In 2021, Andy Taylor emceed the first World Padel Championships hosted outside of Europe or the Americas, Qatar Ooredoo World Padel Championships. Three years later, he returned as the voice of the sport’s 17th World Championship, FIP World Padel Championship Qatar 2024. After another thrilling six days of competition across the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Spain (Women) and Argentina (Men) defended their Gold Medals.
In dominant fashion (dropping only two sets the entire week), Team Spain reclaimed the Women’s World Championship title . . . their 6th successive World Cup triumph. In 2022, with their victory in Dubai, for the first time in 30-years they leveled the gold medal count with Argentina. With 2024’s triumph, Spain became the most successful nation in Women’s World Championship history . . . surpassing Argentina, with 9 overall titles.
In the Men’s World Championship, Argentina also defended its title. It was a nail-biting, late-night, heavyweight Final that came down to the very last point. Coki Nieto and World #1 Arturo Coello drew first blood for Spain, quickly dispatching Franko Stupaczuk and Martin Di Nenno. Argentina’s Fede Chigotto then teamed with Augustin Tapia, leveling the Tie with a deciding-set victory over former World #1’s Ale Galan and Juan Lebron. In the deciding match, top-10 talents Mike Yanguas and Paquito Navarro of Spain took set-1 . . . but Argentina’s Valentino Libaak and Leandro Augsburger (both ranked outside the top-30) won the next two — ultimately earning Argentina’s breathtaking 2024 triumph in a deciding-set tiebreak.
ARGENTINA AND SPAIN CONTINUE TO DOMINATE
In Doha, the men from Argentina reclaimed the World Championship, while the women from Spain earned their 6th consecutive triumph. The two countries remain the only two nations who’ve lifted the sport’s most prestigious trophy: Argentina: 20 titles (12 Men, 8 Women). Spain: 13 titles (4 Men, 9 Women). Note: In 2018, the men did not contest the Final due to inclement weather in Paraguay. Needless to say . . . both Argentina and Spain had advanced to the Final.
QATAR 2024 | COMPLETE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP
2024 marked the 17th Word Padel Championship since the event’s debut 32-years prior in Madrid and Sevilla. Click the image links below for a complete history of World Championship Gold, Silver and Bronze medalists — where the events were staged — and complete recaps of the Qatar 2024 FIP World Championships including initial nation rankings, athlete rosters, path to qualification, draws, daily results, and champions.
QATAR 2024. FIP WORLD PADEL CHAMPIONSHIPS EXPLAINED
Once again, Doha’s World Padel Championships featured a top-shelf production, aired globally. As always, both the Men’s and Women’s draws included 16 national teams, each with 8 talents. For most countries, amateurs played alongside and against the sport’s elite.
FIP WORLD PADEL CHAMPIONSHIPS FORMAT
A round-robin event, the tournament started with three days of Group Stage competition. During the draw ceremony, the top four nations from the previous World Padel Championship claimed the top-seeds in each group. Each day included 16 Ties . . . 8 Women’s and 8 Men’s . . . and each Tie featured a clash of two nations, playing the best 2-out-of-3 matches.
Starting on Day-4 (Quarterfinals) . . . the top eight teams competed in the winner’s bracket, while the bottom eight teams battled for position in the loser’s bracket. The World Champs is a zero-elimination format. All teams play each day of competition to determine the Final Standings. Nations who reach the top-8 earn automatic entry into the next World Padel Championship.
At Qatar 2024, the women from Spain, Argentina, Italy and Belgium claimed the top-seeds . . . meanwhile Portugal, Sweden, France and Germany rounded-out the top-8. On the men’s side – Argentina, Spain, France and Portugal were the top-seeds . . . joined by Brazil, Belgium, Paraguay and Chile.
QATAR’S MEN REPRESENTED AGAIN
In 2021, Qatar’s men earned their place in the World Championship draw by going undefeated during Qualifying in Dubai — becoming the first to represent their nation on Padel’s biggest stage, competing against the world’s finest on their home court.
In 2024, they earned direct entry as the host nation (ranked 13th overall) . . . ahead of the United Arab Emirates, Sweden and the United States. Ultimately, as in 2021, they finished 16th – but played all week in front of packed Grandstand courts.
