Gold point or advantage? The debate that has divided players, coaches and fans of the paddle for years is again on the table. And this time comes with more force than ever. Nails statements by Maxi Sánchez During the Pro Padel League tournament in San Sebastián they have fed the controversy again.
And it's not for less. The former world number 1 has recognized that From the Association of Professional Players (PPA) they consider returning to the previous score systemthe golden point, which was already used in the World Padel Tour tournaments.
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The PPA plans to return to the golden point
As recognized by the 'shark' before the microphones, there is a initiative by the PPA to send a formal proposal to Premier Padel and the International Federation (FIP) and that there is a new vote on the punctuation system in case of 'Deuce' or 40-40.
“We chose players Traditional format And today we could include it to the current circuit to try to change the dynamics a bit. We would like to try to change it, to see if we can“, The Argentine clarified, as can be seen in the following clip published by 'Padel Review'.
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Eye to the statements of Maxi Sánchez.
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Those supporters on the return of the golden point allege as their main reasons that It is more exciting for spectators or that the duration of the matches could be reducedamong others. However, reality hides a parallel reason.
As Maxi Sánchez drops, Giving up the advantage would be a 'surprise factor' to match the conditions between couplesespecially when facing favorites. In fact, this modification could help you turn the current dynamics, where Tapia-Coello and Chingotto-Galán have established themselves as great dominators of the circuitreaching the final rounds in the vast majority of tournaments.
