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Will the Swiss Indoor Championships be held in Zurich in the future?
Switzerland’s biggest tennis tournament is likely to get a fresh coat of paint soon. Swiss Inoors organizers are considering a change of location. Basel is in danger of losing the Swiss sporting event with the highest turnover.
Publication date: 11:49 am
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Updated: 1:14 PM
The Swiss are at home in Zurich, Bern or Geneva? Somewhat unimaginable, but perhaps soon a fact. The organizers of the tennis tournament, which has been firmly established in the city of Basel since 1970, They are looking for alternatives according to “New Zealand”..
Again, it is the question of costs that gives reason to rethink. Rent, temporary transfer and attendant costs burden a budget of about CHF20 million a year with a seven-figure sum, even after the yard was renovated five years ago.
Brainwald keeps out of sight
Founder and Tournament Director Roger Brennwald is careful not to say a word about general economic conditions: “I can’t and don’t want to say more about it right now.”
Simon Terrett, Head of Communications in the city of Basel, speaks in favor of this: “The Swiss at home are very important for the region. We support the championship as a canton, among other things, on favorable rental terms and with a marketing commitment decided by the Grand Council ».
People in Zurich are ‘interested’
However, the original Basel Brennwald is not entirely satisfied with this. Contact has been established with ZSC Lions. This year’s finalist will move to the newly built Swiss Life Arena in Altstetten next October.
CEO Peter Zahner confirms the exchange: “Of course we would be interested in hosting an event like Swiss Inoors in our new arena. But the talks so far have been purely informal.” However, the business economist says the stadium should also be used for activities other than ice hockey.
Only one thing is for sure…
For a tennis circus, it would be a return to Switzerland’s largest city. The WTA tournament was held in Zurich between 1984 and 2008. This took place first at Saalsporthalle, then at Schluefweg in Kloten and later at Hallenstadion.
“We used to work with five-year plans, and today we live from year to year. It is right that we are rethinking the problem of the site. But it’s still too early to say anything about her. The only thing certain at the moment is that the next event will take place in October in St. Jacobs Hall,” explains Brennwald.
Roger Federer has announced himself next fall, who will be pictured alongside Spanish shooting star Carlos Alcaraz. For the last time at home? (tusk)
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