OWL Arena is a multi-purpose
indoor sports arena, located in
Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, in
Germany. The capacity of the arena is 12,300 people and it opened in 1993.
It hosts the
Halle Open every year in June. It is one of the few
grass court tennis tournaments around.
The stadium has a retractable roof which can be closed in 88 seconds, which rules out the risk of tennis matches having to be suspended because of rain.
The stadium is heated and also used for other sport events (
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
,
basketball,
prisonball
Prisonball (also known as Prison Dodgeball, Nationball, Battleball, Trench, Jail Ball, Jail Dodgeball, Jailbreak, Greek Dodgeball, German Dodgeball, Teamball, Crossfire, Warball, Swedish Dodgeball, Dungeon Dodge; King's Court in Canada, Heaven in ...
,
volleyball and
boxing),
TV shows and
concerts.
On 2 April 2005, Irish vocal pop band
Westlife held a concert for their
The No 1's Tour supporting their album
...Allow Us to Be Frank.
In January 2007, several games of the
Handball World Championship
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the ...
took place there; most of them were sold out with 11,000 spectators.
Halle Gerry-Weber-Stadion railway station
Halle OWL-Arena is a railway station located in Halle Halle may refer to:
Places Germany
* Halle (Saale), also called Halle an der Saale, a city in Saxony-Anhalt
** Halle (region), a former administrative region in Saxony-Anhalt
** Bezirk Halle, ...
is located 500m from the stadium on the
Osnabrück to
Bielefeld railway line.
In early 2020, a consortium of 13 sponsors became owner of the venue and its name was changed to ''OWL Arena''.
See also
*
List of tennis stadiums by capacity
References
External links
Official siteWorld Stadiums siteWikimapia siteStadionwelt Gerry weber stadion detailDavis Cup Germany vs France February 2006
Gallery
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Image:Gerry Weber Stadion Völkerball Meisterschaft.jpg,
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Indoor arenas in Germany
Tennis venues in Germany
Retractable-roof stadiums
Retractable-roof stadiums in Europe
Handball venues in Germany
Halle (Westfalen)
Sports venues in North Rhine-Westphalia
Buildings and structures in Gütersloh (district)
1993 establishments in Germany
Sports venues completed in 1993