The curtain falls on a historic season of world padel with the Qatar Airways Premier Padel Finals, which will be held from Thursday to Sunday at Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona. This event will mark the end of an impressive year, with figures that speak for themselves: 2 matches played, 476 players entered, representing 581 nations, 29 tournaments organized in 23 countries and on 16 continents. For the first time, the tournament will introduce a final for third and fourth place, scheduled for Sunday, after a tribute to the padel legend, Fernando Belasteguín.

The 16 best players in the ranking FIP Race will compete in this prestigious tournament. The kick-off will be on Thursday with the first quarter-finals, where two men's and two women's matches will be scheduled. The opening of hostilities, scheduled for 14:XNUMX (CET), will see Marta Ortega and Sofia Araujo, double champions this season (Genova and NewGiza), face Alejandra Salazar and Jessica Castello, the latter having won the P1 of Acapulco. The second match will oppose Martin Di Nenno and Juan LeBron, winners in Finland, at Javi Garrido and Lucas Bergamini, who secured their ticket to these finals thanks to their performances in Milan. From 17pm (CET), it’s the turn of the world number 1s. Ariana Sanchez and Paula Josemaria, dominating with nine titles this year, will face Lucia Sainz and Patty LlagunoThe afternoon program will close with Arturo Coello and Agustin Tapia, unbeatable in 2024 with 14 titles and a series of 45 consecutive victories, opposed to Pablo Cardona and Paquito Navarro.

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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