European 1-Wall Tour
{{short description|Europe-based One-Wall handball/Wallball tour for men and women}}
{{Infobox sports league
| title = European 1-Wall Tour
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| sport = One-wall handball/Wallball
| country = Europe
| venue = Various venues across Europe
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| website = http://www.euro1wall.com
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The European 1-Wall Tour, also known as the European Wallball Tour or the 'Euro 1 Wall' Tour, is a One-Wall handball/Wallball tour that takes place at various stops across Europe including the Netherlands, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Spain and Italy.{{cite web |title=Euro 1 Wall |url=https://ukwallball.co.uk/play/euro1wall/ |website=UK Wallball |access-date=2 May 2021 |date=3 October 2020}}{{cite news |last1=McGee |first1=Tony |title=Handball injury setback may have silver lining for Conor McElduff |url=https://www.irishnews.com/sport/othersports/2019/07/05/news/handball-injury-setback-may-have-silver-lining-for-conor-mcelduff-1656018/ |work=The Irish News |publisher=The Irish News |date=5 July 2019 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Tutto pronto a Palermo per l'European 1-Wall Tour |url=https://www.losferisterio.it/discipline-internazionali/handballwallball-discipline-internazionali/tutto-pronto-a-palermo-per-leuropean-1-wall-tour/ |website=Losferisterio |access-date=6 May 2021 |language=it-IT}}
Seasons
=2020-21=
Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}
=2021-22=
Following the cancellation of the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the 2021-22 Season was proposed to commence in October 2021 with the Belgium Open, taking place on 30 & 31 October 2021 in La Marcotte/'KillShot Club', Huissignies, Belgium. The grades offered include A, B, C & +40.{{cite web |title=Belgium Open 2021 |url=https://event.belgiumopen.euro1wall.com/ |website=event.belgiumopen.euro1wall.com |access-date=13 October 2021}}
The 2022 UK Open took place on 14–15 May 2022. According to the official European 1-Wall Tour website, the 2022 Spanish Open was scheduled for 24–25 September 2022 and the 2022 Belgium Open scheduled for 29–30 October 2022.{{cite web |title=EVENTS |url=https://euro1wall.com/events |website=Euro 1-Wall Tour |access-date=31 May 2022}} The 2022 French Open took place on Saturday 27 August and Sunday 28 August 2022 at the Fronton walls on the Stadium de Toulouse campus.{{cite web |title=Tournify Live |url=https://www.tournify.uk/live/frenchopen2022 |website=www.tournify.uk |access-date=23 June 2022}}
The 2022 Spanish Open took place on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 September in El Pavelló Municipal de Tavernes Blanques in Valencia, Spain. Following this, the 2022 Belgium Open took place on the 29–30 October, once again in La Marcotte/'Killshot Club', Huissignies, Belgium.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
The first ever Euro Elite Tour Stop took place in the National Handball Centre in Croke Park{{cite web |last1=Gartland |first1=Niall |title=Tyrone handballer McElduff delighted with winning start |url=https://www.gaeliclife.com/handball/tyrone-handballer-mcelduff-delighted-with-winning-start/ |website=Gaelic Life |access-date=21 December 2023 |date=16 February 2023}} in Dublin, Ireland on 10 December 2022, with top men's and ladies players, primarily from Europe, being invited to compete in the event.
=2023=
The 2023 season kicked off with the Dutch Open held on 28 and 29 January 2023 in De Trije sports complex, Jan Rodenhuisplein 3 Franeker in the Netherlands,{{cite news |title=De Friese PC-koning buigt voor een 23-jarige Bask. Maar verder is het Fryslân boppe op de Dutch Open Wallball in sporthal De Trije in Franeker |url=https://frieschdagblad.nl/sport/Fryslân-boppe-op-Dutch-Open-Wallball-28209660.html |access-date=21 December 2023 |work=Friesch Dagblad |date=29 January 2023 |language=nl-NL}} organised by both the European 1-Wall Tour and the Royal Dutch Kaats Federeation (KNKB).
The 2023 UK Open took place on 18 and 19 of February in the Westway Sports Centre in London.{{cite news |last1=John |first1=Lucy |title=Little known Welsh sport brought back from brink of extinction |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/little-known-native-welsh-sport-26494806 |access-date=21 December 2023 |work=Wales Online |date=18 March 2023 |language=en}} 115 players from around the world took part in the event.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
The European 1-Wall Tour added dates in June 2023 for Tour Opens taking place in the second half of 2023 and early 2024 on their official website.{{cite web |title=EVENTS |url=https://euro1wall.com/events |website=Euro 1-Wall Tour |access-date=14 June 2023}} The 2023 Welsh Open is due to take place on Saturday 26 August 2023, the 2023 Spanish Open on Saturday 30 September and Sunday 1 October 2023, the 2023 Belgian Open on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 November 2023,{{cite news |title=Why Depression-era 'wallball' is enjoying a boom in playing numbers ahead of world championships |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/why-depression-era-wallball-is-enjoying-a-boom-in-playing-numbers-ahead-of-world-championships/a1722481646.html |access-date=21 December 2023 |work=Independent.ie |date=20 November 2023 |language=en}} and the 2023 French Open is proposed to take place in November 2023.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
=2024=
The 2024 Dutch Open is due to take place on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 January 2024, and the 2024 UK Open is scheduled to take place in February 2024.{{cite web |title=EVENTS |url=https://euro1wall.com/events |website=Euro 1-Wall Tour |access-date=14 June 2023}}
Tour stop venues
The following is a list of the venues that have been used previously for the tour.