GB squads for European Championships announced
With just over a month until the European Padel Championships in Cagliari, Italy, the LTA has announced the GB men’s and women’s squads, with a mix of experience and new talent included.
The tournament, from July 22-27th at the Tennis Club Cagliari, forms the qualification event for the World Championships at the end of October in Qatar.
The men’s GB squad: Christian Medina-Murphy, Sam Jones, Louie Harris, Nikhil Mohindra, Chris Salisbury, Alfonso Patacho, Frankie Langan, Sandy Farquharson. Coaches: John Leach/Jordi Munoz
The women’s GB squad: Tia Norton, Aimee Gibson, Catherine Rose, Lisa Phillips, Abigail Tordoff, Sophia Haine, Victoria Nicholas, Olivia Smith. Coaches: Libby Fletcher/Alvaro Fernandez
Great Britain is one of a number of countries that has already qualified for the Europeans, with a few spots still up for grabs.
Countries qualified for men’s event:
Spain, France, Italy, Sweden, Belgium, Denmark, Great Britain, Germany, Poland, Netherlands
Countries qualified for women’s event:
Spain, France, Italy, Sweden, Belgium, Denmark, Great Britain, Germany, Finland, Netherlands
The tournament format will see the nations split into four groups of four teams – 10 of which will come through direct qualification based on their finishing position at the last European Championships, while the other six teams will be determined by the qualification event.
After the group stages, the two teams that top each group will advance to the play-offs to determine positions 1-8, while the remaining teams will bid to finish in positions 9-16.
The last European Championships in Marbella in 2021 saw the GB men finish sixth. As a result, the team enter this year’s championships as sixth seeds. The women – who finished 10th in 2021 – start as 10th seeds. 🎾
