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Despite what The whole theme of players’ boycott seems very distantbecause his return to the slopes in Miami and Chile eclipsed everything, the reality is that the open conflict Between PPA and Premier Padel is still there. The players stressed that they are only obliged to play the Majors and the P1, but in two weeks the third will be held P2 of the season in Brussels. However, It seems that in Belgian lands it will be a very different story from that lived in Cancun and Gijón.
The appointment is scheduled for the Week from April 20 to 27, just after Qatar Major. In the absence of several days for the closure of registration, Some Top-100 couples are already pointed out. Juan Lebrón and Franco Stupaczuk, They played in MexicoThey head a list that, although it presents some absences at the moment, has a better aspect than past tests. After the duo number 3, they appear Mike Yanguas and Coki Nieto, followed by Pablo Cardona and Leo Augsburger.
Couples signed up to Brussels P2 at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 7.
From there, several well -known names within the second step of the ranking as Loyal/Sanyo, Bautista/Guerrero or Barahona/Garcia They also appear. As Marca has been able to know, more couples in the upper area of the ranking could be pointed out, some even hurrying until the end as the first two: Coello/Tapia and Galán/Chingotto. Both recognize this newspaper that going to Brussels “is a possibility” but that “there is nothing definitive” and “they are waiting.”
The absence of couples 1 and 2 would be significant, but it would not be the first time it happens. The first time this happened was in the Bordeaux P2 -which won Jon Sanz and Coki Nieto- of the month of June, to which They were none of the first four (Coello/Tapia, Galán/Chingotto, Stupaczuk/di Nenno and Lebrón/Navarro). After, Neither Coello/Tapia nor Galán/Chingotto enrolled in Finland P2 (August) nor in the Newgiza P2tests that would end up winning Lebrón/di Nenno and Stupaczuk/Yanguas, respectively.
For Belgium they will have until Friday at 5:00 p.m. in Spain To decide, but for the moment the registrations of the tournament that will be played in Belgium reflect A small ‘high fire’ in the midst of this situation.
Earrings of a possible Qatar meeting
That several couples have signed up for Brussels P2 could be another step towards peace, As several couples have recognized brand, although sources from the PPA emphasize that There has been, for the moment, no approach between Premier Padel and the Association and that, as always, the players are free to sign up for the tournament they want.
He Khalifa International Complex of the capital Qatari is the scenario chosen by Premier Padel, the FIP and QSI to meet with representatives of the association and thus try to face face to face a situation that has professional sport in suspense.
The Qatari capital has always been a place of meetings between circuit,Federation and players To address some important issues the last seasons from the first tournament in the history of Premier in March 2022. In fact, Doha It was the place in whichE the creation of the circuit began to ‘set’ During the celebration of World Cup 2021.
Now, almost four years after that, managers and players could sit again to try to bring positions and avoid what happened in Gijón and Cancun.
