DP World Padel Championships 2022
By CF Padel Academy | 
November 10, 2022
CF Padel Academy was delighted to have the DP World Padel Championships in the backyard of our beautiful court at The Aviation Club.
The event took place in the beginning of November and was a hugely successful event organised by UAEPA. It was incredibly exciting to have our court be used as a practice court for the best platers in the world.
Here’s what Gulf News had to say about the Finals
Argentina beat Spain in epic padel final, reclaim men’s title at DP World Championships
Prevail 2-1 to lift the title at at packed Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium
Dubai: Padel sport is dominated by Spaniards and Argentines at the top of the professional ranks. The two powerhouses of the game squared off in a pulsating men’s final of the DP World Padel Championships at the jam-packed Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium on Saturday night.
Argentina prevailed over rival Spain 2-1 to lift the title, and the epic final that started at 5pm on Saturday and ended at 1am in early hours of Sunday which kept the capacity crowd of 5,000 on the edge of their seats throughout the thriller.
Held under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, the 16th edition of the International Padel Federation’s flagship team event was hosted by the UAE Padel Association (UAEPA) in association with the Dubai Sports Council and the Dubai Department of Economy & Tourism (DET).
With the victory, Argentina also secured their 11th overall World Championship crown and gained a sweet revenge over Spain, whom they lost to in last year’s final in Doha.
The pair have dominated the sport and are the only two winners of the event since the inaugural edition in 1992.
Juan Lebron, the reigning world No. 1, and Francisco Navarro put Spain ahead after coming from behind to beat Federico Chingotto and Agustin Tapia 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the first set.
Franco Stupaczuk and Martin Di Nenno defeated Arturo Coello and Alejandro Galan 6-3, 6-2 to level the match.
Making the best use of their vast experience, Fernando Belasteguin and Sanyo Gutierrez won the decider by outlasting Alex Ruiz and Momo Gonzalez 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.
The pair have dominated the sport and are the only two winners of the International Padel Federation’s flagship team event since the inaugural edition in 1992.
For the first time in the championship’s history, a prize pool of €500,000 was on offer and distributed equally between men, women’s teams and to the teams that reached the finals according to the first to sixteenth places, where the winner of the title received €45,000, the runners-up got €30,000, the teams finishing third received €24,000, the teams finishing fourth got €20,000, and the fifth placed teams received €18,000.
Sheikh Saeed thanked and expressed gratitude to His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, for his patronage and unwavering support.
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