beIN SPORTS Becomes Home of Premiere Padel in Australia and New Zealand

Premier Padel, the official worldwide padel tour, has announced that beIN SPORTS would be the exclusive broadcast partner in 37 countries, including France, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Asia Pacific (APAC), the United States and Canada, and Turkey.

beIN SPORTS has agreed an initial one-year deal to broadcast the 2022 season with the option of extending the deal further. The rights in the US & Canada only include the inaugural Ooredoo Qatar Major 2022.

The beIN SPORTS agreement covers the following territories:

• France
• Middle East & North Africa: Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE and Yemen
• Asia Pacific: Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Brunei
• US & Canada – rightsonly include the inaugural Ooredoo Qatar Major 2022 at this stage
• Turkey

Premier Padel is the official global tour of padel, governed by the International Padel Federation (FIP) and backed by the Professional Padel Association (PPA). The tour officially opens today with the first category one event of the tour, the Ooredoo Qatar Major 2022, taking place at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex – with the tournament concluding on 2 April 2022. Records have already been broken for the Qatar Major without a match being played, with a record 123 pairs registered, including players from 19 different countries, and record tournament prize money of €525,000.

beIN SPORTS becomes the latest global broadcaster to partner with Premier Padel, joining ESPN (South America, Central America, Mexico and Caribbean), Sky Sports (Italy, UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland), Viaplay (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and the Netherlands), Charlton TV (Israel) and SuperSport (Sub-Saharan Africa), ensuring Premier Padel’s inaugural event the Ooredoo Qatar Major 2022 will be seen in over 120 territories around the world.

There will be live coverage every day this week on beIN SPORTS:

Monday 28th, 11:30pm AEDT – 1st Round

Tuesday 29th, 11:30pm AEDT – 2nd Round

Wednesday 30th, 11:30pm AEDT – Round of 16

Thursday 31st, 11:30pm AEDT – Quarter-Finals

Saturday 2nd April, 1am AEDT – Semi-Finals

Sunday 3rd April, 3am AEST – Final (beIN CONNECT)

The remainder of the 2022 calendar is yet to be finalised. Provisional listings as follows:

Men’s World Championships

Women’s World Championships

4 x Grand Slams / Majors (Qatar is the first, others are expected to be Rome, Miami and Mexico)

5 x Premier Padel 1000 Tour Events

Premier Padel is available to watch LIVE & ON-DEMAND on beIN SPORTS via Foxtel, Kayo, Fetch & beIN SPORTS CONNECT.