The February 2026 competition guide specifies the rules of ranking, CUTS and access limitations applicable to FFT-approved padel tournaments, for the categories Men, Women, Mixed Teams and Youthacross all formats P25 to P2000.

The stated objective is clear: homogenize the skill levels, particularly on low and medium level tournaments, while maintaining maximum openness on major events.

General principle of CUTS

  • For the Women's and Men's Senior and Senior+ tournaments, CUTS ranking are established at tournaments P25 to P250 inclusive.
  • For tournaments P500, P1000, P1500 and P2000, no ranking limitations is not applied:
    Registrations remain open, with a halt to the lists being carried out the weight of the pairs.
  • The categories mixed et Youth retain a more flexible logic, with few or no restrictions depending on the format.

Summary table of classification limitations (February 2026)

TestMenWomenmixedYouth
P2000OPEN (at the cut)OPEN (at the cut)No testNo test
P1500OPEN (at the cut)OPEN (at the cut)No testNo test
P1000OPEN (at the cut)OPEN (at the cut)No testNo test
P500 (excluding TNJ)OPEN (at the cut)OPEN (at the cut)No testNo test
P250❌ Prohibited TOP 800 included❌ Prohibited TOP 100 includedNo limitationNo limitation
P100❌ Prohibited TOP 3,000 included❌ Prohibited TOP 300 included❌ Prohibited: TOP 3,000 M / TOP 300 FNo limitation
P50❌ Prohibited TOP 3,000 included❌ Prohibited TOP 3,000 included❌ Prohibited: TOP 30,000 M / TOP 3,000 FNo limitation
P25❌ Prohibited TOP 3,000 included❌ Prohibited TOP 3,000 included❌ Prohibited: TOP 30,000 M / TOP 3,000 FNo limitation

What you must remember

  • The lower the tournament, the stricter the ranking restrictions., in order to preserve sporting fairness.
  • Tournaments P500 to P2000 remain without a ranking ceiling.
  • mixed events are subject to the same prohibitions as the main categories on formats P100 to P25.
  • jeunes benefit from an access logic without classification limitations on these formats.
Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.

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