Paris Racquetball

Paris Racquetball is glad to invite you to the 2010 French Open, june 12th and 13th. Make sure to fill in the form and be welcome to our friendly tournament!

Registration

25 euros for two divisions (If doubles are played, there will be no extra fee), including a shirt, a free meal on sunday noon, trophies for 1st and 2nd in every division and some foods and drinks during the tournament.

Saturday evening is free to visit Paris!

The club

Forest-Hill City Form
85, avenue François Arago
92000 Nanterre
Telephone:+33 1 1 47 29 91 91

Locker room

The club provides showers, sauna and Turkish bath but do not provide towels. Bring your toilet bag and your padlock!

Courts

The City Form Forest-Hill has a 4 courts installation, all with glass back walls and one with glass side wall and seats.

How to reach the club

By plane

From Charles de Gaulle Airport

Line RER B/B3 (Blue line) to Paris direction

Stop at Châtelet les Halles

Take the line RER A (RED line) to Nanterre Préfecture station, direction to Cergy or Poissy or Saint-Germain

ReR map

By train from Paris

Line RER A (RED line) to Nanterre Préfecture station

8 minutes walk

Google map

Accomodation and hotel

We suggest to book a room through our hotel partner. The CAMPANILE HOTEL is 1km far from the club and the RER and is offering a very good rate for the tournament:

CAMPANILE NANTERRE - La Défense
20-22 AVENUE PABLO PICASSO
92000 NANTERRE
Telephone:+33 1 47 29 15 51
Fax:+33 1 47 25 27 09
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Website (in english)

Just say "RACQUETBALL" when booking your reservation!

Room

One or two people: 34€ the room

Three people: 38€ the room

Breakfast

Buffet: 9€ per people

Rules

All divisions will be played according to official European Racquetball Federation rules, including the mandatory use of protective lensed eyewear. Regular games will be two games of 15 points and tie-breaker of 11 points. Round robin games, if any, will be one game of 21 points.

Consolation in one game of 21 points will be offered to the first round losers. Players losing a game are required to referee

Doubles games will be played if the schedule allow it.

Skill level

All skill level of play are welcome to participate in the French Open. Tournament directors reserve the right to re-classify or disqualify players when/if they are improperly placed.

If you are having a doubt with your skill level, please, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , tournament director, to get help about that point or your national federation/association board.

Starting time

Players must be prepared to play as early as 9 a.m. saturday, june 13th. Requests for special starting times must be indicated to the tournament director.

Every effort will be made to accommodate special requests, however no guarantees can be made.

Hospitality

Fruits, cookies and water will be available on saturday morning and sunday morning for all players and for free. Hot meals and drinks can also be purchased at the bar of the club.

For soccer fans, the world soccer cup will be played on the big screen television of the club throughout the weed-end.

Cold buffet

On sunday noon, a free buffet will be offered to the players at the club!