It's awful for the World Padel Tour : the circuit will recover tired players, but also less motivated and who for some criticize the circuit openly, like the world number one Ale Galan, President of the Association of Professional Players of Padel, while the WPT circuit is no longer even the official circuit of the FIP.

Wait until the end of 2023 to be free

The players have watered down their wine and continue with the WPT. But the end is scheduled: after December 2023, players will be permanently released from the WPT, barring any new surprises. The players refused the WPT's proposal to continue beyond.

And in the meantime, they have played on incredible sites, notably spearheading Roland-Garros, not to mention prize money and much better media exposure. Paquito Navarro had also explained in a press conference of the first Major of Premier Padel in Qatar all the interest of seeing “le padel much better exposed“, implied in relation to the World Padel Tour .

We could talk about the behavior of the WPT, sometimes surprising, such as the prohibition for a media present during an event to take any photo, to obtain an interview with a player or to have his questions answered. In sports history, the WPT's strategy is probably unique.

Players can't be on all fronts

This year is a year of transition. Players can still cash in the excess proofs. But Premier Padel predicts that next year we will have many more tournaments. Technically, this means that a choice will have to be made for the players. They will not be able to participate in all tournaments. It will not be physically possible.

On social networks, many fans are surprised to already see too many surprises multiplying on the World Padel Tour. So we could say that in Argentina for Premier Padel, we had some surprises too.

But beyond this controversy, it is the gigantic rhythm for the players who therefore did not have a real summer break.

See for yourselves: there will be no more Premier Padel before the Major in Mexico, but the World Padel Tour resumes the Open at the beginning of next September.

In September and October, there are simply 7 international events that will follow one another without any break:

  • In September: Portugal, Sweden, Spain, Netherlands
  • In October: Spain, Middle East, Spain

In short: is a two-week break enough to recharge the batteries?

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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