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Doha
Premier Padel, the world’s leading official professional padel tour, hosted the latest edition of the Premier Padel Legends Tour, bringing together some of the world’s biggest sporting VIPs to play padel in iconic places across the globe.
At the invitation of Premier Padel and PSG President Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, the November 2024 edition held matches at the spectacular Waldorf Astoria hotel in Lusail, during the highly anticipated 2024 Qatar Grand Prix.
The star-studded event – with guests including Novak Djokovic, F1 drivers Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, George Russell and Oscar Piastri, San Antonio Spurs basketball player Tony Parker and Italian football player Marco Materazzi – brought together iconic athletes from across the world of sport, high-profile business leaders and local professional padel players to experience the world’s fastest growing sport and showcase their skills on court.
The Premier Padel Legends Tour started in 2022, travelling around the world to bring together the biggest sporting VIPs around padel. There will be many more such events to come from 2025 onwards.
This extraordinary event is the latest innovative exhibition tournament by Premier Padel – following a stunning match onboard the iconic Giuseppe Garibaldi aircraft carrier in Genova harbour (Italy) and the historic match at the Grand Egyptian Museum against the backdrop of the Pyramids of Giza. These events further demonstrate how Premier Padel is driving the sport’s global expansion and advancing the journey towards Olympic Games inclusion.
Attendees at Premier Padel Legends Tournament and week-long event included:
Novak Djokovic: Serbian tennis legend, holder of multiple Grand Slam titles.
Tony Parker: NBA legend, 4-time champion, Hall of Famer.
Max Verstappen: F 1 world champion Max Verstappen.
Lando Norris: British F 1 driver.
George Russell: British F1 driver.
Oscar Piastri: Australian F1 driver.
Stefano Domenicali: CEO of Formula One.
Mutaz Barshim: Qatari high jumper Olympic gold medallist, and 3x world champion.
Mauricio Macri: former President of Argentina.
Marco Materazzi: Italian World Cup-winning defender.
Luis Figo: Portuguese football legend.
Joselu Mato: Spanish footballer, Al-Gharafa SC.
Éric Abidal: French footballer and former Barcelona defender.
Florent Malouda: French coach and football player.
Fernando Verdasco: Spanish tennis pro, ex-world No. 7.
Tim Cahill: Australian football legend, ex-Everton.
Robbie Fowler: English footballer, former striker for Liverpool.
Keegan Palmer: Olympic Gold Medalist Skateboarder.
Christophe Galtier: French football manager (former PSG).
Adlène Guedioura: Algerian footballer, midfielder.
Alexis Lefebvre: French footballer, RFC Liege.
Youri Djorkaeff: French footballer, 1998 World Cup winner.
Houssine Kharja: Retired Moroccan footballer, ex-Inter Milan.
Yacine Brahimi: Algerian footballer, Al-Gharafa SC.
Jamie Reuben: British businessman, co-owner of Newcastle United FC.
Gaston Gaudio: Retired Argentine tennis player, 2004 Roland Garros champion.
Karim Alami: Retired Moroccan tennis player.
Ignazio Cipriani: President of Mr. C Hotels & Residences.
Nasser Al Khelaifi: Premier Padel Chairman and PSG President.
