Invacare World Team Cup 2008 Video Presentation

Are you ready to win?   

May the 29th, 2008

Take part and win a LCD TV!

Come visit our showroom during the Invacare World Team Cup from the 9th - 15th June in Cremona, Italy. Take a look at the newest Küschall and Top-End products. Our Team will be there to advise and answer all your questions.

Make sure to take part in our competition - Answer our prize question correctly and you will have a chance to win an LCD TV.

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  What is the difference between tennis and wheelchair tennis?

 May the 29th, 2008

There is only one difference between tennis and wheelchair tennis rules:
Athletes who play tennis in wheelchairs are allowed to have the ball bounce twice, and the second bounce does not have to be within the court's boundaries.
However you will be amazed to know that most professional athletes, and especially the ones in the Top 5, do not use this advantage and just play tennis following the general rules - with one bounce.

Florence Gravellier (29), the fifth best woman player in the world kindly explained this difference to us in an interview. She is sponsored by Invacare France, through Cap Vital Santé, and will participate in the IWTC in Cremona, from June 9th to 15th.
Florence has played tennis for 16 years. At first, it was just for fun and love of the sport, and later, within the framework of international competitions.

We would like to thank Florence for the time she took to answer all our questions on wheelchair tennis. We look forward to supporting Florence during the IWTC, and wish her the best of luck for her season! We can't wait to see her play!

Gianluca Vialli: Special guest of the IWTC Symposium

May the 15th, 2008

Gianluca Vialli will be our special guest during the Invacare World Team Cup Symposium which will occur on June 12th, in the Palazzo Trecchi - Cremona, Italy.

Find more information about him and his foundation here.

More information on the IWTC: click here.

 And the winner is: Alber Quix! 

 April the 29th, 2008

The Alber Quix from the range of power add-on drive with tiller control has been awarded the Innovation Prize 2008 during the Support exhibition in Utrecht, Netherlands from the 16th to the 18th of April. This award rewards, every two years, the most user-friendly and best designed product for people with disability.

The Invacare team in Netherlands has been very proud of this prize and has decided to donate the prize voucher of 4500€ to a charity organization called Duchenne Heroes.

One of the Invacare customer service team-members will take part of this special event where you have to cycle 2500km to collect money for people with Duchenne muscular distrophy. The participation of her cycle team will be sponsored by the prize voucher and the sum will be in favor of the Duchenne Heroes' foundation.

Invacare Netherlands also took this opportunity to congratulate the Alber team in Germany for the excellent work they did over the Quix development.

More information about the Alber Quix: click here

More information about Duchenne Heroes (in dutch only): click here

  NEW: Electronic Spare Parts Catalogue

April the 2nd 2008 

A new tool is now available on the Invacare European web site: The E-Spare parts catalogue.
You will now be able to consult all information you need about the spare parts from main Invacare products.

Access directly by clicking on the second top left button of the Menu page.

See you soon on the Electronic Spare parts catalogue!

Wheelchair Tennis

10th March 2008.

ITF Wheelchair rankings

Please find below the last ITF wheelchair rankings as at the 3rd of March 2008 and published on the International Tennis Federation. www.itftennis.com/wheelchair
We are looking forward to seeing them at the Invacare World Team Cup in June this year.

Mens Singles Rankings
Rank	Name	Nation	Ranked Events	Total Events	Points
1	KUNIEDA, Shingo	JPN	9	13	4632
2	AMMERLAAN, Robin	NED	9	18	3430
3	HOUDET, Stephane	FRA	9	19	2847
4	JEREMIASZ, Michael	FRA	9	13	2368
5	SCHEFFERS, Maikel	NED	9	19	2029
6	VINK, Ronald	NED	9	16	1780
7	SAIDA, Satoshi	JPN	9	16	1778
8	LEGNER, Martin	AUT	9	17	1629
9	KRUSZELNICKI, Tadeusz	POL	9	17	1362
10	OLSSON, Stefan	SWE	9	17	1349

Womens Singles Rankings
Rank	Name	Nation	Ranked Events	Total Events	Points
1	VERGEER, Esther	NED	7	15	4238
2	HOMAN, Korie	NED	7	15	2538
3	WALRAVEN, Sharon	NED	7	22	2462
4	GRIFFIOEN, Jiske	NED	7	19	2072
5	GRAVELLIER, Florence	FRA	7	20	1983
6	SEVENANS, Annick	BEL	7	12	1166
7	YAOSA, Mie	JPN	7	18	1101
8	VAN KOOT, Aniek	NED	7	19	1004
9	HONG, Young-Suk	KOR	7	16	1003
10	SHUKER, Lucy	GBR	7	16	969

Quads Singles Rankings
Rank	Name	Nation	Ranked Events	Total Events	Points
1	WAGNER, David	USA	6	20	3102
2	NORFOLK, Peter	GBR	6	9	2223
3	TAYLOR, Nicholas	USA	6	14	1618
4	HUNTER, Sarah	CAN	6	16	1563
5	DE BEER, Monique	NED	6	11	1076
6	VAN ERP, Bas	NED	6	12	923
7	TIMMERMANS- VAN HALL, Dorrie	NED	6	17	874
8	POPPEN, Brent	USA	6	19	830
9	ANDERSSON, Johan	SWE	6	12	805
10	BURDEKIN, Jamie	GBR	6	16	698

Invacare on the roads of Dakar 2008

30th January 2008.

The "Repsol Team" arrived in Mauritania with 50 Invacare Atlas Lite wheelchairs to distribute to local people.

Dakar Solidario is a humanitarian association that leverages the opportunity presented by the Dakar rally to offer free transport of medical equipment to local people that live next to the notorious race tracks. This year, the organisation chose a Barcelona-based Invacare dealer to supply them with materials. They selected 50 Invacare Atlas Lite wheelchairs and dozens of other vital Invacare products such as walking frames.

Although the 2008 event was cancelled due to security issues in Mauritania, three trucks still left Lisbon on the first day of the rally. Several newspapers announced their event-free arrival in Mauritania and the successful distribution of Invacare products.

Invacare Europe strengthen involvement in Invacare World Team Cup

Press release : 24 January 2008.

Invacare Europe is delighted to announce increased involvement in the Invacare World Team Cup, the largest team competition for wheelchair tennis players. The competition will be held in Cremona, Italy, from June 9 to 15 later this year, taking place in two local tennis clubs, with a total of 14 clay courts.

About the Invacare World Team Cup

Established in 1985, the Invacare World Team Cup was created as a fun tournament, which took place prior to the US Open. Initially a US-only event, the competition rapidly gained momentum until it moved outside the USA in 1992. Equivalent to the Davis Cup, the tournament is backed by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and has carried the Invacare name for the past 12 years.

Greater support

The Invacare World Team Cup is an extremely important event for Invacare. The flagship event perfectly embodies the company motto 'Yes, you can' and promotes an active and positive lifestyle. Invacare Europe is thrilled to be able to offer greater levels of support and more sponsorship opportunities. A brand new logo has been created for the Cup and will be used this year. The logo offers a fresher, more contemporary feel which reflects the dynamic nature of the game today.

Invacare World Team Cup 2008 – a platform for the company

This year, 34 countries, 300 coaches and players and 150 additional guests will take part in the Invacare World Team Cup. Other activities will run during the week-long event, including workshops, product launches and a symposium on 'sports & disability'.

Guests welcomed in Italian style

Cremona will provide an appealing backdrop to the Cup; the historic Lombardy town boasts a distinguished history of violin-making and is famous for producing the celebrated Stradivarius string instruments.

Ambassador Rainer Küschall

The Invacare ambassador this year will be Mr Rainer Küschall. Rainer became quadriplegic after a swimming accident yet continued his passion for sports, going on to win 21 Paralympic medals at 7 Paralympic games. Rainer later founded Küschall AG, creating revolutionary, light wheelchairs. Küschall AG is a daughter company of Invacare and Rainer will speak at this year's symposium.

Click here to download the Press Release in Pdf format (103 Kb).

Visit the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Website

Invacare World Team Cup : The Invacare Sport Event of the Year!

Again, this year, Invacare Europe is proud to be the main sponsor of the Invacare World team Cup 2008, the annual flagship wheelchair tennis team event.

This year the tournament will be held in Cremona, Italy from the 9th to the 15th of June and will be set alongside the River Po in two idyllic facilities, the Canottieri Baldesio and Canottieri Bissolati.

More information will be provided during the upcoming months!

competition rules

• 2008-01-07 - Rachel receives the Invacare Zephyr power chair
• 2007-09-11 - Derby of La Côte
• 2007-09-26 - Rachel has made her dream come true!
• 2007-09-28 - Invacare supports the FIPFA Worldcup in Tokyo
• 2007-10-19 - The USA won the FIPFA World Cup
• 2007-10-20 - Küschall R33 in famous Belgium Television Soap
• 2007-09 Let's go with Rachel to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
• 2007-08 Jonathan's Tour of France
• 2007-06 Invacare sponsorizes Rachel Mougin's dream
• 2007-05 Invacare launches two new scooters
• 2007-02 Invacare launches the Zephyr!
• 2007-06 The Invacare World Team Cup
• 2007-04 Rainer Küschall’s Birthday
• 2007-04 Invacare sponsorizes the "Club de la Côte"
• 2007-04 The Küschall® R33 has won an award
• 2007-04 Invacare Europe as FIPFA's Exclusive Sponsor
• 2006-11European Tour by Vasile Stoïca
• 2006-06 Vasile's challenge: 7375km with a Küschall-Series!

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