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\nDUBAI: The International Padel Federation has announced that this year\u2019s IPF World Padel Championship, its flagship biennial tournament, will be held from Oct. 31 to Nov. 5 at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
\nOrganized by the UAE Padel Association, the Dubai World Padel Championship 2022 operates under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, crown prince of Dubai and chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, and hosted in association with the Dubai Sports Council and Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism.<\/p>\n
\nAt the unveiling of the tournament, the UAE Padel Association outlined its plans to transform the 5,000-seat stadium into a showpiece venue for the six-day international competition.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cHosting the Dubai World Padel Championship will further expand the profile of padel across the UAE, where the sport is already surging in popularity among men and women across all age groups,\u201d said Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Juma Al-Maktoum, president of the the UAE Padel Association. \u201cThere is no limit to the growth of the sport across the Emirates, and we hope this world-class event will cement the UAE\u2019s position as a global capital of padel.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWith the world\u2019s best teams and players now heading to the UAE next month, we are finalizing plans to temporarily convert Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium \u2014 a venue renowned for decades of tennis excellence \u2014 into purpose-built courts that will facilitate the maximum number of spectators to follow the world-class action,\u201d Sheikh Saeed said.<\/p>\n
\nThe Dubai World Padel Championship will feature separate men\u2019s and women\u2019s categories, with 16 national teams set to compete in each contest.<\/p>\n
\nThe UAE men\u2019s national team will make its IPF World Padel Championship debut on home turf, with the eight-man squad the only one representing the Arabian Gulf against a number of the game\u2019s leading countries, including Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Italy, Mexico, Paraguay, Spain and Uruguay. Three additional nations from the final rounds of European qualifying will be added later this month.<\/p>\n
\nNational teams that have qualified for the women\u2019s competition include Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Paraguay, Spain, Uruguay and the US, with two more European teams set to be decided in continental qualifiers.<\/p>\n
\nAhmed Al-Khajja, CEO of Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment, part of the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism, said: \u201cWith hundreds of elite padel players, coaching staff, their families and fans all set to visit Dubai for this international tournament, it will also provide a boost to the city\u2019s sports tourism offering.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cPadel is a growing obsession among sports enthusiasts in Dubai and we expect the city\u2019s padel community to come out in force to welcome the world\u2019s best male and female players during the World Padel Championship \u2014 especially as it coincides with this year\u2019s Dubai Fitness Challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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