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Presentation of the Estrella de Levante Murcia Open, the last Open test of the World Padel Tour 2018 calendar. José Ballesta: "This is the second time that Murcia has hosted the World Padel Tour and 80% of the tickets have already been sold. until Sunday".
The mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, the Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, Adela Martínez-Cachá, the Councilor for Sports and Health of the City of Murcia, Felipe Coello, and the director of expansion of the World Padel Tour, Luis Torres, presented today the Levante Star Murcia Open, the world competition that brings this week to Murcia the greatest male and female figures of the international paddle circuits.
The event was attended by athletes Eli Amatriain and Patty Llaguno - as ambassadors of the women's circuit - and Victor Ruiz, Lucas Bergamini and Lucas Campagnolo - as representatives of the men's team -.
José Ballesta said that "it is the second time that Murcia has hosted the World Padel Tour (the last was in 2013) and 80% of tickets are already sold, which shows the great love that exists in our municipality of this sport, which it is the second most practiced in Spain after soccer ".
Regarding the tourist impact, the mayor added that "this international tournament means 5,000 overnight stays for the city until this coming Sunday, with high profitability for hotels, hotels and shops."
The Palacio de los Deportes welcomes from Tuesday until Sunday the 25th this first level sporting event for which two portable paddle tennis courts have been installed in which the double matches of the last Open event of the World Padel calendar will be played Tour 2018.
It is estimated that there will be an audience of about 4,000 people and a total of 296 players will be measuring the field: 52 female and 96 male couples, national and international athletes.
The best of the world
Among the most prominent names are the Sanchez Alayeto twins, number 1 world, the couple formed by Marta Marrero, Alejandra Salazar or Murcia player Patty Llaguno.
Between the men highlights the murciano Víctor Ruiz, current champion of Spain, the couple number 1 world-wide, integrated by Maxi Sanchez and Sanyo Gutiérrez, and the couple number 2 of the world, Paquito Navarro and Pablo Lima.
On Sunday, the grand final
This past Sunday began the competition with the previous phases in the Olimpic Club of Murcia.
The main draw plays from Wednesday at the Palacio de los Deportes.
The final will be on Sunday morning.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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