Name: Arena Games Triathlon – Munich 2022
Start: 2022-04-09

Super League Triathlon have partnered with World Triathlon to bring you the Arena Games triathlon series and, this year, Arena Games Triathlon, Powered by Zwift is heading to Munich. On 9th April 2022, the iconic Olympiapark, Munich, will play host to the greatest triathletes in the world, as they battle it out for the chance to be crowned the first ever Triathlon Esports World Champion.

Each Arena Games Triathlon event is competed over heats and a final. Heats will see two stages of swim-bike-run, while, come the final, the fastest 10 pros of the day will race Super League’s unique Arena Games Triathlon format to decide a victor. That means 3 short, sharp and unpredictable stages that all feature swim, bike and run. There is no respite for the athletes, and an added challenge in that the order of the disciplines is shuffled each time. A pursuit style start is adopted for the final stage each time they race. The swim (200m) takes place in an Olympic sized pool and the bike (4km) and run (1km) legs on static equipment with the racing realised in the virtual world of Zwift, the world’s leading online training and racing platform. This provides real-time, detailed data insights, allowing you to get closer than ever before to the competitors.

The SLT Arena Games was born during the COVID- 19 pandemic, and grew from strength to strength last year, drawing a huge audience thanks to its innovative and exciting indoor race concept. Now, with Arena Games Triathlon powered by Zwift Super League Triathlon and World Triathlon have taken this concept to the next level. In 2022, the Arena Games Triathlon Championship series will be held across three events, in three iconic cities. At the Grand Finale, held in Singapore, the overall winners of the series will be named the first ever Esports Triathlon World Champions!

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Race Format

Arena Games Triathlon Format

Each event will consist of multiple races with heats and a final to decide the points and the prize money. 

Heats will see two stages of swim-bike-run, while, come the final, the best 10 pros on the day will race Super League’s unique Arena Games Triathlon format. That means 3 short, sharp and unpredictable stages that all feature swim, bike and run and offer no respite to the athletes, with the added challenge that the order of the disciplines is shuffled each time. A pursuit style start is also adopted for the final stage each time they race.

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The 200m swim legs will take place in an Olympic sized pool while the 4km bike and 1km run disciplines are completed on smart trainers and self-powered curved treadmills with the power and speed of the athletes turned into a virtual race via Zwift’s online platform. There is a couple of minutes break between the three stages, each starting at a set time. That will reward those that finish quickest by giving them a longer rest period. The results of the three individual stages will combine to determine the overall winner.

Men

Alex Yee

GBR

Alex Yee could have pursued a career as an international track runner but instead has let his love for triathlon win the day – and with two Olympic medals and a Super League Triathlon Championship Series title to his name already it’s just as well. Born in Lewisham, London, Alex has always had a huge […] View Profile »

Age 24

Weight 55kg

Height 1.80m

Marten Van Riel

BEL

Marten Van Riel’s story has taken him from a small town in Belgium to the top step of the podium on the world triathlon stage. Van Riel grew up in Loenhout as part of a sporting family and was a keen swimmer as a youngster. View Profile »

Age 29

Weight 65kg

Height 1.83m

Alois Knabl

AUT

A rising star of the ITU circuit with a number of impressive top ten finishes over the past few years, Knabl is pushing towards the world’s top 20 and earned the title of Austria’s triathlete of the year in 2019. He started life competing in Winter Triathlon and took the Junior European Championship crown in […] View Profile »

Age 30

Chase McQueen

USA

Chase McQueen grew up in the US Midwest in a small town in Indiana, playing a varietyof sports, but focussing competitively on swimming in high school.A talented swimmer with a long, gliding stroke he’s since adapted for the open water,McQueen became worn down by 10,000-yard weeks in the pool and jumped at thechance to take […] View Profile »

Age 24

Weight 68kg

Height 1.82m

Gianluca Pozzatti

ITA

Current Italian National champion Pozzatti lived his dream last year by not only collecting that coveted title but also representing his nation in both the individual and mixed relay events at the Tokyo Olympics. A graduate in Civil Engineering, Pozzatti was inspired to take up the sport after entering various local races as a child […] View Profile »

Age 29

Simon Henseleit

GER

Simon made his breakthrough into the elite ranks in dramatic fashion with Super League Triathlon. After serious injury problems threatened to derail his career, Simon bounced back to become German Junior champion in 2019 and part of the European title winning Under-23 German Mixed Relay team. View Profile »

Age 22

Max Stapley

GBR

A wor Max StapleyTriathletes are known for their globetrotting exploits – Max Stapley takes it to anotherlevel. Born in France but growing up in Canada and Australia, the Politics, Philosophyand Economics graduate is now based in the British triathlon hotbed of Leeds. View Profile »

Age 23

Weight 70kg

Height 1.85m

Russell White

IRL

Having entered a local triathlon as a break from competitive swimming, White found himself making a quick career transition when he won the race. He was selected for the Irish Squad and quickly took the win at the London Junior Elite Triathlon. View Profile »

Age 30

Aurélien Raphaël

FRA

A professional triathlete for 16 years, Raphael proved he can still adapt to fast new formats as in 2021 he finished third to pick up the bronze medal at the Arena Games Triathlon in Rotterdam, thanks in part to his massive swim. He was the 2006 European Junior Champion and followed that up by becoming […] View Profile »

Age 34

Weight 72kg

Height 1.84m

Gordon Benson

GBR

Gordon represented Great Britain at the 2016 Rio Olympics and has gained a reputation as a top class performer with a strong biking pedigree. Among the career titles of the Leeds based athlete are the 2019 Kazan ETU Sprint Triathlon European Championships as well as being the first British gold medallist at the 2015 European […] View Profile »

Age 28

Weight 78kg

Height 1.91m

Joao Silva

POR

One of the most decorated junior athletes to come through the Portuguese system, Silvahas evolved over the past decade-and-a-half to be one of the most consistent shortcourse triathletes in the world.Hailing from Benedita, just north of Lisbon, Silva progressed from being national juniorchampion in 2006 and 2007 to European under-23 champion in 2008, 2010 and […] View Profile »

Age 33

Weight 61kg

Height 1.71m

Darr Smith

USA

Smith is just making his way into the Elite ranks having come through the junior ranks in the USA. He was named USAT’s Junior Elite male athlete of the year in 2017, and has picked up titles in Americas Triathlon Championship events. View Profile »

Age 24

Tjebbe Kaindl

AUT

A former Junior and Senior Austrian sprint distance National champion, Kaindl has started to compete on the world stage in summer triathlon having originally excelled in winter triathlon. It was in this discipline that he was runner-up at the Junior World Championships in Zeltweg in 2016 and also took the title at under-23 level over […] View Profile »

Age 23

Justus Nieschlag

GER

Back from injury and ready to go again, Nieschlag is the original king of Arena Games Triathlon. The German came into the format’s debut event in Rotterdam in 2020 ranked as an outsider, and left with the gold medal in his pocket, beating a stacked field to the title. View Profile »

Age 30

Weight 67kg

Height 1.84m

Jannik Schaufler

GER

Jannik Schaufler is one of triathlon’s hottest properties who is striving to prove himself on and off the race course. Jannik grew up focussed on soccer rather than triathlon, enjoying the team aspect of the sport but already showing a keen desire to be the best he could be. View Profile »

Age 25

Weight 61kg

Height 1.77m

Donald Hillebregt

NED

The former swimmer has previous Arena Games Triathlon experience, which could be a major bonus in a field of competitors largely inexperienced in this format of racing. He grew up in the water as a swimmer but moved to triathlon at a relatively early age and has been progressing ever since. View Profile »

Women

Beth Potter

GBR

With her running and triathlon ability having combined in perfect unison, Potter made headlines worldwide in 2021. Just a week after a standout performance saw Potter produce a surprise victory in the Arena Games London, she ran a world record time of 14:41 on the road for 5km to stun the world of athletics too. View Profile »

Age 30

Weight 51kg

Height 1.70m

Anna Godoy Contreras

ESP

Anna Godoy Contreras is keeping it in the family with her exploits in the world of triathlon. Anna’s father was an international triathlete, while her brother is also part of the Spanish team. View Profile »

Age 29

Weight 56kg

Height 1.62m

Zsanett Bragmeyer

HUN

Coming into Arena Games Triathlon on the back of her most successful year as a pro, Bragmayer is one to watch. 2021 proved a breakthrough year, for the Hungarian athlete, as Bragmayer finished 12th in the individual event at the Tokyo Olympics and grabbed a fourth place finish at WTCS level in Hamburg. View Profile »

Age 28

Weight 59kg

Height 1.75m

Ilaria Zane

ITA

Many top triathletes come from a swimming background – but Ilaria Zane may be the only one who has graduated from synchronised swimming. In her childhood in Mestre, Italy, Ilaria was focused on gymnastics before she found synchronised swimming. View Profile »

Age 30

Weight 48kg

Height 1.57m

Alissa Konig

SUI

An expert over short distance racing, 2019 Swiss elite champion Konig will be hopingher explosive speed transfers to the city streets of Super League.With Switzerland having a fine track record in triathlon, the 26-year-old from Dürntenoff the northern shore of Lake Zurich, is hoping to follow in the wake of her celebrated compatriots – all-time […] View Profile »

Age 26

Weight 55kg

Height 1.63m

Barbara De Koning

NED

There is a lot of talk about De Koning coming into the Arena Games Triathlon as the hottest property on the junior circuit tries her hand at the new and exciting format. De Koning is no stranger to Super League. View Profile »

Age 0

Anabel Knoll

GER

Anabel Knoll is forging her own way in triathlon but has her inspiration right behind her. Anabel’s father, Roland, represented Germany in triathlon at the World Championships in 1995, and for a time even served as her coach. View Profile »

Age 26

Height 1.80m

Gina Sereno

USA

There is a lot of hype around Sereno as the former decorated track and cross country runner at the University of Michigan transitions into triathlon. Sereno was picked up by USAT’s Collegiate Recruitment Program and quickly showed exactly the kind of promise they had hoped. View Profile »

Age 27

Romana Gajdošová

SVK

Gajdošová is an athlete of many talents, having secured fantastic finishes in three sports. As a 10,000m runner she was a national medallist in both junior and elite categories. View Profile »

Petra Kurikova

CZE

Petra KurikovaA former swimmer who went on to discover triathlon and win the Children and Youth Olympics in Brno, Kurikova fulfilled her dream of making it to the full Olympics in Tokyo last year. She has picked up nine podiums at elite and junior level across her World Triathlon career and with a big swim […] View Profile »

Luisa Iogna-Prat

ITA

One of the new generation of lifelong triathletes, Iogna-Prat raced her first swim-bike-run event when she was just eight-years-old, encouraged into the sport by her father Stefano, a triathlete himself. She is a three-time Italian champion over triathlon and duathlon and has been runner-up the same number of times. View Profile »

Lena Meißner

GER

A decorated junior athlete for Germany, Meißner is making the step up into the elites with some strong results to underline her progress. Her most notable result is a European Cup win in Carole in 2021, while she also came second in the European Cup event in Barcelona. View Profile »

Iria Rodriguez

ESP

Vigo born Spanish athlete Rodriguez has been making steady progress through the junior ranks and into the elites over the past 18 months. She really made her mark as a junior when she finished second at the Melilla ETU Triathlon Junior European Cup race in 2018. View Profile »

Age 23

Tickets

Arena Games Triathlon Munich will be held in the Aquatics Centre of the iconic Olypiapark Munich.

At Arena Games Triathlon Munich, you’ll see the world’s best triathletes battle it out in the fastest, most exciting and brutal racing. At the event, there will be live on the ground MCs, taking you through the action as it unfolds, and BIG Screens so you can follow every second of the racing.

Tickets will be allocated according to COVID regulations
First come first served policy
Register early to avoid disappointment!

Find out about our Arena Games Triathlon ticketing options here…

VIP/ Hospitality

Seating in the VIP section and access to the VIP Area, including free food & drinks, Athlete visits to the lounge, Raffle entry for all hospitality ticket purchasers for signed SLT merchandise.

INCLUSIONS

Premium Seats offering the best views of all the Arena Games action
Athlete visits to the lounge, giving you the opportunity to meet the stars
Private VIP lounge overseeing all the action
Casual dining buffet
Athlete Q&A
Raffle entry for signed SLT merchandise

Find out more about Arena Games Triathlon Munich Hospitality HERE

General Admission

General Admission seats include reserved seating with a view of the swim/bike and run action. Reduced price tickets are available for children under 14 years.

Tickets are subject to a non-refundable booking fee of €2 per transaction plus 5% of ticket value.

Event Schedule

A detailed schedule will be published closer to the event and is currently subject to change. As of 17th Feb, gates are scheduled to open at 4pm, with the women’s final set to start at 5:20pm and the men’s final due to start at 6:30pm.

COVID – 19 Regulations

The event will follow the COVID regulation that is in place on the day of the event. As of 17 Feb 2022, this would require all ticketholders to show proof of vaccination to be allowed entrance to the venue. FFP2 facemasks must also be worn at all times.

Get Your Arena Games Triathlon Munich Tickets

To book either GENERAL ADMISSION or HOSPITALITY tickets, click on your desired seating area on the floor plan below to zoom in. You can then choose from the seat options available.

Venue Map

How to get here

Arena Games Triathlon Munich will take place in the Aquatics Centre (Olympia-Schwimmhalle) of the Iconic Olympiapark Munich.

Olympia-Schwimmhalle, Located in Olympiapark
Coubertinpl. 1, 80809 München, Germany

The nearest Train Station to Olympiapark is Olympiazentrum Underground (U-bahn) Station.

The nearest Airport to Olympiapark is Munich Airport (MUC) at a distance of 27 km. It is easy to reach Olympiapark, from the Airport, by public transport. Get on the train at Flughafen München, and change to the subway at Moosach. The nearest subway station to Olympiapark is Olympiazentrum.

Event Schedule

Women Heat 1

11:00 - 11:30

Women Heat 2

11:50 - 12:20

Men Heat 1

12:40 - 13:10

Men Heat 2

13:30 - 14:00

Venue opens to ticket holders

16:00

LIVE BROADCAST START TIME

17:00

Final Women

17:20 - 18:10

Final Men

18:30 - 19:15

LIVE BROADCAST ENDS

19:30

Venue closes

20:00

Arena Games Triathlon Powered by Zwift Munich

What is Arena Games Triathlon Powered by Zwift

Arena Games Triathlon Powered by Zwift is an innovative concept that blends in real life and virtual racing to deliver a new level of the immersive viewing experience. The format took the triathlon world by storm with the debut of the SLT Arena Games in Rotterdam 2020 before successful follow-up events in London and Rotterdam in 2021. Now it’s back in a World Championship Series format for 2022, that will see the crowning of the first esports triathlon World Champions. With further innovations, more live data, and in your face cameras, these events will get closer to the athletes than ever before.

When and where will the Arena Games Triathlon World Championship Series powered by Zwift Championship Series take place?

In 2022, the Arena Games Triathlon World Championship Series powered by Zwift series will take place in 3 iconic locations.

April 9, 2022: Munich, Germany

April 23, 2022: London, UK

May 7, 2022: Singapore Grand Final

What is the concept?

Arena Games Triathlon powered by Zwift is an amalgamation of real-life and virtual racing. It provides an immersive viewing experience that allows fans to get up close and personal with the best triathletes in the world and enjoy live data.

The swim leg takes place in an Olympic sized pool, while the bike and run disciplines are completed on smart trainers and self-powered curved treadmills with the power and speed of the athletes turned into a visual race via Zwift’s online platform.

The TV broadcast brings together the best of all these elements to produce a captivating event, with in-your-face cameras bringing you closer than ever to the athletes and an enclosed environment showing their effort and raw suffering like never before.

How does the Arena Games Triathlon World Championship Series powered by Zwift work?

The Championship Series events will consist of both heats and finals. At each event athletes will need to qualify for the final race via a heat which will consist of 2 Stages (Swim – Bike – Run / Swim – Bike – Run). The second stage will be held in a pursuit format. Athletes will start in reverse order of their result in stage 1. The athlete with the fastest time will start first, every other athlete will follow with a time gap as per the result of stage 1.

The 8-10 best athletes from the heats (venue dependant) will then progress to the final. In Munich this will be the top three in each heat plus the two fastest losers. The final will consist of 3 Stages over Super League’s unique Arena Games Triathlon format (Swim – Bike – Run // Run – Bike – Swim // Swim – Bike – Run).

The competition times for each athlete will be added from the 1st and the 2nd stage. Pursuit starts for the last stage based on the time difference accumulated across the first two stages. The athlete with the fastest time, will start first.

The Championship Finals will follow a similar format but with a two-stage repechage offering an extra route to the big finale: a three-stage battle for the 30 athletes who make it onto the start lists.

For more information on formats please visit the Formats section.

How does the point scoring work?

The World Champions will be decided via a points system combining the results of the final in Singapore plus each athlete’s best result at one additional Arena Games event. The results also contribute to World Triathlon’s world rankings.

The Series (Munich and London) race winners will each receive 250 points, the Championship Finals (Singapore) winners 500 points, decreasing by 7.5% for each position thereafter. The Arena Games Triathlon World Champions will be the man and woman with the highest combined score from the Finals and one Series event.

Who is racing?

Official start lists for the Arena Games Triathlon powered by Zwift events will be announced in the run-up to each event.

There will be between 16-20 female athletes and 16-20 male athletes racing the events in Munich and London. The Finals in Singapore sees that number grown to 30 female and 30 male athletes.

Is there prize money?

Yes, the Pros will be racing for cash to add extra incentive to race at full throttle throughout. However, there is not only money at stake, the Arena Games Triathlon Powered by Zwift will also crown the world’s first triathlon esports World Champions in 2022.

The winners of the Series events will get $5,000, while for the Finals it is $7,500. All athletes reaching the final of any event will earn prize money.

In addition, the World Champions will also receive $8,000 on top of what was earned in the races, with $6,000 going to the overall second-placed athletes and $4,000 overall third.

Where can I watch Arena Games Triathlon powered by Zwift?

Our broadcast partners will be showing uninterrupted coverage of the Finals of each event and are being regularly updated on our website. You will also be able to watch all the action, live, on our Website and YouTube Channel.

Can I watch the heats?

Super League Triathlon will be delivering a stream of the heats from each event. You can watch live on live on our Website and YouTube Channel as well as on TriathlonLive.

Where can I find Arena Games Triathlon Powered by Zwift tickets/ merchandise?

Official Super League Triathlon merchandise is now available from the SLT Dryworld store HERE! Tickets for Arena Games Triathlon Munich can be found HERE.

Are the events COVID secure?

Yes. As elite sports events, Arena Games Triathlon Powered by Zwift events fully comply with all applicable local and national regulations.

What are the current COVID guidelines in Munich?

Since April 3 most of the covid restrictions in Munich have been lifted. The obligation to wear masks indoors no longer applies, and the 2G and 3G regulations have also expired. While we encourage spectators to wear masks this is not a requirement anymore. Entry to the venue does also no longer require proof of vaccination nor a negative covid test.