Spain name their World Cup squads, and the players left out win in Lyon

Spain pick their World Cup squads. The Spanish federation cut its shortlist of 12 players per team to eight for the World Cup in Doha from 2 to 7 November. Juanjo Gutiérrez's men's team is Arturo Coello, Ale Galán, Juan Lebrón, Paquito Navarro, Mike Yanguas, Jon Sanz, Coki Nieto and newcomer Aimar Goñi. Carolina Navarro has picked Gemma Triay, Ari Sánchez, Bea González, Paula Josemaría, Andrea Ustero, Claudia Fernández, Martina Calvo and Marta Ortega. Among those who missed out are Momo González, Javi Leal, Fran Guerrero, Ale Salazar and Tamara Icardo. Source: Padel Addict (Spanish)

Padel's first Asian Games begin in Nagoya. The tournament runs from today to Saturday 3 October at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center, with 20 men's pairs and 23 women's pairs. Qatar's Mashari Nawaf and Rashed Nawaf Naif are the top men's seeds, while Japan's Kotomi Ozawa and Chifumi Sato lead the women's draw. The FIP describes these as the sport's first continental titles in Asia within the Olympic movement. Source: FIP

Leal and Guerrero win Lyon days after missing the Spain cut. Javi Leal and Fran Guerrero came from a set down to beat top seeds Franco Stupaczuk and Jon Sanz 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the FIP Platinum final. Sanz had been picked for Spain's World Cup team three days earlier, and Padel Addict reports that Guerrero referred to his own omission after the match. The women's title went to Bea Caldera and Carmen Goenaga, who beat Martina Fassio and Águeda Pérez 6-1, 6-3 without dropping a set all week. It is Goenaga's first Platinum title. Source: Padel Addict (Spanish)

Bea González climbs to world No.3. This week's FIP ranking moves González up one place to third on 13,991 points, just ahead of Ari Sánchez, who drops to fourth. Gemma Triay and Delfina Brea stay joint No.1. In the men's list, Fran Guerrero rises two places to 11th. Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia remain joint No.1. The full top 100 is on our world rankings](/insights/rankings/) page. Source: [FIP rankings

Rotterdam draw is set. Coello and Tapia are top seeds in the men's draw at the Rotterdam P2, with Gemma Triay and Delfina Brea top of the women's. Padel Addict points out that Galán and Chingotto sit in the same half as Lebrón and his partner Leandro Augsburger. Several pairs have entered the FIP Gold in Perugia, which starts on 1 October, instead, and Tamara Icardo is among the absentees. The top four seeds have first-round byes and start on Thursday. Source: Padel Addict (Spanish)

Lacoste launches its first padel rackets. The French brand's first complete padel collection went on sale on 24 September on its website and in its European stores. The two rackets were developed with Tecnifibre, a sister company within MF Brands: the L.MAX at €350 for regular players and the lighter L.SOFT at €250 for beginners. Shoes, a racket bag and clothing complete the range. Source: Padel Addict (Spanish)

Leisure centre courts open while planning is still pending. Everyone Active and Padelstars have opened three courts, two doubles and one singles, on a former five-a-side pitch at Stratford Leisure Centre in Stratford-upon-Avon, bookable through Playtomic. The planning application was still awaiting a decision when the courts opened. One objector noted that the town already has ten courts built or under construction, though the council's noise assessment found levels would stay acceptable. Source: Stratford Herald