The ranking of Padel world is constantly evolving after each tournament, but we observed that the players seemed frozen in their place of the ranking, especially when they were at the top.

The perfect example is Fernando Belasteguin, who, despite the different partners he has had, has remained world number one for about fifteen years.

Will Fernando Belasteguin regain his throne?

For more than fifteen years (sixteen to be precise), Fernando Belasteguin sat on the throne of Padel World.

During this time it was unlikely that the world would awaken with anyone else on his world number 1 throne.

However, his injury to his right elbow forced him to take a forced rest, and not to participate in some tests of the World Padel Tour (Lugo, Portugal, etc.). This allowed his partner, Pablo Lima, to be alone at the top of the standings.

After the results of Portugal Padel Masters, the leader's chair has changed, Maxi Sànchez is the new world number one.

Who is Maxi Sànchez?

Maxi Sànchez is a Padel coming from Argentina, from Villa Mercedes. Born on December 15, 1986, he made a promise to his father 12 years ago, when he was 19 at the time, and he left for Spain to live from his passion, to become world number one in Padel.

Maxi Sanchez in number 1, and Sanyo second

The two Luis Sain's protégés take over from Fernando Belasteguin's partner, Pablo Lima, who leads the world rankings. They are respectively in 1 and 2.

Maxi Sanchez holds 13 270 points, and his teammate, Sanyo, 13 135. Pablo Lima is relegated to the third place with 10 960 points, and ahead of little, Fernando Belasteguin.

Why is Sanyo not number 1?

It seems legitimate to ask this question, because in the last ranking Sanyo was ahead of Maxi. However, there is a fairly simple explanation. Indeed, both players earned the same points with their victory in Portugal Padel Masters, but the points to defend from the previous year were more important for Sanyo than for Maxi. Therefore, this explains why Sanyo is not number 1, and leaves his partner, Maxi, alone at the top of the table.

Alexis Dutour

Alexis Dutour is passionate about padel. With his training in communication and marketing, he puts his skills at the service of padel to offer us articles that are always very interesting.

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