PRESS RELEASE APRIL 10, 2023 – EEP CAPITAL (“EEP”) announces the Los Angeles Beat padel team to play in the Pro Padel League in 2023 and its 2023 draft of players
The Pro Padel League (PPL) is North America’s first professional Padel Teams league. The PPL’s mission is to create a premier sports league providing a national stage for the sport while generating nationwide awareness and excitement for Padel as it continues to grow across North America
The PPL team competition will kick-off in May of 2023 with seven teams and conclude with the PPL CUP in June of 2023 where the four best teams will compete for the title. During the first season, teams will be comprised of four active players including two men, and two women, and four alternates, and will follow the international scoring format.
• Luis Estrada from USA
• Alejandro Alcaraz Gonzalez from Mexico
• Nicolas Palmeque from USA
• Nicolas Clerc from USA
• Jordana Lujan from USA
• Maria Paulina Gamboa Yenez from Mexico
• Clementina Riobuena from USA
• Erin Roberts from Canada
The LA Beat team will be coached by Diego Zalazar with more than 30 years of experience teaching the sport around the world, and he’s the head coach at Padel Haus in New York.
Currently, Padel has over 25 million players worldwide and is growing in popularity in the U.S. with the number of Padel courts set to double in 2023. Over 8 million players are projected to be playing in the U.S. on more than 30,000 courts by 2030.
For more info, please contact:
Alan Flatt, President, EEP Capital LLC, T: +1 949 338 4226, E: alan@eepcapital.com
Philip Siberg, Chairman, EEP Capital LLC. T: +46 70 7906734
About EEP Capital LLC
EEP Capital was established in 2022 to provide early-stage venture capital and know-how to US based Padel entrepreneurs. We’re on a mission to bring Padel – considered the fastest growing sport in the world with an estimated 20 million active players – to the US in close partnership with passionate, local entrepreneurs. EEP Capital is based in Laguna Beach, CA, and is a spin-off from EE Padel, a global supplier of Padel courts and accessories. For more info, check out www.eepcapital.com