▁W PT ▁has ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Portugal , ▁Argentina ▁and ▁Dub ai . ▁ ▁The ▁sport ' s ▁popular ity ▁along ▁the ▁Costa ▁del ▁Sol ▁in ▁southern ▁Spain ▁and ▁the ▁Al gar ve ▁in ▁southern ▁Portugal ▁has ▁exposed ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁British ▁visitors , ▁leading ▁to ▁an ▁increased ▁popular ity ▁of ▁the ▁sport ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁a ▁launch ▁of ▁the ▁UK ▁P adel ▁Federation ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁The ▁US ▁P adel ▁Association ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁Ch att ano oga , ▁Tennessee ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁opened ▁two ▁courts ▁in ▁the ▁Ch att ano oga ▁area . ▁The ▁American ▁P addle ▁Association ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁built ▁its ▁first ▁courts ▁at ▁a ▁private ▁club ▁in ▁Houston , ▁Texas ▁for ▁exhibition ▁games . ▁The ▁first ▁public ▁courts ▁opened ▁in ▁Miami , ▁Florida ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁several ▁clubs ▁have ▁opened ▁nearby , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁since ▁then . ▁ ▁Singapore ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Club ▁in ▁Singapore ▁opened ▁the ▁first ▁p adel ▁court ▁in ▁Singapore . ▁ ▁Egypt ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Moh amed ▁A te f , ▁Moh amed ▁Sa ada , ▁and ▁Am ir ▁El ▁Sam ah y ▁introduced ▁the ▁sport ▁to ▁the ▁country ▁with ▁the ▁collaboration ▁of ▁techn icians ▁from ▁Spain . ▁The ▁first ▁court ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁Kat ame ya ▁He ights