Kingscourt, Ireland - 

With less than 2 months away from the opening ceremony of the 2008 IRF World Championships the official launch of the Worlds took place last Thursday with Irish Minister Brendan Smith as well as other important dignitaries and representatives of the main sponsor Kingspan in attendance.

200 players and delegates from 30 countries are expected to compete in Kingscourt for gold medals, the hard core of nations has already made their arrangements for hotel and flights to Ireland.

For ten days Kingscourt will be the center of international racquetball. With a grand opening ceremony right in the heart of the town and other festivities that will go on throughout the competition days, everybody travelling to the green island will feel the special atmosphere and hospitality that this country offers.

The world can come to Kingscourt, Ireland now...

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14th IRF World RACQUETBALL Championships 2008 in IRELAND KINGSPAN agreed to be main sponsor

To whom it may concern:
With the 14th IRF World RACQUETBALL Championships 2008 coming closer
and closer, more important decisions are being made, almost on a daily
bases.

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Racquetball World Championships 2008:
Venezuela first South American country that confirmed participation

This week saw the first country from the South American continent to confirm it’s participation at the 2008 IRF World Racquetball Championships in Kingscourt, Ireland this August.

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Players and delegations who participate in the 14th IRF World Championships 2008 in Kingscourt, Ireland may want to hurry up with their travel arrangements. Not only because the 2008 Worlds will be held in Ireland for the first time and some major interest in this event is to be expected. Even more important: Ireland has topped the list of the World’s Friendliest Vacation destinations in the new edition of Lonely Planet Bluelist 2008, the annual title which captures the best in travel for the coming year. The Bluelist, which is now in its third year, is a collection of the world’s hottest trends, destinations, journeys and experiences from around the world. According to Lonely Planet - “The Emerald Isle tops the list of Friendliest Places because of it’s “deliciously dark sense of humour” and “welcoming attitude towards strangers”. There is also praise for “That famous ability of the Irish – to find craic in boom or bust times”.”

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The 27-year-old Canadian Kris Odegard won the Mens Open Singles at the Kingscourt Open 2007 last weekend. He defeated Irish number 1, Noel O`Callaghan in the final of the Mens Open Singles. The womens title went to Susan Farrell. She defeated Julie Skehan in the Womens Final. The Kingscourt Club is the venue for the 2008 IRF World Championships next year.

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The Kingscourt Handball & Racquetball Club hosts the Kingspan Kingscourt Open 2007 on October 27-29. It will be one of the last international competitions before the World Championships 2008 will be held in Kingscourt as well. Players from all over Europe and around the world are expected to compete in the 2007 Kingscourt Open and to test the courts....

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Kingscourt Open 2007

The Kingscourt Handball & Racquetball Club invites all players worldwide to compete in the Kingscourt Open 2007. The international competition will take place October 27-29. This will be the first tournament of the Irish Racquetball Calendar and a large turnout is expected for this event. For any further information contact club president Sean Gargan at kmechanical@eircom.net.

14th IRF World Racquetball Championship 2008 moves to Ireland

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