We know it padel is currently experiencing unprecedented global development and on all continents. From Canada to China, from Tunisia to Australia, from Norway to Dubai, the padel takes an ever more important place.

Le World Padel Tour begins to benefit from this global development. In 2017, 23 nationalities were represented on the professional circuit of padel. A record!

732 players tried the adventure on the circuit of World Padel Tour. Again a record even if we hope that this figure will increase from 2018.

Spain and Argentina are the two most represented nations on the circuit. A surprise for anyone. (493 Spanish and Argentine 113). The number of Portuguese representatives is also increasing. Sweden, Andorra, Lithuania, Russia and Switzerland are the big novices in this professional circuit.

The controversy in Spain swells: Foreigners are privileged

All these beautiful figures hide a controversy that is taking more and more places in Spain and Argentina.

Le World Padel Tour has a policy in place to accept players from countries outside of Spain or Argentina. Conclusion: We find ourselves with players in some tables who do not have the level to be part of a qualifying or pre-qualifying stage of the World Padel Tour.

But these players are there because they are not Spanish or Argentinian. In Spain, very high level players are very numerous and it would be impossible for example to see as normal a Swiss or a Lithuanian for the moment in a table of the World Padel Tour.

As a result, Spanish players feel aggrieved and forgotten.

Le World Padel Tour no longer offers live in English

The other controversy and misunderstanding in the world of padel : The suppression of streaming in English! And this while the padel has never developed so much in the world. The reason: The cost.

The exhibition World Padel Tour : A good thing

Besides that, the professional circuit of padel has been offering exhibitions for several years World Padel Tour. These are mini tournaments between players from World Padel Tour. Belgium will also be offering a WPT Exhibition for the second consecutive year.

Female circuit: 

  • Andorra: 1
  • Argentina : 11
  • Brazil: 2
  • Spain: 168
  • La France : 2
  • Italy: 4
  • Lithuania: 1
  • Mexico: 3
  • Portugal: 7
  • Sweden : 2
  • Swiss : 1
  • Uruguay: 1

Total players: 203

Men's circuit:

  • Germany: 2
  • Andorra: 1
  • Argentina: 102
  • Australia: 2
  • Belgium : 1
  • Brazil: 9
  • Cameroon: 1
  • Chile: 3
  • Spain: 325
  • USA: 3
  • France: 15
  • Italy: 7
  • Mexico: 2
  • Netherlands : 5
  • Peru: 1
  • Portugal: 32
  • United Kingdom : 2
  • Russia: 1
  • Sweden : 12
  • Uruguay: 2
  • Venezuela: 1

Total players: 529

source: World Padel Tour

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovers the padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since padel is part of his life. You often see him touring France going to cover the major events of padel French.

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