The tournament will take place during Ramadan.
Winners of the 2022 GCC Men’s Championship will take home a cool AED 100,000.
The new padel tennis tournament that will take place at the Nad Al Sheba Sports Complex during Ramadan will be open to teams nominated by official padel federations in their home countries.
The teams will then be divided into two groups, with the top two from each group qualifying for the main draw of the tournament.
The tournament will run alongside the UAE Padel Association tournament which will feature competitions in six different categories; UAEPA Beginner-Men; UAEPA Intermediate-Men; UAEPA Advance-Men; UAEPA PRO-Men; Doubles-Men; and UAEPA Intermediate-Women.
Registration for the tournament is open until 18 March and can be done online via Dubai Sports Council.
The qualifying phase of the UAEPA Tournament will take place between 25 to 31 March, and the top 16 pairs from each of the categories will qualify for the final phase which is scheduled to take place between 2 to 17 April.
The sport of padel tennis has seen an explosion in popularity recently with padel tennis courts opening up at the Beach Rotana and the Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal in recent weeks.
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