A few minutes from the 2024 World Championships Women's Final Between Argentina and Spain, discontent is growing among padel fans. Many point out the enormous level imbalance between Spain, Argentina and the rest of the world. Even between the nations just behind, the differences are marked.

Spain: 43

  • Ariana Sanchez (1)
  • Paula Josemaria (1)
  • Gemma Triay (3)
  • Claudia fernandez (4)
  • Beatriz gonzalez (6)
  • Marta Ortega (7)
  • Jessica castello (8)
  • Alejandra Salazar (13)

Argentina: 382

  • Delfina Brea (5)
  • Claudia jensen (12)
  • Virginia Riera (16)
  • Aranzazu Osoro (17)
  • Julieta Bidahorria (37)
  • Martina Fassio (52)
  • Maria Laura Ferreyra (133)
  • Daiara Valenzuela (110)

Argentina, despite the presence of Delfi Brea (5th in the world) and the young left-hander Claudia jensen (12th), remains behind against an overpowering Spain. Only two other Argentinian players, Virginia Riera (16e) and Aranzazu Osoro (17th), are in the top 20, Julieta Bidahorria is 37th, while the rest of the team falls below 50th place in the world. This gap reflects a Spanish domination that looks set to be difficult to shake.

On the other side, Spain fields an impressive team with seven players in the world top 10, including world number 1s Ari Sánchez et Paula Josemaría and Gemma Triay (3e) Beatriz González (6e) Marta Ortega (7e) Jessica castelló (8th), and Alejandra Salazar (13th), the former world number 1. This imbalance in the ranks makes Argentina undersized against a Spanish team that monopolises the top of the world rankings.

Team Spain women worlds 2024 triay sanchez gonzalez

Here are the compositions for the finals:

  1. Gemma Triay (3) / Claudia Fernández (4) vs Julieta Bidahorria (37) / Virginia Riera (16)
  2. Ariana Sánchez (1) / Paula Josemaría (1) vs Delfina Brea (5) / Claudia Jensen (12)
  3. Beatriz González (6) / Alejandra Salazar (13) vs Daiara Valenzuela (110) / Aranzazu Osoro (17)

So, will these World Championships offer the high-level confrontation so hoped for, or will Spain confirm its unchallenged supremacy? Live response in a few hours!

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Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.

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