Summary day 2 Padel World Championship
On day 2 of the 2024 Padel World Cup in Qatar, some exciting duels were on the program for the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany. The Dutch men unfortunately also lost their second match day in a row, this time against Brazil. Despite coming close to winning the set and Julian Prins and Bart van Opstal even having a set point, they could not take the victory. The Dutch women played against France, but they also had to let the win go, with a 3-0 victory for the French.
In Belgium, the men had a hard time against Italy and lost narrowly by 2-1. The Belgian women, on the other hand, booked a convincing victory over Denmark. The French teams had a strong day: the men won 3-0 against Qatar, and the women defeated the Netherlands by the same score. The German women showed that they could fight hard against the experienced Brazil. Despite an exciting three-setter, they eventually lost 2-1, but showed resilience against a country where padel is already an established sport.
There were no surprise results for title contenders Spain and Argentina. However, there was a tense moment when Ale Galán and his partner Mike Yanguas almost lost a set against the United Arab Emirates. This team is stronger than expected because the Emirates have naturalized four Spanish players, who now play for them with dual passports. This gave Spain a reasonably exciting match after all.
Day 2 showed how challenging the Padel World Cup can be, with European teams competing against strong opponents from padel countries such as Brazil.
Results ladies day 2
Maaike Betz's review of day 2 and expectations for day 3
Maaike Betz
After the exciting match against France we spoke with Maaike Betz about her experiences and the performance of the Dutch team. Together with her partner Segou Jonker she played an intense match that ended in a narrow loss after three sets.
“ I am very happy and proud of myself, my partner and our team. We gave it our all, but unfortunately it was just not enough to win the match, ” she told us afterwards. Despite the disappointment, Maaike stressed that they showed that they can compete with strong countries such as France. “ We really showed that we belong at this level, ” she added.
The atmosphere within the team is excellent. “ The atmosphere is good and we really move together as a team, both on and off the track, ” says Maaike.
Looking ahead to the upcoming match on day 3 against Denmark, she is full of confidence: “ Here we are the favorites. I have every confidence in the team and we will do everything we can to win. ”
It is clear that Maaike and her teammates are determined to fight for victory and show their potential in the next rounds of the 2024 Padel World Cup in Qatar. With this positive attitude, we look forward to their next matches!
Results Men day 2
Joris de Weerdt's review of day 2 and expectations for day 3
On day 2 of the Padel World Cup in Qatar, Belgium faced Italy. Unfortunately, the match ended in a disappointing 2-1 defeat for the Belgian team. Afterwards, we spoke to Joris de Weerdt, a player of the Belgian team, who shared his experiences with us.
“ In the beginning we were extremely eager to win, because this is important to us. We are fighting to get places 1 to 8 or 9 to 16, ” Joris said. “ We gave everything as a team, but unfortunately it was just not enough! ”
Looking ahead to the next match on day 3, where they will face the strong Argentinian team, Joris remains positive. “ This will mainly be a chance to gain experience. It remains cool to play against the best players in the world. ” He added that, after the confrontation with Argentina, the focus will be on fighting for a place between 9 and 16. “ I am confident about that, but it will also be difficult, because teams like the Netherlands and Sweden will also fight for it. ”
Joris and the Belgian team remain determined to defend their place and face the challenges that lie ahead. We are curious to see their performances in the upcoming matches!
Fact
Tomorrow we will be back with a new blog, in which we look back on the group stage of the Padel World Championship with the national coaches. We will discuss their experiences and insights, and how they see the rest of the tournament going. Stay tuned for interesting interviews and analyses!
