Rafael Papoian and Ketong Guo, a trainee player for the TEC, winners of the third edition of the World TEC Cup

From September 26th to October 4th, the third edition of the World TEC Cup was held at the Cercle Sabadellès, one of the five most prominent under-14 tournaments in the world that brings together the best international players, organized by the Tennis Empowerment Center (TEC) Carles Ferrer Salat.

The final was played on October 4th, on a Sunday marked by meteorological alert in Catalonia, which was subsequently lifted just in time to be able to celebrate the conclusion of the championship. In this edition we witnessed particularly tight finals: the male team champion was Rafael Papoian, with a score of 6/4 6/4, while in the women's team, the player in training of the TEC Ketong Guo, that she participated in the tournament for the third time, and she won the trophy goes to 7/6 7/6.

This year, more than 500 players participated in the competition and the top representatives of Tennis Europe were also present. This is how Henrik Thorsøe, president of Tennis Europe, described the tournament: “Treating players like professionals from a very young age is incredible. Competing in this Super Category is the path for some to become professional players”.