With the final photo of all the participating National Teams, the great party of the padel in South America concluded. In the facilities of Padel San Antonio, Valparaiso Region, Chile, the National Teams of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile, played the South American Padel Championships 2017 organized by FEPACHI ( Chile Padel Federation

In the format of all against all, in the Men’s Category, Argentina and Brazil arrived undefeated to the last day. Their final confrontation would crown the Champion. The albiceleste team won with solvency in the direct match proclaiming Champions of the South American 2017. The night before, Chile and Paraguay starred in a confrontation to see who occupied the third step of the podium. After the first point achieved by the paraguayans and the second by the chileans, everything would be decided in a third match, where the host team knew how to suffer to take a historic win and break a 12 year streak against the guaranies.

Final Classification – National Male Teams:

1. Argentina
2. Brazil
3. Chile
4. Paraguay
5. Uruguay

In Women’s Category, after the dispute of all the days, the selections of Argentina and Brazil would fight for the definition of the 1st and 2nd place, while Chile and Uruguay would do it for the 3rd and 4th place. In the duel for the title, the argentine team was imposed against the brazilians rising with the prized continental tittle. In the definition for the third place, Uruguay and Chile starred in a series that needed to go to the third match to consecrate a huge success for the uruguayan team, proclaiming third of this South American 2017.

Final Classification – National Female Teams:

1. Argentina
2. Brazil
3. Uruguay
4. Chile

The activity in South America doesn´t stop, this weekend it moves to Brazil. Organized by Cobrapa ( Brazilian Padel Confederation ), the South American Amateur Padel Championships is held at the facilities of Padel Pro, Bento Gonçalves.

Proud to announce this next step for NPB ( Nederlandse Padelbond / Dutch Padel Federation), La Playa, Padel Academy and PadelShop. From December 1 to 3 at La Playa Rijswijk and for the first time a FIP500 Tournament for men and women will be organised in The Netherlands. More prize money, better players and more fun. And big upgrade for the women Tournament ( last year it was FIP100 ). Welcome FIP500 Padelshop.com!

Men: main Draw 32 teams ( main Draw starts Friday )
Women: main Draw 16 teams ( main draw starts Saturday )

Prize money ( prize per team ): Men / Women
Winners 1500 / Winners 1000
Runners up 1000 / Runners up 500
1/2 final 500 / 1/2 final 250
1/4 final 200 / 1/4 final 125
1/8 final 100

Extra info for players:
– La Playa has 4 indoor padel courts ( full panoramic )
– 12 mm Mundo grass ( color blue ), height 8 meters
– running out of court is not possible
– showers and dressing rooms available, restaurant on-site
– no round Robin. If you loose, you are out
– winner gets also 500 points for FIP world ranking
– La Playa offers special meals from €6 – € 8,50
– Semi-final and Final will be with referee
– Final on Sunday starts around 16:00 o’clock
– Semi-finals may not take place at same time
– all matches will be best of 3 sets

Special Hotel Deal:
Grand Winston Hotel ( 5 minutes walking distance from La Playa )
€ 50,- per double room including breakfast! ( valid all week from Wednesday untill Sunday )

Extra services:
– On-site medial attendance, massage, physiotherapist services
– Live-streaming main courts ( with help of the partner PadelMagazine.fr )
– Shuttle service from and to airport ( Rotterdam / The Hague Airport or Amsterdam Schiphol )
– Attention: No shuttle service to or from Eindhoven Airport
– Free water and fruit during Tournament
– Videographer and photographer on-site ( by competing you give La Playa the rights to publish the pictures taken )

Main sponsors / partners:
Rabobank, Volvo Nicam, Grand Winston Hotel, PadelMagazine.fr, PadelAcademy, La Playa, PadelShop.com, HEAD, Black Crown, Starvie, Bullpadel, BB by Felix Mantilla, NPB

Complete info about this FIP500 Padelshop.com Tournament in Setteo.

The most important Championship in Europe finished last Saturday after intense days of competition. A splendid week in which all European national teams have fought to achieve their different goals in the excellent padel facilities in Estoril and have been able to enjoy the warm welcome of the Portuguese town of Cascais.

An excellent demonstration of the great organizational capacity of all participating federations and the host FPP ( Federação Portuguesa de Padel ), who together with the FIP and Smash Padel have organized the Championship. A total of 15 National Teams ( 15 in Men’s Category and 11 in Women’s ) have elucidated great confrontations in search of victory. The international representation has been completed in 16 countries, thanks to the participation of a Norwegian pair in the European Championships by National Pairs. Far is that first European Championships played in Italy in 1995 with the participation of only three countries: Spain, France and Italy. 22 years later, this European Championships 2017 confirms the excellent progression that padel is achieving on the European continent.

Spain was proclaimed European Champion by National Teams in Male Category, winning the Final in the host team, Portugal. In the fight for the third and fourth place, Italy was imposed on France,  reaching the great success of obtaining a place on the podium for the transalpine country. Check here all the results of the European Championships 2017 by National Male Teams.

Final Classification – National Male Teams:

1. Spain
2. Portugal
3. Italy
4. France
5. Great Britain
6. Sweden
7. Belgium
8. Germany
9. Finland
10. The Netherlands
11. Austria
12. Switzerland
13. Poland
14. Czech Republic
15. Principality of Monaco

In Female Category, the Spanish team won against Portugal in the Grand Final. As in the Male Category, Italy and France, the faces were seen in a more than vibrant clash, and this time the French took the victory to reach the third step of the final podium. Check here all the results of the European Championships 2017 by National Female Teams.

Final Classification – National Female Teams:

1. Spain
2. Portugal
3. France
4. Italy
5. Sweden
6. The Netherlands
7. Belgium
8. Poland
9. Switzerland
10. Great Britain
11. Finland

In the European Championships for National Pairs, in Men’s Category, the Spanish pair formed by Aday Santana and Alvaro Cepero were proclaimed Champions when defeating in the Final the couple Willy Lahoz / Alex Ruiz. Check here the Complete Table of results.

In Women’s Category, the Spanish pair Marta Ortega / Ariana Sanchez beat the Portuguese pair Ana Catarina Nogueira / Filipa Mendonça proclaiming European Champions by National Pairs. Check here the Complete Table of results.

The best padel in the world returned to Argentina. From November 6 to 12, the city of Buenos Aires hosted the WPT Buenos Aires Padel Master, FIP1000 plus Tournament included in the FIP 2017 Calendar.

From different provinces throughout the country, more than 20,000 fans vibrated in a fantastic week at La Rural, confirming again the enormous passion with the padel sport feels in Argentina. An exceptional environment that was lived throughout the week in Buenos Aires making an event of a very important magnitude. The APA has supported with its presence and has contributed in the organizational management.

Argentina is living history of the padel. In the decade of the 80 our sport invaded with force the main cities of the country like Capital Federal, Mar del Plata, Mendoza, Cordoba and Rosario, among others. In 1982 there were no more than 12 courts in the whole country.

Thanks to the boom experienced in the following years was in 1987 when the APA ( Argentinean Padel Association ) was founded, currently chaired by Mr. Oscar Nicastro, and began to make official the first national tournaments and the subsequent dispute of the first international meetings Spanish-Argentina.

In 1991, padel was considered the second most practiced sport in Argentina, after soccer, obtaining an important coverage in the main national media. Since then and until our days, the Argentinean padel, together with the Spanish one, has had an essential and fundamental role in the development of our sport.

Draws European Championship by National Pairs – Men´s

 

Draws European Championship by National Pairs – Women´s