padel for africa

€31,500 raised for SOKPO Foundation

Padel tournament

Tournament divided into three different leagues.

Auction

Auction of lots, such as signed t-shirts and trips.

Party night

With Dj Micky Roxx, Danilo Kuiters and Danny de Munk.

Padel for Africa

Padel for Africa was a great padel party, with several appealing artists, a delicious walking dinner, the possibility of professional clinics and, of course, exciting padel matches. Because the most important part of this padel party was, of course, an amazing padel tournament in aid of charity! In the end, Padel for Africa €31.500 raised for Sokpo Foundation. We played this tournament in different categories, giving room to experienced players, average players and starting padellers. We organised Padel for Africa at the amazing venue of XNRGY in Amsterdam.

The programme

The daily programme of Padel for Africa was as follows:

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Padel tournament

With 60 entries and 120 participants (!), we were fully booked. The tournament was played with modified padel rules in the form of a super tie-break. A rally won earns 1 point. Matches lasted 10 minutes, with 3 minutes of play-in time. 

In the end, the following duos won:

 Padel for Africa was made possible in part by:
Allesvoorpadel | Bankenloods | XXL Nutrition | Kroonenberg Group | Dutch Event Carpets | MEC Museum | N.O.M. B.V. | XNRGY | Bullpadel | Gassan | Van Mossel Exclusive Occassions | Autobedrijf DN |

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Walking dinner

After the great tournament and the Silver, Gold and Diamond League award ceremony, Ed's Catering had prepared a walking dinner with Surinamese delicacy. 

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Auction

An auction was organised for charity during Padel for Africa. Several lots were:

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Party night

After the tournament, clinics, walking dinner and auction, the event concluded with a party night. The evening was extremely entertaining with great performances by DJ Micky Roxx, Danilo Kuiters and the biggest star of the evening, Danny de Munk. During the tournament, DJ Pablo van Hamersveld also played fun music. 

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