Finland's Max Sjövall Participates in the FIP Silver Australian Padel Open Tournament
Finland's Max Sjövall participates in the FIP Silver Australian Open tournament played in Sydney with Australia's top player Dominic Bechard. The pair has not played together before.
Sjövall currently has 45 FIP points, which ranks him 279th in the FIP ranking. The Australian Bechard has collected 5 FIP points, and he ranks 688th in the FIP ranking.
In the Sydney tournament, Sjövall and Bechard advance directly to the main draw, and the pair is seeded eighth in the tournament. They will face the Swedish Max Björkman and Victor Forsberg in the first round on Friday, January 3, 2025.
Björkman has 11 FIP points (ranking 491) and he is ranked 10th in Sweden.
Forsberg participates for the first time in an FIP tournament and he is ranked 38th in Sweden.
On Saturday, January 4, 2025, the second round and quarterfinals will be played.
The tournament concludes on Sunday, January 5, 2025, with the semifinals and finals.
Ranking points available in the tournament / player:
Round of 32 pairs: 2 p.
Round of 16 pairs: 5 p.
Quarterfinals: 11 p.
Semifinals: 22 p.
Final runner-up: 37 p.
Final winner: 62 p.
Prize money:
30,000 Australian dollars (approx. 18,000 €)