Bela is retiring? Not before a few surprises!

Did you know that the boss was retiring after this season?

It’s sad but true. After 30 years of professional play, Fernando Belasteguin is…retiring.

A few stats for the curious:

• he has played in 286 finals, winning 230 of them

• he has been ranked number 1 for 16 years

• this month, he is turning 45 and ranked number 18

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But that’s not before he releases the new BELA line with Wilson, check out my review of the Bela Pro and the Bela LT V2.5 below.

Custom padel racket weight

Did you know that Total Padel provides a weighing service? The weight variance of Starvies has always been a problem for me, but for €10 Total Padel will send you a racket with your desired weight. I tried this out for a racket I’m currently reviewing, and they were right on the money at 365g!

The best padel balls according to science

Are in fact the Dunlops. The Testea lab in Valencia has expanded to testing balls and shoes this year and they just released their results.

Now it’s time for me to pick up some Dunlop Pros!

Previous poll results

Which is your favorite shop for padel gear?

🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️ Total Padel (7)

🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️ Padel Nuestro (8)

🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Decathlon (4)

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Other (10)

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Quick hits

• Amazing finals in Asunción (YouTube highlights)

• Interview: Returning home, Delfi Brea, wants to win (ES)

• Paquito Navarro and Juan Lebron “are a different couple, one of those who walk on the wire and enjoy extreme situations." (ES)

• A round up of padel courts in the Manchester / Liverpool area

• More drama on the padel court: anonymous reddit user: “it was galan the hot head all along! Free lebron!“

• I didn’t know padel was only for rich people? (Paywall)

Next steps

• Join the @padelfyi community on Youtube

• Check out our new Racket Comparator

• Check out our Padel Glossary