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1. Elbe/Labe Squash Open Dresden 2026
10. Januar 2026 / 10. ledna 2026
PHOTO GALLERY 2026
If you are interested in a hi-res picture (printing a poster of yourself) let us know at
info@elbe-labe-squash-open.eu.
All photos taken by Irena Vanišová – squashpage.net. Thank you very much! ♥
See also www.facebook.com/squashPage.net.
RESULTS
All results are available at the BO5 system.
Welcome
Welcome to the 1. Elbe/Labe Squash Open Dresden 2026, an international squash event jointly organised by 1. SQ Teplice, 1. Squash Club Dresden e.V., under the Czech Squash Association (ČASQ). The tournament will take place on January 10, 2026, in the vibrant city of Dresden, hosted at two modern venues — Sportpark Ostra / Heinz-Steyer-Stadion and the BallsportARENA, offering a total of 10 courts.
This unique Czech–German event brings together 64 players, including top-ranked competitors from both countries. Matches will begin at 9:00, with finals planned from 18:00, and all positions will be played out to the end. Players can look forward to both financial and material prizes
The tournament wants to show how close both countries are, we will be tasting local food from both and want to share good times.
We look forward to an exciting day of squash in a competitive and friendly international atmosphere.
Welcome to Dresden — and good luck on court!
THE TOURNAMENT 2026
1. Elbe/Labe Open Dresden 2026 is organised by 1. Squash Club Dresden e.V. & 1. SQ Teplice on 10. 1. 2026 with the help of Euroregion Elbe/Labe.
📜 Have a look at the official tournament document (CZ and DE only) here.
LOCATION
Sportpark Ostra/Heinz-Steyer-Stadion + BallsportARENA
Dresden
DATE
Saturday, 10th of January
Start – 9:00 ┃ The final is planned at 18:00
PLAYERS
64 MEN
32 from the Czech Republic (B tournament class)
32 from Germany
ENTRY FEE
33 Euro – paid in cash (or bank transfer via QR code) when you arrive to the tournament
PRICE MONEY
1st place – 150 Euro
2nd place – 100 Euro
3rd place – 50 Euro
There will be many prizes up to 8th place, and also many prizes for randomly picked players from our sponsors.
TOURNAMENT SYSTEM
You will be playing Best of 5 games system until you loose. Then you will be playing Best of 3 games system.
Dresden Squash
The tournament will be played in 2 squash centers in Dresden.
Sportpark Ostra/Heinz-Steyer-Stadion
BallsportArena
These squash centers are only 50 meters from each other. Together the tournament will be played on up to 10 squash courts.
Official ball
The tournament will be played with the official ball of PSA and World Squash – DUNLOP double yellow dot. The only ball used in professional international squash competitions.
🇩🇪 SIGN UP FORM 🇩🇪
For German players only. Czech players sign up via standard Czech squash website.
🍝 FOOD FORM 🍝
Would you like to have a dinner prepared at the squash centre after the tournament?
For 12 Euro we will have a buffet with 3 kinds of sauces:
tomato 🍅 , bolognese 🍝and mushrooms 🍄🟫
PLAYERS 2026
German players
or other nationality 🌍
Matthias Webering
Oscar Alberto Castellanos
Alonso Gonzalez
Nihit Kumar Singh
Robert Lehmann
Danijar Ehrenstein
Chris Weber
Dillwyn Rosser
Francesco Bruzzo
Pascal Haaf
Tim Weinhold
Kei Schober
Nils Kraus
Andre Schmidt
Danylo Bukin
Robert Bauss
David Bodesheim
Konstantin Williger
Daniel Schröder
Michael Matthaeus
Fabian Paschke
Steffen Sauer
Czech players
signed up via Czech squash site
Onřej Pavelka
Lukáš Levínský
Jaroslav Tomáš
Pavel Bodiš
Martin Kříž
Ján Fecák
David Neugebauer
Kryštof Drapák
Lukáš Košut
Miloslav Felkl
Štěpán Janega
Jan Vaněk
Petr Zlámal
Štěpán Holub
Radek Dudešek
Jindřich Sláma
Jakub Pisch
Tomáš Pluhař
Jan Port
Martin Janečka
Luboš Walter ml.
Tomáš Kolár
PARKING
Around the squash centers there are only paid parking slots.
But click on the map to see where you can park for free.
HOTEL
We have a special sale code for 2 nearby hotels in case you would like to stay overnight. Use code Squash2026 to get a sale while booking.
The B&B Hotels Dresden-Messe is just accros the street - 100 m from squash center - to book with a sale you have to email to the hotel your reservation - dresden-messe@hotelbb.com
The Youth Hostel Dresden "Jugendgästehaus" where the night will cost 34,84 € per person included breakfast is 1.5 km away.
TRAVEL INSURANCE
Take advantage of the discounted travel insurance offer from SV pojišťovna! When arranging an insurance, enter the discount code SQUASH2026 to receive a 20% discount. Don't forget to insure your adrenaline sports so that you are protected even during tournament matches.
SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
We would like to thank all our sponsors and partners, without whom it would be almost impossible to organise such a tournament. All money from this tournament is given back to squash!
Interreg Česko – Sasko 2021–2027
Pod hlavičkou “Evropská územní spolupráce (Interreg)” projekt podporujeme přeshraniční spolupráci, které přispívají k dalšímu rozvoji česko-saského příhraničí a napomáhají jeho společnému růstu.
PEOPLE OF THE TOURNAMENT
This is the team of people behind the whole tournament. We love ♡ sports, especially squash!
Luboš Walter
🇨🇿 Czech director of the tournament
The main coach of 1.SQ Teplice
Coach of the Czech junior representation
Günter Frietsch
🇩🇪 German director of the tournament
Training of youth squash players at the 1st Squash Club Dresden e.V. and organisation of squash tournaments
Pavel Bodiš
IT & Marketing
Responsible for the website and smooth livestream from the tournament.
Juan Groh
IT support
Responsible for the German organisation of the IT to work smoothly.
Martin Kříž
The main referee
Referee of the important matches and general tournament support.
Jahangir Khan
Squash icon
We would be grateful if this legend came to the tournament to play squash.
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