More than 110 elite female athletes join the Premier Padel World Tour – Hewar Algeria

The Premier Padel Tour announced that more than 110 of the most famous paddle players in the world have joined its upcoming competitions, with expectations of more elite players joining in the coming period.
The women’s and men’s competitions will start simultaneously during the Premier Padel season, with discussions imminently beginning with local marketing companies to evaluate the tournaments that can host the women’s tour immediately.
This announcement marks an important milestone for the Premier Padel Tour, the only official world paddle tour of the International Padel Tennis Federation and supported by the Professional Paddle Players Association. The participation of female athletes, under the leadership of the International Paddle Players Association, contributes to strengthening the position of the Premier Paddle Tour at all levels as a leading platform for competition at the highest levels and the tour that is trusted by all professionals in the sport of paddle.
The Premier Padel Tour, which was launched by Qatar Sports Investments, the International Paddle Tennis Federation and the Professional Paddle Players Association more than a year ago, succeeded in raising the paddle sport to new heights, and expanded the practice of this sport to many new areas, while holding its activities according to the highest standards. Focus on top players.
The tour recently witnessed the conclusion of the Ooredoo Qatar Grand Paddle Championship, the first event of the 2023 season, with the focus now shifting to the city of Rome, with the upcoming announcement of the venues for hosting the women’s competitions once discussions with marketing companies are completed.
Commenting on this topic, Mr. Luigi Carraro, President of the International Padel Federation, said: “Today, paddle sport has achieved a remarkable achievement on a global scale, as we have worked hard since the launch of the Premier Padel Tour last year to ensure that male and female players have opportunities to compete within this world tour. Today, we are pleased to announce that more than 110 paddle players have joined the tour, with more top players expected to join. We are proud of the progress we have made by continuing our commitment and efforts to take the paddle sport to new heights and enhance its presence around the world.”
For his part, Mr. Nasser Al-Khulaifi, President of the Premier Padel Tournament, said: “When we launched the Premier Padel Tour more than a year ago, we pledged to give both men and women the opportunity to participate in the Tour’s competitions. And today, with this historic announcement, I am proud to say that we have succeeded in realizing this ambition, just over a year after the founding of the tour. Today, we look forward to seeing the extent of success and prosperity that paddle sport continues to achieve, and the Premier Paddle Tour is still in its early stages.”
A spokesperson from the International Paddle Players Association said: “The International Paddle Players Association’s dialogues continued for months, at the end of which the majority of the member players voted in favor of playing in the Premier Padel Tour competitions for the 2023 season, which provided great support for the tournament. Through this step, the association seeks to enhance the presence of women in the paddle sport and to continue supporting men’s competitions. The Premier Paddle Tour is also an amazing project for paddle sport, especially for the women’s category, with its main role in enhancing the presence of paddle sport globally.”
The Premier Paddle Tour season 2023 will be broadcast live in more than 180 regions around the world through channels such as ESPN (in South America, Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean); beIN SPORTS (in the Middle East, North Africa, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Turkey); Viaplay (in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania); SuperSport (in sub-Saharan Africa), Canal+ (in France, Poland, the Netherlands and other global regions), and many more channels and regions.