[caption id="attachment_7760" align="alignnone" width="512"] The Euro Padel Cup will be held for the first time in history[/caption] France will host the world's largest European club and corporate padel tournament. From November 9 to 11, the Euro Padel Cup will be held at the Casa Padel club, the largest indoor club in France.

A Padel Champions League

This cup was created in April by the European Padel Clubs Association, with the aim of being the first competition to bring together the best padel clubs in Europe, to further boost and accelerate the sport of rackets on the European continent. This tournament aims to promote private padel to help them develop a level that allows them to enter at least the semi-professional world of padel. Many people call this competition "the Padel Champions League" because it brings together the best clubs in Europe, just like in soccer. [caption id="attachment_7759" align="alignnone" width="851"] Euro Padel Cup, the Padel Champions League arrives in Paris[/caption]

Euro Padel Cup competition format

A traditional tournament format will be held. Participating teams will start with direct elimination rounds that will make the bracket smaller and smaller. The padel players will have everything in their hands to advance to the next round. The first 6 teams to advance after the first stage of direct eliminations will be joined by two teams called "Lucky Losers" from the teams that lost in the first stage. This will form the classification of the first 8 teams that will play the final stages. Teams will consist of six players, two male pairs and one female pair. Each match will consist of a series of three games, and each game will have one point at stake. The first team to score two points (i.e., two wins) will advance to the next stage.

Participating teams

Originally, 16 teams were expected to participate, but this was reduced to 12 participants in this first edition due to the inability of teams from Italy, Sweden, and Germany to participate. The participating teams, by country, are as follows: Spain:

• Kelme – 7 Padel.
• EMEC – Vals Sport Axarquia.
• Vibor-a – Vita 10

France:

• IFE – Toulouse.
• Z-Violyne – Club du Mas.
• Padel France Distribution – Casa Padel.
• Advenis – Esprit Padel.

Monaco:

• Federation de Padel de Monaco – Club d’Eze.

Netherlands:

• Padelshop.com – La Playa.

Portugal:

• Cartri – Mar Padel.

Belgium:

• Ghent Padel Academy – Padel 4U2 Gent.

Senegal:

• DR Promotion – La Palmeraie.

[caption id="attachment_7761" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Bullpadel will be a sponsor at the Padel Champions League[/caption]

Bullpadel, official sponsor

Bullpadel, the current official sponsor of the World Padel Tour, signed an agreement with the European Padel Clubs Association to be the sponsor of the Euro Padel Cup. Bullpadel is currently considered the number 1 padel brand in Spain, and for this competition, it acts as "Main Technical Sponsor" and "Official Ball" for two years. The Spanish brand will be responsible for clothing all the players in the cup and will also be responsible for supplying the official balls to be used in all matches, the Bullpadel Premium Pro ball.

Plans for the 2019 Euro Padel Cup edition

It is expected that 24 teams will participate in the second edition of the European Cup of Padel Clubs, to further boost the talent and competition of clubs, academies, gyms, companies, and sponsors. The main novelty of this edition is that there are plans to integrate invited teams from clubs in Africa, America, and Asia.