KRÜ Esports expands into paddle tennis

The Argentine e-sports organization, KRÜ Esportsowned by former professional soccer player Sergio “Kun” Agüero, has expanded into traditional sports with a paddle tennis team. KRÜ Padel will compete in the Hexagon Cupa paddle tennis tournament in which the following participate teams led by celebrities. Other celebrities who will lead the Hexagon Cup teams include tennis legends Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray, Polish soccer player Robert Lewandowski and actress Eva Longoria.

The tournament borrows the structure that led to the success of the Kings League.a Spanish 7-a-side soccer league with teams led by the likes of MAD Lions KOI’s Ibai Llanos, former soccer player Iker Casillas, Team Heretics co-owner David ‘TheGrefg’ Cánovas and KRÜ’s own owner Agüero.

KRÜ’s paddle tennis company was formed through a collaboration with existing paddle tennis organization Taktika Padelwhich operates in the United States and Mexico. The association is supported by Business Padel Tour, a platform that promotes padel at the business level in Spain..

KRÜ Padel will have as franchise player and captain the Argentinean Federico Chingottocurrent fourth-ranked player in the world. Chingotto will be accompanied on the court by Claudia Jensenwhile Maxi Sanchez joins as coach.

Led by former Manchester City footballer Agüero, KRÜ Esports has become one of the largest Spanish-speaking esports organizations since its creation in 2020. KRÜ competes in several titles, including VALORANT, Rocket League and Counter-Strike 2. In November last year, Agüero’s former Argentina teammate and world champion Lionel Messi joined KRÜ as a co-owner.

We are very excited to expand KRÜ into such a dynamic sport as padel, and even more excited to do so with Taktika Padel. Hexagon is a platform that is taking this sport to another level, and we are here to compete and give our best.

Sergio Kun Agüero