Officially announced international “BMW Padel Belgrade Open”! – Other sports

More information can be found on the official website of the tournament: www.padelbelgrade.com

With the opening of the padel center court in Belgrade on the water the second international tournament “BMW Padel Belgrade Open” has been officially announced, which will be held on Saturday, September 28 in our capital. The most important sports tournament in Serbia with the most dynamic development in the world will gather 14 teams in the Mixed and 8 in the Masters categories, with the expectation that this year’s tournament will surpass the quality and attendance of the first one established by Belgrade and padel sport in Serbia on the international sports scene.

“”We are proud that with this year’s edition of “Padel Belgrade Open BMW” we will continue the tradition of organizing important international tournaments of this attractive sport, which is experiencing a real boom in popularity and popularity throughout the country. Renowned teams from Serbia and abroad will provide an excellent sports experience for an interested audience at this exceptional location in the new event center in Belgrade on the water, and we are sure that with the support of the City of Belgrade, the Ministry of Sports and esteemed partners of the tournament and fans of padel, we will continue through “Padel Belgrade Open” we dynamically develop padel in Serbia and open opportunities for our teams to become competitive at the world level”, said the director of the “BMW Padel Belgrade Open” tournament. Đorđe Mijailović.

PHOTO: Marko Metlaš and Dragana Stjepanović

“”The Ministry of Sports recognized the importance of padel and holding this prestigious international tournament as one of its strategic goals in the further promotion of the sport among all generations of our citizens, due to the specifics and values ​​that make padel the sport with the greatest growth in popularity in the world. The Padel Belgrade Open will be an opportunity for our sports public to get to know the highest level of the game, which is rapidly gaining fans throughout our country, which will surely encourage them to play padel or raise their enjoyment of the sport and competitive goals to an even higher level through training. In order for such an important sport in Serbia to develop in the right way, the Ministry has prepared official frameworks for the soon registration of the Padel Federation of Serbia, which will facilitate and speed up the next necessary stages of the infrastructure development process, education and padel competitions within the Serbian sports system. I wish you a successful tournament and that we soon celebrate our first padel champions at the most important tournaments around the planet.” pointed out Marko Kešelj, State Secretary for Sports in the Government of the Republic of Serbia.

Padel Belgrade Open 2023 photo 1
PHOTO: Marko Metlaš and Dragana Stjepanović

“The city of Belgrade continues to wholeheartedly support the holding of this great event in a sport that has gained great international popularity – already recognized as an exceptional host of the most important continental and world sports events. The goals of the City of Belgrade in the promotion of sports, culture and true social values ​​are always higher and higher, which is met with an excellent response from our fellow citizens, guests and partners from all over the world, and in this sense, we would like Belgrade to host the first regional Masters tournament in padel in the near future. . I wish all participants and visitors to enjoy the competition, the beauty and charm of Belgrade this weekend – and to celebrate together Serbia as the new center of this sport at the world level.” stressed Nikola Nikodijević, President of the Assembly of the City of Belgrade.

Watching the second international tournament “BMW Padel Belgrade Open” at the new location within “Belgrade on the water” below the Gazela (corner of Vudro Vilson Street and Ideja Street) is free for all interested visitors, with a special entertainment zone with numerous interactive contents.

Nikola Nikodijevic and Marko Keselj fell, photo by Marko Metlas
PHOTO: Marko Metlaš and Dragana Stjepanović

The competition day on Saturday, September 28 starts at 10:00 a.m. with qualifying matches from the Mix category, with the semi-finals in the Masters and Mix categories scheduled for 6:00 p.m. and the finals at 8:00 p.m., after which the official trophy and award ceremony will be held at the Central on the field of the Padel Center.

You can find more information about the program of the second international tournament “Padel Belgrade Open”, the teams that will participate and interesting things that await the audience and fans of this sport on the official website of the tournament

Source: hotsport.rs