Scandal in the World Championship final – A look back at the last 17 tournaments

In this article, you can read about the last seventeen World Padel Championships. Padel Alto has compiled a list of all the medalists, highlighting a unique tournament where the finalists decided not to play the final match.

2024
Men: Gold: Argentina
Silver: Spain
Bronze: Portugal

Women: Gold: Spain
Silver: Argentina
Bronze: Italy

2022 
Men: Gold: Argentina
Silver: Spain
Bronze: France

Women: Gold: Spain
Silver: Argentina
Bronze: Italy

2021 
Men: Gold: Spain
Silver: Argentina
Bronze: Brazil

Women: Gold: Spain
Silver: Argentina
Bronze: Italy

2018 
Men: Gold: Final not played
Silver: Final not played
Bronze: Brazil

Women: Gold: Spain
Silver: Argentina
Bronze: Portugal

Spain and Argentina refused to play the World Championship final after the players agreed to cancel it due to bad organization and unplayable court conditions.

Heavy rain had already forced the final to be moved from the original venue, which, according to a statement from the Paraguayan Padel Federation, "did not meet the quality and safety standards set by the International Padel Federation." The plan was for the matches to be played behind closed doors, but the players eventually chose not to play.

After this, the Spanish players Paquito Navarro, Juan Martin Diaz, Juan Lebron, Ale Galan, Mati Diaz, Javi Ruiz, Uri Botello, and Juan Mieres published an open letter explaining their decision, according to the Swedish site Padelfeber

"On the same day as the final, the Spanish team was informed by the tournament's head referee that because the safety of the facility built in the pavilion was insufficient, the finals would be moved to Club La Quinta (outdoors), and then due to bad weather, to Club Aventura (indoors) with space for 50 people and unacceptable playing conditions."

"Since the women's final was so delayed, the men's final wouldn't have started until at least 9:30 PM, meaning it wouldn't have finished until well into the early hours. It is unacceptable to play a World Championship final at 3:00 AM."

2016 
Men:
Gold: Argentina
Silver: Spain
Bronze: Brazil

Women:
Gold: Spain
Silver: Argentina
Bronze: Brazil

2014
Men:
Gold: Argentina
Silver: Spain
Bronze: Brazil

Women:
Gold: Spain
Silver: Argentina
Bronze: Portugal

2012 
Men:
Gold: Argentina
Silver: Spain
Bronze: Paraguay

Women:
Gold: Argentina
Silver: Brazil
Bronze: France

2010 
Men:
Gold: Spain
Silver: Argentina
Bronze: Brazil

Women:
Gold: Spain
Silver: Argentina
Bronze: Brazil

2008
Men:
Gold: Spain
Silver: Argentina
Bronze: Brazil

Women:
Gold: Spain
Silver: Argentina
Bronze: Brazil

2006
Men:
Gold: Argentina
Silver: Brazil
Bronze: Spain

Women:
Gold: Argentina
Silver: Spain
Bronze: Brazil

2004 
Men:
Gold: Argentina
Silver: Spain
Bronze: Brazil

Women:
Gold: Argentina
Silver: Spain
Bronze: Brazil

2002
Men:
Gold: Argentina
Silver: Spain
Bronze: Brazil

Women:
Gold: Argentina
Silver: Spain
Bronze: Mexico

2000
Men:
Gold: Argentina
Silver: Spain
Bronze: Brazil

Women:
Gold: Spain
Silver: Argentina
Bronze: Brazil

1998 
Men:
Gold: Spain
Silver: Argentina
Bronze: Brazil

Women:
Gold: Spain
Silver: Argentina
Bronze: Uruguay

1996
Men:
Gold: Argentina
Silver: Spain
Bronze: Brazil

Women:
Gold: Argentina
Silver: Spain
Bronze: Uruguay

1994
Men:
Gold: Argentina
Silver: Spain
Bronze: Uruguay

Women:
Gold: Argentina
Silver: Spain
Bronze: Uruguay

1992
Men:
Gold: Argentina
Silver: Spain
Bronze: Uruguay

Women:
Gold: Argentina
Silver: Spain
Bronze: Uruguay