Padel Pilipinas, sasalang sa Asia Pacific Padel Tour ngayong Hunyo

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00:00The Paddle Philippines announced that the national team will compete in the Asia-Pacific Paddle Tour that will start on June 7.

00:08The preparations for the competition are already in full swing.

00:12This is what Bernadette Tinoy reported.

00:17After the successful start of the Philippine Open 2024,

00:21one of the new paddle tournaments in the country,

00:24where Sebastian and Jarek Laval were champions in Mixed Beginners,

00:28Dale Maltialto and Hamda Buwabing in Mixed Intermediate,

00:31and Tao Yitan and Brian Saarinas in Mixed Open Event.

00:35The Paddle Philippines is now in the process of preparing for the Asia-Pacific Paddle Tour,

00:39which will start on June 7 until June 9.

00:41According to Paddle Philippines coach Brian Joshua Casau,

00:45the national team will practice two to three times a week

00:48while preparing for the upcoming competition.

00:55So, two months ago, we had two teams who played in the Hong Kong tournament.

01:00Okay, and now the host is in Bali.

01:03Okay, there's a club in Bali that will be hosting this Asia-Pacific Paddle Tour.

01:07Brian added that the tournament will also be a way for the sport of paddling to expand in the country

01:14and the interest of the Filipinos.

01:15This is also a great opportunity for the country to have a say when it comes to paddling.

01:22Paddle is not that big in Southeast Asia.

01:28So, we're just one of the countries that have paddles.

01:32But hopefully, we're looking forward to playing in the SEA Games.

01:36So, hopefully.

01:37So, we're hoping to play.

01:39And of course, we already have players.

01:42We're training them and we're exposing them for tournaments.

01:45So, that will be a great avenue for them to experience.

01:51Bernadette Tinoy, for Pambansang TV in the Philippines.