1 00:00:00,340 --> 00:00:03,110 Cesc here and today we're going to talk about the hexagon cup. 2 00:00:03,770 --> 00:00:05,720 We are all things battle. 3 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:08,109 Okay guys, so we have the hexagon cup. 4 00:00:08,290 --> 00:00:11,729 Um, it's going to be happening right now at the end of this, this 5 00:00:11,729 --> 00:00:13,299 month in the beginning of February. 6 00:00:13,639 --> 00:00:17,849 Um, so we're going to go over everything about the tournament and the cup. 7 00:00:17,939 --> 00:00:18,930 It's new. 8 00:00:18,930 --> 00:00:20,570 It's, this is going to be the first year. 9 00:00:20,930 --> 00:00:23,080 So first, let's talk about the format. 10 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:27,300 Yes, it's an exciting, exciting, uh, new format. 11 00:00:27,390 --> 00:00:28,070 They came out. 12 00:00:28,550 --> 00:00:32,520 Um, I will say it's, it's a Padel tournament on steroids. 13 00:00:33,060 --> 00:00:37,080 Uh, they're bringing the best players of the world in Padel 14 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:39,140 playing, uh, against each other. 15 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:41,260 Uh, one exciting event. 16 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:46,390 Uh, it's going to be from January 31st to February 4th in Madrid, Spain. 17 00:00:46,710 --> 00:00:48,510 And the format is six teams. 18 00:00:48,940 --> 00:00:53,660 Uh, six players per team, uh, each team is made up of three categories. 19 00:00:54,355 --> 00:01:00,065 Uh, males, females, and next gen, um, tournament. 20 00:01:00,345 --> 00:01:04,995 So the next gen, just to be more clear, is for the younger Padel 21 00:01:05,004 --> 00:01:09,434 players, the coming up players, the future Padel players of the world. 22 00:01:09,784 --> 00:01:14,355 Uh, they give a chance for them to really compete with the best of the best. 23 00:01:14,395 --> 00:01:15,185 Up and coming players, right? 24 00:01:15,255 --> 00:01:16,055 Up and coming, yeah. 25 00:01:16,105 --> 00:01:16,565 Gotcha. 26 00:01:17,045 --> 00:01:19,375 Okay, so there's three days of qualifications, right? 27 00:01:19,405 --> 00:01:20,595 Round Robin style. 28 00:01:21,195 --> 00:01:25,235 Only the top two pairs in each category, then progress to the finals weekends. 29 00:01:25,505 --> 00:01:29,555 Okay, the knockouts are in the semifinals on Saturday and the finals on Sunday. 30 00:01:29,655 --> 00:01:29,845 Yeah. 31 00:01:30,145 --> 00:01:32,185 So, uh, where can they watch it? 32 00:01:32,624 --> 00:01:39,295 Uh, there will be live stream on ITVX, um, Uh, the Exxon Cup secures a 33 00:01:39,295 --> 00:01:44,545 landmark broadcast deal with Eurosport, which is the biggest, uh, um, sports 34 00:01:44,545 --> 00:01:47,485 channel is the same, same thing as ESPN here in the United States. 35 00:01:47,505 --> 00:01:48,375 Discovery Plus. 36 00:01:48,415 --> 00:01:51,115 And Discovery Plus across Europe and Asia. 37 00:01:51,335 --> 00:01:55,255 It will be interesting to see who's going to broadcast us here, or if 38 00:01:55,255 --> 00:01:57,005 you can watch it on YouTube or any. 39 00:01:57,054 --> 00:01:58,345 I'm sure it's going to be on YouTube. 40 00:01:58,425 --> 00:01:58,655 Yeah. 41 00:01:58,685 --> 00:02:01,494 You know, I'm sure it's going to, you know, uh, stream live on 42 00:02:01,494 --> 00:02:03,465 YouTube, but yeah, I'm interested. 43 00:02:03,524 --> 00:02:04,655 It will be interesting to see. 44 00:02:04,865 --> 00:02:06,524 Uh, live, you know what I mean? 45 00:02:06,625 --> 00:02:06,785 Yep. 46 00:02:06,785 --> 00:02:07,044 Yep. 47 00:02:07,045 --> 00:02:07,355 Okay. 48 00:02:07,355 --> 00:02:09,325 So what type of courts are they going to be using? 49 00:02:09,355 --> 00:02:13,295 Um, they're going to be used, uh, porticoes, uh, portico Padel courts. 50 00:02:13,315 --> 00:02:17,795 Um, they're one of the top three, I would say top three to top four 51 00:02:18,025 --> 00:02:19,775 Padel courts companies in the world. 52 00:02:20,325 --> 00:02:24,105 Um, I, I mean, we interviewed them, I mean, they're absolutely 53 00:02:24,115 --> 00:02:25,065 beautiful Padelboards. 54 00:02:25,065 --> 00:02:26,855 That was a great grab for them, you know? 55 00:02:26,885 --> 00:02:27,135 Yeah. 56 00:02:27,575 --> 00:02:29,245 Okay, so how much does it cost? 57 00:02:29,245 --> 00:02:32,824 How much does it cost to go, uh, you know, see this, this, uh, tournament? 58 00:02:32,985 --> 00:02:34,115 Super inexpensive. 59 00:02:34,115 --> 00:02:41,405 I mean, 25, uh, 25, uh, and 35 for the first two days and, uh, 60 for 60 00:02:41,405 --> 00:02:43,415 the semi, semifinals and finals. 61 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:45,200 That is really reasonable. 62 00:02:45,270 --> 00:02:45,990 Super reasonable. 63 00:02:46,090 --> 00:02:49,100 I went to the Barcelona Masters and it was very reasonable too. 64 00:02:49,130 --> 00:02:53,450 I mean it's just incredible how reasonably, I wonder how long it's going 65 00:02:53,450 --> 00:02:55,449 to be until those prices go up, you know. 66 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:57,329 I guess when there's more demand, right? 67 00:02:57,409 --> 00:03:02,730 Yeah, I think this is going to be uh, uh, the first of many to come, hopefully. 68 00:03:03,175 --> 00:03:07,455 Uh, and let's talk about the really, the nitty gritty, the 69 00:03:07,465 --> 00:03:09,875 juicy part, the exciting part. 70 00:03:10,215 --> 00:03:11,055 Hexagon Cup. 71 00:03:11,055 --> 00:03:13,645 Yeah, it's just a tournament players, but you know, putting 72 00:03:13,895 --> 00:03:14,955 teams together and all that. 73 00:03:14,975 --> 00:03:19,475 But what is the most exciting thing about the Hexagon Cup, about these players? 74 00:03:19,505 --> 00:03:21,554 The Ching Ching, the prize money, baby. 75 00:03:21,554 --> 00:03:23,355 The Ching Ching, show me the money, baby. 76 00:03:23,965 --> 00:03:25,915 There you go, show me the money. 77 00:03:26,625 --> 00:03:30,064 So we're looking at a million dollars, a million dollars. 78 00:03:30,730 --> 00:03:32,580 A million dollar euros. 79 00:03:32,990 --> 00:03:37,800 I mean, the biggest price money in any Padel tournament in the universe. 80 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:38,470 I mean, that's big. 81 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:40,320 That's going to attract the top players. 82 00:03:40,330 --> 00:03:41,799 It's going to attract a lot of people. 83 00:03:41,830 --> 00:03:44,890 Um, you know, because you're investing already money into it. 84 00:03:44,930 --> 00:03:46,910 At least you can subsidize some of that money if you get 85 00:03:46,910 --> 00:03:48,299 that million dollars back. 86 00:03:48,610 --> 00:03:51,910 But I'm sure that 1, 000, 000 is in total right now, just one 87 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:53,509 team is going to get 1, 000, 000. 88 00:03:53,510 --> 00:03:57,330 So I'm not sure exactly how it's going to work, but you know, I'm sure it's 89 00:03:57,330 --> 00:04:00,689 going to be spread out through all the teams based on their performance, right? 90 00:04:00,689 --> 00:04:03,550 Obviously, I mean, but that's why you get all these major 91 00:04:03,550 --> 00:04:05,520 players playing this, this event. 92 00:04:05,530 --> 00:04:07,880 I mean, it's just, let's talk about this. 93 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:08,359 Let's talk about it. 94 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:09,680 You know, there's six teams. 95 00:04:09,700 --> 00:04:13,180 Uh, let's talk about who these guys are in the teams. 96 00:04:13,180 --> 00:04:13,450 All right. 97 00:04:13,470 --> 00:04:14,550 Let's talk about the first one. 98 00:04:14,894 --> 00:04:16,665 Uh, team 11 11. 99 00:04:16,964 --> 00:04:18,094 Eva Longoria 100 00:04:26,155 --> 00:04:27,504 and Dara Sports. 101 00:04:27,534 --> 00:04:31,575 And just to be more clear, who's, we know Eva Longoria 102 00:04:31,585 --> 00:04:33,335 from, uh, The Housewives or what? 103 00:04:33,864 --> 00:04:35,635 Berry Hills or Miami or whatever. 104 00:04:35,784 --> 00:04:36,754 I know you watched that. 105 00:04:36,754 --> 00:04:37,484 I even watched that. 106 00:04:37,645 --> 00:04:41,565 But, but I'm wondering how Eva got, got involved in that, you know? 107 00:04:41,594 --> 00:04:42,594 I've seen her play. 108 00:04:42,645 --> 00:04:44,284 So she definitely plays. 109 00:04:44,325 --> 00:04:46,385 Um, you know, she plays pretty decent too. 110 00:04:46,785 --> 00:04:48,535 So I know she's friends with David Beckham. 111 00:04:48,555 --> 00:04:51,145 So maybe, you know, uh, Dave's place as well. 112 00:04:51,155 --> 00:04:51,495 Yeah. 113 00:04:51,565 --> 00:04:53,735 So that's really cool that they got that celebrity too. 114 00:04:53,745 --> 00:04:55,625 And the exciting part about Dara Sports. 115 00:04:55,634 --> 00:04:57,365 You know who's behind Dara Sports? 116 00:04:57,415 --> 00:04:57,934 Tell me. 117 00:04:58,065 --> 00:04:58,525 Tell me. 118 00:04:58,535 --> 00:05:01,683 It's, uh, Danny Omedes, owner of Wynwood Padel Club. 119 00:05:01,683 --> 00:05:02,785 That's right. 120 00:05:03,015 --> 00:05:03,885 There you go. 121 00:05:03,904 --> 00:05:06,405 Miami, it's on the loop right here. 122 00:05:06,405 --> 00:05:07,864 Yeah, Wynwood Padel Club, that's right. 123 00:05:07,865 --> 00:05:08,535 Wynwood Padel Club. 124 00:05:08,545 --> 00:05:11,645 The big, the first ever Padel club in the United States. 125 00:05:11,685 --> 00:05:12,855 Wynwood Padel Club. 126 00:05:12,915 --> 00:05:13,675 Um. 127 00:05:13,900 --> 00:05:16,750 One of, one of the owners, uh, it's Dara Sports. 128 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:22,620 Uh, so exciting to be part of, uh, Wynwood to be, I mean, indirectly 129 00:05:22,630 --> 00:05:24,119 Wynwood be part of this journey. 130 00:05:24,130 --> 00:05:25,200 So who's on that team? 131 00:05:25,519 --> 00:05:26,380 Who's on that team? 132 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:31,079 The legend, Bella Steggin, Fernando Bella Steggin. 133 00:05:31,259 --> 00:05:35,380 Uh, Alejandra Alonso is the female player. 134 00:05:35,390 --> 00:05:38,460 Lucho Capra is the other incredible player. 135 00:05:38,955 --> 00:05:43,055 Alex Chozas is, uh, he's probably eight, 19. 136 00:05:43,474 --> 00:05:47,075 Um, he plays in the A1, uh, most of the tournaments. 137 00:05:47,614 --> 00:05:50,594 Uh, then, uh, who else is there? 138 00:05:50,664 --> 00:05:51,075 Coaches. 139 00:05:51,075 --> 00:05:52,154 Who are the, who are the coaches? 140 00:05:52,184 --> 00:05:52,814 Coaches. 141 00:05:52,825 --> 00:05:54,315 It's, uh, Miguel Ciroli. 142 00:05:54,690 --> 00:05:59,570 Uh, he's the current coach of, uh, Belasteguin and Willy Lajos. 143 00:05:59,570 --> 00:06:02,280 He's a, um, legend in, in the Padel world. 144 00:06:02,659 --> 00:06:04,440 It's also another of the coaches. 145 00:06:04,450 --> 00:06:04,870 All right. 146 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:09,289 So the next one is, uh, team advantage and that's Andy Murray's 147 00:06:09,289 --> 00:06:11,589 team with AD global sports, 148 00:06:16,030 --> 00:06:21,000 and he's got, uh, Martin Dineno playing there, uh, Sofia, uh, Raul, 149 00:06:21,050 --> 00:06:23,310 which is a great Portuguese player. 150 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:27,919 Uh, Juan Tello, uh, Pablo Garcia is a next generation player. 151 00:06:28,285 --> 00:06:30,425 And who is, who do they have for coaches there? 152 00:06:30,745 --> 00:06:33,555 Uh, Nito Brea, the Argentinian Padel legend. 153 00:06:33,625 --> 00:06:36,475 I mean, he's the, uh, the father of Delphi Brea. 154 00:06:37,124 --> 00:06:39,055 Um, super exciting. 155 00:06:39,135 --> 00:06:40,384 I mean, these guys are legends. 156 00:06:40,425 --> 00:06:42,865 And our buddy, and our buddy, the other coach, our buddy? 157 00:06:42,944 --> 00:06:43,694 Yeah, and Seba Nerone. 158 00:06:44,675 --> 00:06:47,669 The mesmerizing, incredible Seba Nerone. 159 00:06:47,669 --> 00:06:51,995 And we forgot one of the other, uh, next gen, uh, players, which is Paul Hernandez. 160 00:06:52,005 --> 00:06:53,005 Paul Hernandez, yeah. 161 00:06:53,255 --> 00:06:55,465 Okay, so what's our next team, uh, Julio? 162 00:06:55,515 --> 00:06:58,190 Uh, team Our L nine. 163 00:06:58,340 --> 00:06:59,180 Oh boy. 164 00:06:59,420 --> 00:07:02,820 Roberto Lewandowski from Poland. 165 00:07:02,940 --> 00:07:08,970 He plays battles, but soccer player Bayern Munich now playing at Barcelona. 166 00:07:09,270 --> 00:07:10,940 Played what for the German national team? 167 00:07:11,029 --> 00:07:11,800 German national. 168 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:12,570 No, no. 169 00:07:12,579 --> 00:07:13,820 Polish national team. 170 00:07:14,310 --> 00:07:14,679 Oh yeah. 171 00:07:14,679 --> 00:07:15,029 That's right. 172 00:07:15,029 --> 00:07:15,219 Polish. 173 00:07:15,230 --> 00:07:17,509 Argentina beat him in the, you know, the world cup. 174 00:07:17,709 --> 00:07:18,079 Come on, man. 175 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:23,200 Alright, who's on his, who's on his team then? 176 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:26,230 So we have a, a Ariana Sanchez, ADA. 177 00:07:26,230 --> 00:07:26,320 Nice. 178 00:07:26,590 --> 00:07:31,960 Augustine, the Moer of Catamarca Tapia, Claudia Jensen. 179 00:07:31,990 --> 00:07:35,560 John Sans David Gala as a NextGen number one. 180 00:07:35,740 --> 00:07:38,650 And so Jensen as an NextGen, number two. 181 00:07:39,020 --> 00:07:44,359 And Maxi Gabriel is the coach and another coach is Marcella Ferrari. 182 00:07:45,050 --> 00:07:45,380 Okay. 183 00:07:45,430 --> 00:07:45,880 All right. 184 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:49,490 So let's talk about the next team, uh, team Bay of Puerto Rico. 185 00:07:49,929 --> 00:07:53,970 Uh, that's kind of like surprise to me, but they have two clubs there. 186 00:07:54,039 --> 00:07:58,260 Um, you know, I was almost going to visit one of those clubs, so I guess it's 187 00:07:58,270 --> 00:07:59,760 growing there in Puerto Rico as well. 188 00:08:00,100 --> 00:08:05,400 But with Maria Esteve and Carlos Lopez Ley, um, and they have one of my favorite 189 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:10,679 female players, uh, you know, the beautiful Bea Gonzalez, uh, Arturo Cuello. 190 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:11,670 Wow, they got, they got a team. 191 00:08:11,689 --> 00:08:13,580 They got a monster team, man. 192 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:18,419 Uh, female player, Claudia Fernandez, Jorge Nieto, great player. 193 00:08:18,660 --> 00:08:22,700 And next gen players, they have Francisco Guerrero, uh, Rodrigo Cuello. 194 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:29,489 Which, which is the brother, the younger brother of Arturo. 195 00:08:29,490 --> 00:08:30,520 So who are the coaches there? 196 00:08:30,850 --> 00:08:35,789 Uh, Rodrigo, uh, Gustavo Prato, he's the current coach of Tapia 197 00:08:35,789 --> 00:08:38,319 and Coelho and Jorge Martinez. 198 00:08:38,900 --> 00:08:39,309 All right. 199 00:08:39,309 --> 00:08:40,549 So what's the next team there? 200 00:08:40,750 --> 00:08:41,710 Incredible. 201 00:08:41,710 --> 00:08:46,650 The how tennis always gets intertwined with now we had an Andy Murray team. 202 00:08:46,660 --> 00:08:50,060 Now we have the Rafa Nadal Academy team. 203 00:08:55,110 --> 00:08:55,654 Which is. 204 00:08:56,095 --> 00:08:56,785 Super exciting. 205 00:08:56,785 --> 00:08:57,355 Yeah. 206 00:08:57,355 --> 00:08:57,357 Yeah, yeah. 207 00:08:58,175 --> 00:08:59,465 Uh, and who's on the team there? 208 00:08:59,525 --> 00:09:06,155 Mar Mar Ortega, Alex Swiz, uh, Gemma Tri, uh, Franco Stupa. 209 00:09:07,045 --> 00:09:09,535 Danielle Santiago as a NextGen one. 210 00:09:09,595 --> 00:09:12,175 Guillermo Cudo as a NextGen two. 211 00:09:12,525 --> 00:09:13,335 And the coach. 212 00:09:13,335 --> 00:09:19,395 It's, uh, Carlos Poni, uh, the current coach of D and, and, uh, D and Tuba. 213 00:09:20,505 --> 00:09:22,395 Okay, so let's go to the next team. 214 00:09:22,395 --> 00:09:23,985 This is a Team Hexagon team. 215 00:09:24,105 --> 00:09:26,895 All right, so you have Alejandro, LSR. 216 00:09:27,215 --> 00:09:34,235 Paquito Navarro, uh, Tamarro, uh, Icardo, Juan Martin Diaz, um, and, 217 00:09:34,325 --> 00:09:38,415 and, you know, for next generation players, you have Pablo Cardona, Alonso 218 00:09:38,425 --> 00:09:44,064 Rodriguez, and the coaches there, you have Romero Ochoa and Maria Sovelo. 219 00:09:44,745 --> 00:09:48,215 That's going to be sort of like, um, a Davis Cup format, you know, 220 00:09:48,215 --> 00:09:51,205 like, like, um, sort of like a World Cup format, you know, where 221 00:09:51,225 --> 00:09:53,095 teams plays against each other. 222 00:09:53,500 --> 00:09:57,870 Uh, it's going to be interesting how it transcends and how it goes. 223 00:09:58,330 --> 00:10:02,100 Um, do you think they could jump across the pond and come to the States? 224 00:10:02,170 --> 00:10:03,189 Uh, I think so. 225 00:10:03,190 --> 00:10:04,989 Uh, I don't know. 226 00:10:04,989 --> 00:10:05,900 That's a good question. 227 00:10:06,029 --> 00:10:08,829 Um, I guess it depends how it goes there because I think they're trying 228 00:10:08,829 --> 00:10:11,719 to create like an event, you know, yeah, it's, it's a tournament. 229 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:15,490 But I think they're going to have, you know, DJs are going to have events there. 230 00:10:15,490 --> 00:10:17,180 It's going to be like an experience. 231 00:10:17,180 --> 00:10:18,860 I think that's what they're focusing on. 232 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:22,120 And if they do a good job, I'm sure they're going to be able to 233 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:23,949 do it again next year in Europe. 234 00:10:24,310 --> 00:10:29,630 And once they're profitable or they can project, they're going to be profitable. 235 00:10:29,630 --> 00:10:32,220 I think then they'll jump the fun, they'll come down here. 236 00:10:32,530 --> 00:10:37,380 I mean, but because if you see it, this is sort of like a, like a PPL on steroids. 237 00:10:37,380 --> 00:10:37,900 Exactly. 238 00:10:37,910 --> 00:10:38,140 Really? 239 00:10:38,140 --> 00:10:39,230 What, what is that's what it is. 240 00:10:39,300 --> 00:10:41,069 I think, you know, um. 241 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:46,960 I think that was tried there before, you know, but the timing was not right. 242 00:10:47,430 --> 00:10:51,640 You know, PPL came, you know, they, they tried to, they started the PPL 243 00:10:51,670 --> 00:10:53,180 here and the timing was perfect. 244 00:10:53,819 --> 00:10:57,340 And I think maybe the timing is correct in Europe right now. 245 00:10:57,569 --> 00:11:00,750 And I think the Hexagon Cup, uh, you know, I think should be 246 00:11:00,750 --> 00:11:02,700 a success just like the PPL is. 247 00:11:03,199 --> 00:11:07,120 Um, whether they come down here or not, not sure, you know, but 248 00:11:07,170 --> 00:11:08,480 the more tournaments, the better. 249 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:09,280 You know. 250 00:11:09,340 --> 00:11:09,430 Yeah. 251 00:11:09,430 --> 00:11:10,690 That's how, that's how I see it. 252 00:11:10,750 --> 00:11:13,360 I, I don't, I don't really look at it as a competition 'cause there's 253 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:14,710 so many tournaments through the year. 254 00:11:15,189 --> 00:11:18,680 Um, and these players can, can do that, you know, so I'm looking 255 00:11:18,685 --> 00:11:20,750 forward to, to watching that. 256 00:11:20,780 --> 00:11:22,760 Um, you know, that tournament for sure. 257 00:11:22,970 --> 00:11:26,180 And maybe next year we'll go, you know, I wanna go this year, but we're 258 00:11:26,185 --> 00:11:27,530 a little busy, but maybe next year. 259 00:11:27,535 --> 00:11:28,520 We'll, we'll that'll check it out. 260 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:28,819 Fantastic. 261 00:11:28,850 --> 00:11:29,120 Yeah. 262 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:29,689 Alright guys. 263 00:11:29,689 --> 00:11:32,780 Thanks for joining us on this show to talk about the Hexagon Cup. 264 00:11:33,130 --> 00:11:37,850 Uh, we will see you on the court, make sure you like, subscribe, 265 00:11:37,850 --> 00:11:39,590 and hit the notification bell. 266 00:11:39,905 --> 00:11:42,115 and join us for Old Things Battle. 267 00:11:42,405 --> 00:11:44,425 We are Old Things Battle.