Christian Medina Murphy headlines home stars set to compete at FIP Bronze EWH City Padel
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City Padel Taunton will this weekend host fifth British FIP event of the year bringing together top home and international talent to compete for the title.
The FIP Bronze EWH City Padel Taunton will welcome 32 pairs in both the men’s and women’s draws, with players competing for valuable FIP ranking points and the prestigious title.
The main draw gets underway on Friday 23 October with the finals taking place on Sunday 25 October.
18 British women are set to compete, including several members of the Great Britain team that secured qualification for the FIP World Cup in Madrid last month including, world No.214 Laura Jackson, Rosie Quirk,16-year-old Chloe De La Mare and Victoria Nicholas.
The tournament marks the British women’s team’s last opportunity to compete on home soil before heading to Qatar for the FIP World Cup. Meanwhile, the Spanish duo of Alba Vazquez Gracia and Patricia Araus Lopez headline the women’s draw.
11 British men are currently set to compete in a competitive FIP Bronze EWH City Padel Taunton main draw, with the possibility of further home representation emerging through the qualification rounds. Long-standing British No.1 and reigning LTA Padel National Championships men's champion Christian Medina Murphy is set to compete alongside his Spanish partner. LTA Padel National Championships runners up Louie Harris and Alex Loughlan are also set to compete.
All-Spanish duo Pedro Melendez Amaya and Daniel Luna Peinado arrive in Exeter as the top seeds.
Entry to the FIP Bronze EWH City Padel is free for spectators, offering fans the chance to watch world-class padel action throughout the week. The semi-finals and finals also available on the FIP YouTube channel.
Full draws and further tournament information can be found here:
