Belair:--- St. Maarten. The Board of Directors of the International Senior Padel Tennis Circuit of the Americas (the largest in the world) after visiting and inspecting the facilities of the SXM Padel Club last month announced earlier today that St. Maarten will be one of the 4 places in the world where tournaments will take place in 2022. The evaluation and decision were made after 9 of the 16 member countries presented proposals to be the host of this prestigious event. The other destinations selected were Ecuador, Chile, and El Salvador. The tournament is slated to take place from December 1 to the 4th of this year. Players from Europe and the Americas will participate. “We hope similar to the history of the Heineken regatta this event will grow year after year making St. Maarten a place where tournament participants will look forward to coming to close the season.”, Said Ricardo Perez one of the principals of the SXM Padel Club.
Last month after participating in The International Padel Federation Senior World Championship in Las Vegas Mr. Roque Roasio (founder of the International Senior Tour), Mr. Jorge Roldan who were semifinalists (representing Argentina) on the event visited the facilities of the SXM Padel Club in Belair. In addition to the site inspection, they provided exhibition games and professional clinics to some of the medium and advance players of the local Padel Tennis Club. Mr. Roasio was very impressed with the level of players and enthusiasm shown by the participants specially since the club only opened its doors this past December 2021. Mr. Perez expressed the following: “it is an honor for us to have Mr. Roasio and Roldan in St. Maarten sharing their knowledge and experience with some of our players. Especially when both have been involved in the Padel Tennis industry since its inception and both have trained many professionals that are currently participating in the professional circuit of the World Padel Tour like Mr. Sanyo Gutierrez currently ranked number 6 in the world.
Padel Tennis beginning in Mexico, has grown to have over 8 million players globally. It is widely considered the fastest growing sport in the world. SXM Padel Club since opening its doors has seen a constant flow of tourists and residents of all levels playing day and night 7 days per week. Many of the residents have expressed their appreciation for the availability of this new sport bringing kids, families, and individuals together in a fun and social activity. SXM Padel Club staff provides lessons and has a fully stock pro-shop with all the equipment needed to participate either for rent or for sale.
