KARACHI: The Pakistan Padel Federation (PPF) announced on Tuesday to organise the National Padel Championship, scheduled to take place from April 11-13, here at Padelverse.

The event, held under the umbrella of the International Padel Federation and Padel-Asia, in collaboration with Padelverse and Play Pro, will feature three competitive categories: men, women and mixed.

In a bid to promote the sport, the PPF has issued a National Padel License free of charge for all participants. The championship aims to establish a national ranking system, with results displayed on the PPF website.

Cash prizes totaling up to PKR one million will be awarded across the three categories for winners, first runners-up and second runners-up.

A selection committee will identify players for the Pakistan Team, which will compete in the Asian Padel Championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, scheduled for October this year.

Published in Dawn, March 19th, 2025

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