According to Sports world et Trademarks, an agreement in principle was reached between the Damm group (owner of the World Padel Tour) and QSI (owner of Premier Padel). The two structures aim to merge in 2024.

A super-circuit is approaching!

After five months of talks, player tensions and battles, the two organizations seem to have taken a first step forward by signing a Memorandum Of Understanding, an official document that describes a bilateral or multilateral agreement between the parties and that expresses a convergence of will, indicating an intention to undertake common action.

The turning point in the negotiations, which had been going well since last January, would have been the arrival of women on Premier Padel from the Italy Major, at the Foro Italico in Rome, next July. From then on, the climate of animosity would have disappeared, allowing the discussions to take place in the best possible agreement.

Damm and QSI are indeed going to set up this professional “super-circuit” project of padel by combining the experience of World Padel Tour and the power of Premier Padel in an environment governed by the highest authority of the padel worldwide, the International Federation of Padel (FIP).

The rest of the 2023 season unchanged

According to Marca, the brand World Padel Tour should be totally absorbed by the emblem Premier Padel in terms of tournaments and rankings. The circuit run by Qatar Sports Investment has announced 24 tournaments for next year, which would be consistent with reports that Premier Padel would hold the reins.

For the moment, impossible to know the details of the form and the structure. In any case, we can be sure that the end of the 2023 season will not be disrupted. Each circuit will end the year on its own with the planned schedule while negotiations continue.

Important detail, circuit A1 Padel will continue to stand apart and try to survive this union. President Fabrice Pastor has already spoken on the subject and thinks he can eclipse this future uncompromising competitor.

There is still a long way to go, but open and advanced discussions seem to be able to make the new era of padel a reality.

Martin Schmuda

A competitive tennis player, Martin discovered the padel in 2015 in Alsace and appeared in a few tournaments in Paris. Today a journalist, he deals with current affairs padel while continuing its rise in the world of the little yellow ball!

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