14/08/2026
🇨🇭 RACKETLON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026 – ROTTERDAM 🏓🏸⚫️🎾
Five unforgettable days of Racketlon in Rotterdam are in the books! 🇳🇱
A strong Swiss delegation competed in both the individual and team events, producing great matches, strong results and plenty of memorable moments. 🇨🇭
The biggest Swiss highlight came from Andreas Kotala, who became U18 WORLD CHAMPION! 🥇🌍
Switzerland also celebrated three bronze medals:
🥉 Giovanni Gentile – Men’s +60
🥉 Graham King – Men’s +70
🥉 Elisa Ruch – Women’s First Timers
Further individual highlights included Adeline Kilchenmann finishing 5th in Women’s Elite and Jan Meier reaching the U12 quarter-finals.
🇨🇭 TEAM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
🔥 Switzerland 1 finished 7th in the World Cup, the highest level of the Team World Championships. The team faced Germany, Great Britain and eventual world champions Finland, showing that Switzerland can compete with the elite nations.
Switzerland 1: Nicolas Lenggenhager, Raphael Paglia, Andreas Kotala, Flavio Wolf, Giovanni Gentile and Adeline Kilchenmann.
🇨🇭 Switzerland 2 finished 5th in the Challenge Cup, the third-highest open team competition.
Switzerland 2: Yann Leutwiler, Graham King, Giovanni Gentile, André Fallet, Marc-André Rauber, Jasmin Ballmann and Dara Ladner.
🌟 The Swiss U21 team finished 4th, narrowly missing out on a medal.
Swiss U21 team: Andreas Kotala, Quentin Alliman and Lia Paglia.
A huge thank you to everyone who represented Switzerland and supported the team throughout the week. ❤️
Next stop: HELSINKI 2027! 🇫🇮