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International Padel Federation

The Federación Internacional de Pádel (FIP) (English: International Padel Federation) is the global governing body for the fast-growing sport of padel. Founded in 1991 in Madrid by representatives from the Argentinian, Spanish, and Uruguayan Padel Federations, the FIP is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting padel worldwide.

One of its key responsibilities is organizing the prestigious Padel World Championship for both male and female players. The FIP has recently taken a more prominent role in the professional padel circuit.

In 2022, the FIP entered into a strategic partnership with Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), a Qatari investment fund known for its ownership of Paris Saint-Germain football club. This collaboration aimed to launch a new professional circuit called Premier Padel, governed by the FIP.

Following this partnership, QSI acquired the World Padel Tour (WPT) in 2023. Consequently, the WPT will no longer exist as a separate entity, and its players and tournaments will be integrated into the unified Premier Padel circuit overseen by the FIP.

In 2024, Premier Padel announced that it had entered into a title sponsorship agreement with Qatar Airways renaming the tour after the airline in a multi-year deal. The circuit also entered into a sponsorship agreement with an IT company NTT Data which will provide the sport with advanced analytics and real-time data as its official partner. Premier Padel's official betting partner with a multi-year agreement is the Swedish international betting firm Betsson.

According to the official FIP website, these are the current existing Padel Federations:

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