Second largest tournament in France paddle behind the Major organized at Roland Garros, Bordeaux P2 begins on 28 June , Bordeaux Mériadeck ice rink. Jean-Thomas Peyrou, co-director of the competition, hopes to do better than the 18,000 people came to attend the meetings during the first edition in 2024.

It is the French padel tournament that French fans are eagerly awaiting. 28 June to 6 July, best padel players will be present in the Gironde city for the Bordeaux P2.

Second edition

This will be the second edition, after a vintage 2024 who had gathered nearly 18 000 spectators throughout the competition week.

"4 spectators were present on Saturday and Sunday. With the new venue, we hope to do better.", note Jean-Thomas Peyrou, co-tournament director.

The edition 2025 take place near Bordeaux city center, Bordeaux Mériadeck ice rink, where the Bordeaux Boxers, club of ice Hockey playing in Magnus League.

"The ice rink will be de-iced at the end of May. We will be able to install three padel courts from Tuesday to Saturday, and then have a real center court with an additional stand.“, he adds.

The tickets vary from 10 to 90 € to attend the meetings.

"Night sessions will be offered, with the three best matches of the day scheduled from 17 p.m. Downtown residents will be able to watch padel outside the office.. "

Tournament broadcast on YouTube, Canal + and Padel MagTV

The meetings will be broadcast on the YouTube channel of Premier Padel, and Canal + will broadcast the end of the tournament. qualifications du Bordeaux P2 will be visible on Padel MagTV.

"An event like this represents a budget of between 1,5 and 2 million euros. We have between 10 and 12 people working full-time for the organization, and between 200 and 300 people involved during the competition week.“, he adds.

En 2024, at the Women, the pair Gemma Triay / Claudia Fernandez had won the title in two sets: 7 / 5 7 / 5Facing Marta Ortega / Veronica Virseda.

At the gentlemen, the pair Jorge Nieto / Jon Sanz had been crowned after a victory in two sets (6 / 1 6 / 4) in front of Jeronimo Gonzalez / Alejandro Ruiz.

20 players in the Big Padel Jet Academy

In parallel with the preparation of the Bordeaux P2, Jean-Thomas Peyrou, old n ° 4 French et former member of the French padel team, leads a busy schedule with its academy: the Big Padel Jet Academy, created in 2020.

"Everyone advised me not to do it, that I should go and play in Spain. Today, I'm happy. I have 7 to 8 young players under 18, 3 girls and 10 boys in my academy, who trust me and are progressing. Some received offers to leave, but chose to stay, and that makes me extremely happy."

Among them :

  • Thomas Vanbauce, 202th in the world, member ofFrance team ;
  • Simon Wagner, 314th in the world ;
  • Nicolas Rouanet, 287th in the world ;
  • Lucas Pillon, 17-year-old young hopeful, 74th French ;
  • And for three weeks, the Basque player Ainhoa ​​Berecoechea, 22 years, 53th French, has integrated the Big Padel Jet Academy.

"I try to support them, help them progress, and individualize their projects. We must instill team spirit in them. For the mental and physical aspects, I recommend competent people to them.“, He explains.

En September, he will be joined by new coaches. For now, it is the only padel academy which exists at Bordeaux . "There are plans to duplicate the academy in other regions of France."

Academy players:

Players – Men

  • Thomas Vanbauce
  • Maxime Joris
  • Nicolas Rouanet
  • Simon Wagner
  • Dorian DeMeyer
  • Benjamin Crane
  • Lucas Pillon
  • Baptiste Fabre
  • Julen Fabas
  • Elio Sarrat
  • Mathias Maupas

Players – Ladies

  • Aihnoa Berecoechea
  • Cassandra Senjean
  • Manon Marcarie
Henri Pasquet

Passionate about soccer and tennis since I was a kid, I've been playing ping-pong for three years at a club in Nantes. More recently, I discovered padel! Basketball, rugby, golf, and motorsports: yet more new sports that I follow regularly. On the cultural side, since I love giving my opinion, I write film and video game reviews on my Instagram page, Silence ça Mix.

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