This is a very surprising decision! The World Championships of padel will take place for the second consecutive time at Qatar. here is the press release from FIP translated to French.
We are pleased to announce that the Board of Directors, after evaluating all the applications received for the organization of the XVIth World Championship of padel by national teams 2022, which will be held from October 31 to November 5, 2022, has decided to award the venue to:
Below, we inform you of the pre-registered countries, as well as the nation directly qualified for the final phase.
Germany, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, Ecuador, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Great Britain, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, Monaco, Norway, Paraguay, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Czech Republic, San Marino, Senegal, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, UAE, USA and Uruguay.
Qualified: Spain, Argentina, Brazil, France, Italy, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, Belgium and Qatar (host country).
Germany, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, Ecuador, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Great Britain, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, Norway, Paraguay, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Czech Republic, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, UAE, USA and Uruguay.
Qualified: Spain, Argentina, Italy, France, Brazil, Belgium, Mexico, Germany, Netherlands, Paraguay.