World Padel Tour
Premier Padel signs MoU over World Padel Tour merger
Qatar Sports Investments, owner of Premier Padel, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the owners of the rival World Padel Tour with a view to merging the two circuits from next year, SportBusiness…
Rival padel tours to explore collaboration projects
The owners of Premier Padel and the World Padel Tour have agreed to commence talks to promote “positive collaborations” as part of plans to grow the profile of the sport.
WPT to increase prize money, drop exclusivity clauses and lawsuits
The World Padel Tour has announced plans for a new event and business model as it looks to compete with the prize funds on offer at the Qatar-backed Premier Padel, which launched earlier this year
WPT suffers setback in Premier Padel competition dispute and player claim
The World Padel Tour (WPT) has suffered a setback in its attempt to bring an anti-trust lawsuit against new rival series Premier Padel and has learned that it will no longer be able to bring a joint arbitration…
Premier Padel appoints Octagon to market Madrid event
Premier Padel, the new global padel tour run by the International Padel Federation (FIP) and backed by players body the Professional Padel Association (PPA) and Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), has appointed…
WPT launches competition lawsuit against Premier Padel organisers
The World Padel Tour (WPT) has filed a lawsuit for unfair competition against the stakeholders behind rival series, Premier Padel.
The WPT has entered the claim at the Mercantile Court No
International Padel Federation and players challenge WPT at European Commission
The International Padel Federation (FIP) and the Professional Players Association (PPA) have filed a complaint with the European Commission against the World Padel Tour (WPT) under Article 101 of European…
World Padel Tour secures Movistar Plus deal, increases OTT output
The World Padel Tour has sealed a new rights deal with Telefónica-owned pay-television broadcaster Movistar Plus, while detailing plans to expand the live offering available through its in-house OTT platform, …
Movistar Plus ‘to take’ WPT to pay-television, Playtomic named as sponsor
Telefónica-owned Movistar Plus is reported to have acquired pay-television rights in Spain to the next two seasons of the World Padel Tour.
World Padel Tour turns to Mediapro in globalisation push
World Padel Tour has agreed an international media rights deal with the Mediapro agency as it continues to try and fight off the threat of player breakaways and a rival tour backed by Qatar Sports Investments
World Padel Tour reacts to QSI-backed series threat with 13-country schedule
The World Padel Tour has announced plans for its most international season to date, as it seeks to contend with a planned rival series