{"id":41618,"date":"2026-08-13T12:11:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T17:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=41618"},"modified":"2026-08-13T12:23:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T17:53:06","slug":"game-changers-lions-edge-panthers-khan-tigers-stun-leopards-on-akcel-world-padel-league-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=41618","title":{"rendered":"Game Changers Lions edge Panthers, Khan Tigers stun Leopards on Akcel World Padel League day 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mumbai: <\/strong>Game Changers Lions held their nerve to edge Hubtown Panorama Panthers 14-12, while Khan Tigers fought back from an early deficit to beat Vedanta Leopards 14-12, as Match Day 2 of the Akcel World Padel League Season 4, powered by SpiceJet, produced two closely contested ties. The win was the Tigers&#8217; first of the campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lions survive late fightback from Panthers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">World No. 3 Bea Gonzalez and World No. 4 Paula Josemaria set the tone for the Lions, teaming up to beat Marta Caparros and Marta Barrera 6-2 in the opening set. The Panthers hit back through Juan Tello and Eduardo Alonso, who saw off Gonzalo Alfonso and padel icon Sanyo Gutierrez 6-2 to level the contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decider went the distance. Enrique Goenaga and Rama Valenzuela put the Panthers 4-1 up, but Federico Mourino and Teodoro Zapata dug in to win the set 6-4 and complete a 14-12 victory for the Lions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tigers complete comeback to sting Leopards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vedanta Leopards started brightly, with Marta Ortega and Veronica Virseda beating Raquel Eugenio and Martina Fassio 6-1 in the first set. Khan Tigers hit straight back, as Javi Garcia and Inigo Jofre thrashed Nuno Deus and Miguel Deus 6-0 to square the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the tie on a knife-edge, Aris Patiniotis and Lucas Campagnolo held their composure to edge Francisco Guerrero and Javi Ruiz 7-6 in a tie-break decider, sealing a 14-12 win and the Tigers&#8217; first points of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s next<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Match Day 3 of the Akcel World Padel League Season 4 takes place on August 14, with Khan Tigers facing Aussie Mavericks Jaguars at 4pm, followed by Game Changers Lions against VB Realty Cheetahs at 6.30pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mumbai: Game Changers Lions held their nerve to edge Hubtown Panorama Panthers 14-12, while Khan Tigers fought back from an early deficit to beat Vedanta Leopards 14-12, as Match Day 2 of the Akcel World Padel League Season 4, powered by SpiceJet, produced two closely contested ties. 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