Dubai hosts the first edition of the Padel Tennis Cup, with the participation of professionals and amateurs

Dubai will host the first edition of the Dubai Padel Tennis Cup, a sports event that includes exhibition matches for the most prominent professional athletes and competitions dedicated to amateurs who love the game for a whole month, in a step that contributes to consolidating the emirate’s position as the first destination for padel tennis in the Middle East. The Cup is one of the most prominent events on the calendar of the Dubai Fitness Challenge 2021, which will be held from October 29 to November 27. The highly anticipated tournament will continue for four weeks, with exciting competitions and high-level exhibition matches over three days between 2-4 November, in a specially built stadium near the famous Museum of the Future in Jumeirah Emirates Towers.

And competing in the professional competition are Juan Lebron Chinqua (world number one), Fernando Bellastiguin (ranked sixth), Pablo Lima (ranked eight), Luciano Capra (ranked 14), Javier Arturo Coelho (ranked 17) and Jarredo Gomez (ranked). 18th), Miguel Lamberti (20th), Adrien Alemande (22nd), Juan Martín Díaz (26th), Jorge Neto Ruiz (21st), Juan Merez Petrov (56th) and Sergio Ecardo Alcorissa. (ranked 114), and others. The doubles teams will play four matches on each of the first two days, before reaching the final matches on the 4th of November; Tickets are also available for purchase on Platinumlist.

Both the league and championship competitions will be held in the various padel tennis clubs in Dubai, with the International Padel Tennis Academy, the leading padel tennis club chain in Dubai, hosting the quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals of categories (A) and (B) of the men’s championship.

For his part, Ahmed Hamada, founding partner of the Dubai Padilla Cup, said in a press statement: “Organizing the tournament, which hosts exhibition matches for the most prominent professional players in the world and amateur tournaments of all categories in various parts of Dubai, confirms the emirate’s ability to hold world-class sporting events. Encouraging an active lifestyle and stimulating the participation of players of all levels in sports.

We seek to establish Dubai as a global destination for padel tennis by organizing exciting and fun events across the emirate.”

In turn, Saeed Hareb, Secretary-General of the Dubai Sports Council, said: "We welcome the launch of the Dubai Padilla Cup to join the exciting competitions in the emirate's agenda of world-class sports and community events. This sport has also become part of this year's Dubai Fitness Challenge, and we look forward to working with it. The organizers of the Padel Tennis Clubs in Dubai, the Emirates Padel Tennis Association, clubs and players across the emirate to transform the tournament into a real festival that celebrates this sport in the framework of continuous efforts to develop it.”

The organizers of the Dubai Padel Tennis Cup are seeking to take advantage of the growing popularity of the game to enhance the participation of the emirate’s residents in the Dubai Fitness Challenge 30x30, as they cooperate with the challenge to provide free training sessions for new padel tennis enthusiasts, which provides a great opportunity to hone the skills of individuals and attract more local residents to participate in the event. this sport.

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