-back traditional plaster squash courts and tennis on indoor hard courts with a retractable roof, the sports facilities are simply first class.
With hardly any distance between the sports, a central bar area, sauna, beer garden and BBQ with a large supermarket next door, this is racketlon player heaven!
Schedule
Below is the basic information for the playing schedule – details about sightseeing tours, meals on Thursday + Friday evenings and the Saturday player’s dinner and party will be published nearer to the tournament
Friday 8th May
09.00 : Doubles categories to start
16.00: First rounds of some of the biggest open singles classes may begin (usually Men A, B, C)
Saturday 9th May
08.30: All age group singles start (junior and senior) and all open singles start or continue
20.00: Player’s dinner & party + Doubles Prize Giving Ceremony
Sunday 10th May
08.30: All singles categories continue
16.30: Prize giving ceremony
Accommodation Details
This year we are offering players two tournament hotel options. For those who would like to stay right in the centre of the city, so they have easy access to all the main attractions of Berlin: museums, shops, amazing restaurants and bars – then the Holiday Inn is the best choice (There is a direct train from very near the hotel out to the sport centre – about 25 mins)
For those who want to stay close to the sports centre (1km / 13 mins walk), then Hotel Rheinsberg am See is the best choice.
These are the tournament hotels we have organised, but Berlin has many different accommodation options: Hostels, Air BnB and thousands of other hotels – so players are free to make their own choices.
Accomodation Options
Holiday Inn Berlin City Centre
A very comfortable, modern hotel right in the heart of the city, with some great local Kreuzberg restaurants and bars very close and some of the major Berlin landmarks within walking distance.
Anhalter Bahnhof is less than 5 mins walk away where there are direct trains to Wittenau (25 mins) where the sports centre is located.
All prices include the full hotel breakfast buffet:
EUR120 per room per night (single/double)
To make a reservation, please give the code: “Racketlon Berlin 2020”: Room Reservation Email
Or telephone +49 3020052825
We have 15 rooms reserved on a first come first served basis – but they have to be booked before 26th March
Hotel Rheinsberg am See
Situtaed right next to a lake in a nice park in the north of Berlin, the hotel is only 1km / 15 mins walk from the sports centre.
All prices include breakfast + use of the hotel’s sauna and pool.
EUR93 for a single
EUR123 for a double room
Please use the code: “Berlin Open”
Reservation Email
Or telephone: +49 (0)308103360
We have 20 rooms reserved on a first come first served basis – but they have to be booked before 26th March
Tournament Entry
The 2019 IWT Berlin Open was sold out and full over 2 months before the tournament – please make sure you enter EARLY to avoid disappointment!
You do not have to pay your entry fee online in advance – it is possible to pay in cash at the tournament.
Online entry will be open in Jan 2020: Please click on IWT BERLIN OPEN to make your online entry via Tournament Software – you need an active Player’s License (15 euros) in order to enter – you can also get these via Tournament Software.
Entry Fees:
Singles: 55 euros* (2nd singles category: 40 euros)
Junior singles: 20 euros*
Doubles: 20 euros per player
*includes a player’s dinner
Travel
Many good, cheap flights from all over Europe direct to either Berlin Tegel or Berlin Schonefeld airports.
Tegel airport is 20mins by car/taxi & 35 mins by bus/train from the Tournament Hotel & 15 mins by car/taxi & 40 mins by bus/train from the sports centre.
Schoenefeld airport is 25 mins by car/taxi & 45 mins by train from the Tournament Hotel.
& 40 mins by car/taxi & 70 mins by train from the sports centre.