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- Historic world-first moment as Premier Padel forms unique collaboration to elevate and promote padel players globally
- World first for professional padel and Premier Padel with CR7 collaborating to show finals day on the sporting icon’s YouTube channel which is live now
16 February 2025 – Cristiano Ronaldo will continue his backing of Premier Padel, the world’s leading official professional padel tour, by streaming the finals day of the Riyadh Season Premier Padel P1 today on his official YouTube channel, which boasts over 74 million followers – with access available in 130+ countries worldwide.
This initiative marks another significant step in CR7’s commitment to growing the sport of padel and supporting Premier Padel. It follows his high-profile appearances during the Riyadh Season Premier Padel P1 tournament, further solidifying his role in helping professional padel reach new audiences globally.
This is yet another example of Premier Padel gaining huge visibility for professional players across new audiences worldwide by collaborating with one of global sport’s biggest icons.
New fans can follow Premier Padel throughout the year across its 24 tournaments in 16 countries via the tour’s official broadcast partners, including Red Bull TV, beIN Sports, Canal+, ESPN/Disney+, Sky Italia, Super Tennis, Movistar, Viaplay, Cosmote, and Sport TV. Fans can watch tournament highlights and get to know the players with the Padel Life series on Red Bull TV for free
CR7’s support is part of a broader mission to introduce padel to fresh fan bases and inspire the next generation of players. By leveraging his immense global platform, this latest move will expose Premier Padel to millions of fans worldwide, further accelerating the sport’s international growth.
Finals coverages starts at 18:00 local time (16:00 CET, 15:00 GMT, 10:00 EST) – times are subject to change.
About Premier Padel
Premier Padel is the leading official professional padel tour worldwide, founded by Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) together with the International Padel Federation (FIP) and the Professional Padel Association (PPA). Launched in 2022, backed by the Professional Padel Association (PPA), over 500 players from around the world competed in Premier Padel tournaments in its first year and played in some of the most iconic venues in sports history, including at Stade Roland-Garros in Paris. Over 110 leading professional female players joined Premier Padel in March 2023 through the International Padel Players Association (IPPA). In August 2023, it was announced that QSI would acquire World Padel Tour (WPT) to create a single global professional padel tour – called Premier Padel – governed by FIP. From 2025, Premier Padel includes 24 tournaments in 16 countries as the tour continues to grow the sport in new territories and in every dimension. As a global brand, Premier Padel also captures the dynamic essence and spirit of padel, with the sport embarking on an exciting new dawn on a global scale driven by the new unified global tour.
