Here are the teams participating in the FEPA European Championship
It's confusing to keep up with all the goings-on in international padel. Earlier this year, the FIP European Championships were played in Marbella. Since FIP (International Padel Federation) and FEPA (The European Padel Federation) conflict, FEPA is now organizing its European Championship. The venue is Bilbao, and the dates are 4-9 October.
FEPA has now published the list of participating countries on its Facebook page.
As expected, Portugal is included, which has distanced itself most from the FIP and sided with the FEPA in the conflict. Other countries choose to participate in both the FIP and FEPA European Championships. According to the list of countries that will participate.
This includes Spain, who easily won the FIP Championships earlier this year with stars like Paquito Navarro and Alex Ruiz on the men's side and Marta Ortega and Tamara Icardo on the women's side.
Top nations such as France, Italy, and Sweden choose not to participate in FEPA's European Championship, indicating that they are siding with FIP in this conflict.
It is not yet clear which players will compete in the FEPA European Championship.
Earlier this year, players, leaders, and spectators widely criticized FIP's European Championship event in Marbella.
Here are the teams participating in the FEPA European Championship in Bilbao
Men's side (Ranking)
1. Spain
2. Portugal
3. Poland
4. Switzerland
5. Denmark
6. Finland
7. Germany
8. Austria
9. Croatia
10. The Czech Republic
11. Estonia/Hungary/Moldova/Monaco
Women's side (Ranking)
1. Spain
2. Portugal
3. Switzerland
4. Finland
5. Denmark
6. Germany
7. The Czech Republic
8. Estonia/Hungary