Küschall to host various events at IWTC

Often referred to as the Davis and Fed Cups of wheelchair tennis, the Invacare World Team Cup tournament brings the elite wheelchair tennis players together to compete for national pride in one of the world’s premium disability sport team events. For this years competition Küschall will be present throughout the entire week, hosting two specific Küschall days on the Wednesday and Friday with some special events for everyone.

Meet Rainer Küschall – 

This year Rainer will once again be an ambassador at the cup and not only be part of the opening ceremony but give a talk at the symposium “Integration and Sport”, taking place on the Thursday. In addition Rainer will be hosting a special get-together at the Invacare village on both Küschall days, during which IWTC visitors are invited to pop by and have a chat and take a look at his racing car.
Rainer became quadriplegic after a swimming accident yet he continued to pursue his passion for sports, going on to win 21 Paralympic medals at 7 Paralympic games. He later founded Küschall AG, a company creating revolutionary, light wheelchairs. 



Küschall History Hunt –

Do you know that Küschall was founded in 1978? Did you know that Rainer Küschall won the Design Award from the Museum of Modern Art for the Küschall Competition? How many wheelchairs are part of the Küschall Range?
Find out all you wanted to know about Rainer and Küschall in our special History Hunt. This competition will be held on both the Wednesday and Friday – with special prizes for our winners!




Hands-on Workshops for Küschall Dealers –
Special workshop classes will be held for Küschall dealers on both Küschall days, in which dealers will be introduced to the new Küschall products. There will be various sessions offered over the two days, but each workshop has limited spaces, so be sure to register early. Contact Invacare UK for further details.



Invacare Europe, in association with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the Tennis Foundation is host for the 2009 Invacare World Team Cup, the largest team competition for wheelchair tennis. The competition will be held in Nottingham, United Kingdom, from July 27 to August 2, at the Nottingham Tennis Centre, the premium tennis venue in Nottingham and one of the largest of its kind in the country.


Nottingham: A cosmopolitan city –

Nottingham, the regional capital of the East Midlands, is famous around the world for many things - from fine lace to football, from Robin Hood and the Sheriff to household names such as the Boots Company and Raleigh Industries. It is a cosmopolitan city, with a diversity of cultures, and countryside close at hand.Nottingham Tennis Centre will become the only venue outside the United States to host the Invacare World Team Cup three times after staging it in 1994 and 1997.