TOP 8

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The Gothenburg TOP 8 events are informal racketlon competitions for 8 participants that take place the last Sunday in every month.

The TOP 8 events are quick and very intense. Each participant gets to play three racketlon matches more or less in sequence. As a consequence the event does not take all day; Only Sunday morning is sacrificed. We are out of the sport center before lunch. It is good training and for a true athlete - and, probably, for noone but a true athlete (these are tough events) - it is a good start of the day.

The results from TOP 8 are used as a basis for the prestigeous Gothenburg Racketlon RankingList.

TOP 8 is primarily meant for the best racket players in Gothenburg but we are very happy to accept guests. A maximum of two wild cards will be available each month for excellent racket players from outside Gothenburg. If you are an international visitor to Gothenburg, the heart of international racketlon, your chances to get a wildcard increase. If your name is Stefan Edberg, Boris Becker, Fredrik Johnsson, Jens Olsson or Jan-Ove Waldner your wildcard has already been cut out for you. Interested in competing for the title "Best Racket Player in the World"? TOP 8 is the informal way for you to find out about your chances ...before the big tournament.

If you are a good racket player but new to racketlon and want to test your ability you will be offered the opportunity to qualify for the main tournament through challenging one of the top eight players beforehand.

Apply by means of a simple e-mail to Gothenburg_Racketlon@Hotmail.com
Deadline: Sunday, two weeks before each event.

Interested? Check out the details.  
 

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Events

Below is the list of individual dates for TOP 8 events. Preconditions (e.g. the draw) for each event are published the day after application deadline - i.e. Monday, two weeks before the event - at which time the dates below turn into links to them. For events of the past the links lead to the results.

2002

January (27/1) (winner: Håkan Granberg)
February (24/2) (winner: Håkan Granberg)
March (24/3) (winner: Magnus Gustafsson)
April (28/4) (winner: Peter Hedram)
May (20/5) (winner: Olle Benéus)

September (22/9) (winner: Stefan Engström)
October - replaced by World Open
November (24/11) (winner: Anders Brodin)
December (26/12) (winner: Håkan Granberg) - This TOP 8 (or actually Top 16) doubled as the Gothenburg Racketlon Regional Championships.
 
 

2003

January (26/1) (winner: Valle Svahn)
February (23/2) (winner: Staffan Ericsson)
March (30/3) (winner: Håkan Granberg)
April (27/4) (winner: Staffan Ericsson)

September (22/9) (winner: Stefan Engström)
October - replaced by World Open
November (30/11) (winner: Stefan Engström)
December (4 Jan) (winner: Staffan Ericsson) - This TOP 8 (or actually Top 16) doubled as the Gothenburg Racketlon Regional Championships (Swe: Distriktsmästerskap).

2004

January (25 Jan) (winner: Niclas Larsson)
February (22 Feb) (winner: Niclas Larsson)
March (28 Mar) (winner: Håkan Granberg)
April (25 Apr) (winner: Anders Brodin)

For later TOP 8 Events, please go to www.gothenburgracketlon.com (the homepage of the Gothenburg Racketlon Club)
 

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