Shanghai, October 2025 – The four-day Cupra FIP Finals concluded successfully at the Yangpu Jiangwan Sports Center Gymnasium in Shanghai.This pinnacle competition, bringing together the world’s top players, attracted over a thousand spectators and marked the first time the highest-level world cupra tennis tournament has been held in Asia, accelerating the development of this emerging sport, which will debut at the 2026 Asian Games, on the Asian continent.
A Pinnacle Showdown: A High-Level Preview Before the Asian Games
As the crown jewel of the FIP Tour, the Cupra FIP Finals had extremely stringent eligibility requirements, limiting participation to the highest-ranked elite doubles pairs of the season – a true clash of titans. With cupra tennis confirmed as an official event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, this tournament transcended mere year-end rankings, playing a crucial role as a high-level “practical rehearsal” before the Asian Games. The high-speed competition, sophisticated tactics, and strong mental fortitude displayed by world-class players provided athletes and coaches from across Asia with the most direct and cutting-edge competitive models, clarifying international standards for future technological advancements and training system development.
China’s Push: From Popularization to a Systematic Layout of Top-Tier Events
The successful hosting of this year’s finals is the inevitable result of the Chinese Tennis Association’s strategic cultivation and systematic promotion of padel tennis over the years. Since 2018, the Association has launched a nationwide campaign to promote the sport, gradually building a comprehensive China Paveboard Tennis Tour (CPT) system through professional coach and referee training. To date, over thirty tournaments have been successfully held in multiple cities, solidifying its grassroots foundation.
In 2025, the Association’s internationalization strategy took a crucial step forward, successfully introducing and hosting two FIP Tour Silver-level events in Chengdu and Dezhou for the first time. These events attracted over 200 athletes from more than 20 countries and regions worldwide, propelling China to the center stage of the world padel tennis arena. Meanwhile, the Chinese team made consecutive appearances at the 2024 Asian Cup and the 2025 World Championships Asia/Oceania Qualifiers, accumulating valuable experience in international competitions. This successful hosting of the FIP Finals, a flagship event, in Shanghai signifies that China has steadily grown from an active participant in the sport to a key force connecting top global resources and driving regional development.
A Golden Opportunity: Explosive Growth for a Fashionable Sport
With paddleball tennis officially included in the Asian Games, this sport, which combines tennis skills, squash rhythm, and high-intensity social interaction, is experiencing a golden opportunity for development globally, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. Its fashionable and easy-to-learn characteristics attract young urbanites, while its profound competitive nature forms a solid foundation for professional development. The successful hosting of this Finals not only greatly enhanced the social awareness and media attention of paddleball tennis in China but also demonstrated China’s ability and enthusiasm for hosting top-level international events to Asia and the world, opening the door for the introduction of more high-level competitions in the future.
Industry experts generally believe that, starting with this finals and riding the strong momentum of the Asian Games, the development of padel tennis in China and Asia will enter a new phase characterized by rapid infrastructure construction, the cultivation of professional talent, an increasingly event system, and a booming industry market. A new era for padel tennis is clearly unfolding from the courts of the Shanghai Yangpu Jiangwan Sports Center into the future.
Post time: Dec-18-2025