The WPT La Rioja Open 2023 (officially WPT La Rioja Padel Open 1000 2023) was the second tournament of the eleventh edition of World Padel Tour. The final phase was played between March 6 and 12, 2023 at the "Super Dome" in La Rioja, Argentina, while the preliminary phase was played between February 10 and 12 at the "Euroindoor" in Madrid, Spain.[1] The semi-finals broke the all-time attendance record for a padel match, with 13,723 spectators.[2]
In the women's category, Alejandra Salazar and Gemma Triay reached their seventh consecutive final and won their first tournament of the year, against Bea González and Marta Ortega Gallego by 6–7, 6–4 and 6–1.
In the men's category, Agustín Tapia and Arturo Coello defeated the big surprise of the tournament, the wildcard pair formed by Leo Augsburger and Valentino Libaak, by 6–1 and 6–0.
Relevant data
Record attendance
This was the first World Padel Tour (WPT) tournament in Argentina with a women's category, which generated even more excitement. As a result, less than three months after the Barcelona Master Final, the all-time attendance record for a padel match was broken again; there were 13,723 spectators at the semifinal matches on Saturday. This puts the WPT Barcelona Master Final 2022 in second place with 12,141 spectators, and the Mendoza P1 of the Premier Padel (also in Argentina) completes the top three with 11,106 spectators.
The best "WildCard" in history
The tournament's most notable event was the second and definitive debut on the world stage of the young Argentinian pair, Leandro Augsburger and Valentino Libaak. They first gained international recognition after receiving a wildcard entry into the Buenos Aires Master in November of the 2022, entering directly into the round of 32. They reached the round of 16, where they lost to the number one seeds, Alejandro Galán and Juan Lebrón. They then signed with NOX and moved to Barcelona to continue competing on the World Padel Tour. In this tournament, they also received a wildcard entry, and at 17 and 18 years old respectively, they defeated Juan Martín Díaz and Agustín Gómez Silingo in the round of 32 by a double 6–4, and in the round of 16, they beat the tournament's number 3 seeds, Juan Tello and Paquito Navarro, by 6–4 and 7–5. This put them in the quarterfinals, making Valentino Libaak the youngest player ever to reach the quarterfinals of a WPT tournament. They also defeated Maxi Sánchez and Lucas Campagnolo by 6–3 and 7–5, and in the semifinals, they won a very close match against Juan Cruz Belluati and Miguel Lamperti by 7–6 and 6–3. They reached the final, against Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia, who defeated them 6–1 and 6–0 in just 42 minutes, which was the fastest final in history.
This is the best performance ever by a wildcard pair in a tournament. Libaak and Augsburger performance had an immediate media impact, as it demonstrated that they are both ready to compete against many of the pairs in the main draw. By reaching the final and defeating a seeded player, they each earned 600 ranking points, moving from 114th and 115th to 63rd and 64th, respectively.
Controversy withdrawals
Shortly before the tournament began, several withdrawals affected the men's main draw; as seven pairs confirmed their absence before it even started. Among them was the number one seed, Alejandro Galán and Juan Lebrón. This greatly angered Lisandro Borges, the promoter of WPT tournaments in South America, who made statements accusing them of "faking the injury" and of an "attempted boycott" of the tournament.[3][4] Galán responded with a statement in which, among other things, told Borges that "I will not allow him to try to call my honor into question."[5]
Registered teams
Teams missing[6][7]
Schedule
The matches began on Saturday at the "Euroindoor Alcorcón" club with the preliminary rounds.[8][9][10]
- Friday, 10th: Men's qualifying rounds 1 and 2.
- Saturday, 11th: Men's qualifying round 3 and women's qualifying rounds 1 and 2.
- Sunday, 12th: Final qualifying rounds for both men and women.
The final draw is played a month later.[11][12]
- Tuesday, July 7: Round of 32.
- Wednesday, July 8: Round of 32.
- Thursday, July 9: Round of 16.
- Friday, July 10: Quarterfinals.
- Saturday, July 11: Semifinals.
- Sunday, July 12: Finals.
Notes
- ↑ Alejandro Galán is on medical leave.
- ↑ Pablo Lima has discomfort in his knee.
- ↑ Alex Arroyo has an "abdominal rupture".
- ↑ Javi Rico was injured at the Premier Padel "Qatar Major".
- ↑ Miguel Benítez has discomfort in his knee.
- ↑ Sergio Alba was injured.
- ↑ José Jiménez has a injury to the cartilage of the 5th metatarsal of the foot.
References
- ↑ "La Rioja Open 2023". worldpadeltour.com (in Spanish).
- ↑ "La Rioja Open bate el récord histórico de asistencia en el pádel". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Polémica en La Rioja Open: el promotor acusa a los números uno de "inventar" una lesión". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Lío en el pádel: el promotor del Open de La Rioja acusa a Lebrón y Galán de inventarse una lesión para no jugar". MARCA (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Ale Galán contesta a Lisandro Borges:". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Juan Lebrón y Alejandro Galán se pierden el WPT La Rioja Open 2023". elneverazo (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Bajas de La Rioja Padel Open: ¡Estas parejas no jugarán el torneo!". Padel Addict (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Las previas de los Open de La Rioja y Chile se disputarán en Madrid". worldpadeltour.com (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Arranca la temporada con la Qualy del La Rioja Open". worldpadeltour.com (in Spanish).
- ↑ "A un paso del billete directo al La Rioja Open". worldpadeltour.com (in Spanish).
- ↑ "¡Conoce los caminos al título de La Rioja Open 2023!". worldpadeltour.com (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Así se competirá en La Rioja Open 2023". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ https://www.elneverazo.com/ramiro-moyano-tambien-se-pierde-el-wpt-la-rioja-open-2023/
- ↑ "Definidos los 4 pasaportes a La Rioja". worldpadeltour.com (in Spanish).
- ↑ "El conquense Luis Hernández y el malagueño José Solano arrancan este miércoles su andadura en La Rioja Open 2023". El Deporte Conquense (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Orsi y Godallier, en camino a tierras argentinas". worldpadeltour.com (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Sanz y Leal se multiplican en su debut en el Super Domo". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Sanz y Leal se multiplican en su debut en el Super Domo". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Noticia 10". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Pincho y Diestro sonríen tras el sufrimiento". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Noticia 10". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Pincho y Diestro sonríen tras el sufrimiento". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Noticia 10". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Pincho y Diestro sonríen tras el sufrimiento". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Noticia 11". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Castelló y Jensen, debut sin fisuras en Argentina". worldpadeltour.com (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Castelló y Jensen, debut sin fisuras en Argentina". worldpadeltour.com (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Castelló y Jensen, debut sin fisuras en Argentina". worldpadeltour.com (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Noticia 11". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Castelló y Jensen, debut sin fisuras en Argentina". worldpadeltour.com (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Castelló y Jensen, debut sin fisuras en Argentina". worldpadeltour.com (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Castelló y Jensen, debut sin fisuras en Argentina". worldpadeltour.com (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Noticia 11". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Castelló y Jensen, debut sin fisuras en Argentina". worldpadeltour.com (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Chingotto y Garrido se toman la revancha". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "¡Revolución en La Rioja!". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Chingotto y Garrido se toman la revancha". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Chingotto y Garrido se toman la revancha". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "¡Revolución en La Rioja!". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Chingotto y Garrido se toman la revancha". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Chingotto y Garrido se toman la revancha". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "¡Revolución en La Rioja!". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Octavos femeninos". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Sainz y Osoro abrazan los cuartos de final". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Sainz y Osoro abrazan los cuartos de final". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Octavos femeninos". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Sainz y Osoro abrazan los cuartos de final". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Sainz y Osoro abrazan los cuartos de final". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Octavos femeninos". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Sainz y Osoro abrazan los cuartos de final". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Lamperti y Belluati siguen emocionando a Argentina". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Los Pibes, a semis". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Stupa y Di Nenno, con garra hacia semifinales". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Tapia y Coello arrasan en cuartos". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Ari y Paula". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Martita y Bea vuelan en cuartos de final". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Las Uno". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Llaguno e Iglesias reman a contracorriente". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "¡Tino Libaak y Leo Augsburger hacen historia como Wildcard y pelearán por el título en La Rioja!". MARCA (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Los matagigantes Libaak y Augsburger no encuentran antídoto en el Open de La Rioja". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Coello y Tapia, imparables a la final". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "La pegada de Coello y Tapia les impulsa a la final en el Open de La Rioja". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish).
- ↑ "¡El Puntazo del Torneo 'La Rioja Open'!". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Triay y Salazar, a por su séptima final consecutiva". worldpadeltour.com (in European Spanish).
- ↑ "Tapia y Coello, ¿de qué planeta vinisteis". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Tapia: "Estaba muy nervioso"". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Salazar y Gemma Tria, pioneras al lograr la victoria en La Rioja Open". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish).
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