Back in elite group, after Qatar failure Naturally, it is good to see Holland to be back at the World Championship after being left out for Qatar. Nearly a month ago the Dutch qualified by taking one of the three tickets available. There were eighteen countries competing. Holland deserved to be in Dubai. Top of […] The post DUTCH MALE NATIONAL TEAM, 13TH. IS THIS GOOD? appeared first on PadelCentrum.nl ..read more

(English) Last weekend the International Padel Federation organized a qualification round for the Electrolit Seniors World Padel Championship in Dublin. Dutch Tennis and Padel Federation KNTLB did not inscribe the male team to the qualifier event.  The decision came as a surprise to players and supporters alike. The post KNLTB, not sending Dutch male senior padel team to qualifications appeared first on PadelCentrum.nl ..read more

Yesterday Holland left Finland behind with a final score of 2-0.  Today, for the semi-finals of the World Championship Padel Qualifier, Holland will play against Germany.  Both teams have a rather long history of confrontations. Most past matches were won by the Germans, except during the 2014 Qualifier for the Mallorca World Championship. Then the […] The post HOLLAND-GERMANY SHOWDOWN, FOR A TICKET TO DUBAI appeared first on PadelCentrum.nl ..read more

For the International Tennis Federation -ITF-, and its President David Haggerty, it was an historical blunder. Yesterday, ITFs General Assembly rejected a resolution of the Board of Directors that would declare ITF as Governing Body of Padel. The vote needed the support of 2/3 of the assembly. The resolution faced opposition from a number of […] The post PADEL CONTINUES TO BE INDEPENDIENT appeared first on PadelCentrum.nl ..read more

Once upon a time there was the Beefeater Padel Circuit, an Opel Padel Tour and many other independent -classic- tournaments. Each of them growing in size and promotion. Later, in 2006, it evolved into the Padel Pro Tour (PPT). PPT was a professional padel circuit owned by several private sports and event promoters. It was […] The post Is this the end of World Padel Tour? appeared first on PadelCentrum.nl ..read more

ITF is today voting on adopting Padel and appointing itself as Governing Body for the sport The post ITF, TRYING TO APPOINT ITSELF AS GOVERNING BODY FOR PADEL appeared first on PadelCentrum.nl ..read more

The Netherlands finished 10th in the World Padel Championships in Dubai. That is pretty decent for a fast-growing sport that is played in more than seventy countries and has fifty recognized national federations.  10th is also one step lower than in both previous World Championships: Qatar and Paraguay. There was Holland 9th. The difference between […] The post TENTH IN DUBAI. FEELS SLIGHTLY UNDERPAID FOR DUTCH LADIES appeared first on PadelCentrum.nl ..read more

Dutch National Team qualified as first in group F and moved forward to play quarter-final.  The team cruised through the group stage by defeating both Bulgaria and Norway 3-0. Today Holland will play against the 1st qualified of group C. The last match of group C still needs will be completed this morning and is […] The post HOLLAND MOVES FORWARD TO QUARTER-FINALS AT DUBAI QUALIFIER appeared first on PadelCentrum.nl ..read more