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Abdulaziz al Kuwari and Victor Sanchez emerged the champions in the Gold Division with an easy 6-2 6-3 victory over Carles Planas and Xavier Alvarez.
Jassem Mulla and Anas Alomrany were dominant in the Silver Division when they outplayed Faisal al Suaibi and Mohammad al Shaabi by 6-1 6-2 in the final.
With these two finals, the inaugural Padel Tournament came to an exciting end after two weeks of action.
Also for those who were unlucky in the first round of the main event, a consolation tournament has been played. Xavier Pedrero and Carlos Ruiz bagged the Gold Consolation Draw after beating Omar Mohammed and Nasser al Kuwari by 6-1 6-2. In the Consolation Silver Draw final, Daniel Boan and Miguel faces some resistance before beating Ibrahim al Janahi and Salem al Marzuqui by 6-3 6-4.
The event was a big success as 80 players figured in the event and matches were played in high and healthy competitive spirits.
Padel is a unique racquet sport typically played in doubles on an enclosed court, a third the size of a tennis court. Scoring is the same as normal tennis and the balls used are similar but with a little less pressure. The main differences are that the court has walls (methacrylate usually) where the balls can be played off them in a similar way as in squash and that players use solid, stringless racquets.
It is easy to pick up and enjoy from Day 1 but the sport is sophisticated enough to make fans learn and push to become a master player. Padel is for everyone, embracing all genders, ages and levels of fitness. For these reasons, Padel is a very popular sport all around the world and it is considered the fastest growing sport.
