Le  FIP Promises  continues its rapid development. After Europe and the spectacular growth observed in recent seasons, Asia is now posting particularly impressive figures. This week,  Bali hosts 138 pairs , a record for a FIP Promises tournament organized on the Asian continent.

A remarkable figure, which confirms the internationalization of padel among young people. But it must also be put into perspective: in terms of international diversity and especially sporting density, the  FIP Promises Paris by WME remains today the leading global benchmark for the junior circuit .

Bali crosses the 138-pair mark

Organized at the Island Sports Holywings Padel Club  Until Sunday, August 16, the FIP Promises Bali brings together  138 pairs , which is the largest contingent ever recorded for a FIP youth stage in Asia.

The previous record was quite recent. Just a month earlier, Jakarta had hosted 113 pairs. Bali immediately raised the bar with  25 additional teams .

Another encouraging sign: all the categories planned by the circuit are represented. The tables  U12, U14, U16 and U18 For both boys and girls, the program includes seven performances. Jakarta, for its part, had proposed seven tableaux.

The U16 boys category is the most well-represented with  33 pairs , in front of the U14 boys and their  29 teams .

Note that the  FIP Promises Paris by WME  had gathered  over 300 players on the site , Including  the world elite of young padel .

A participation that extends far beyond Indonesia

The event's appeal lies not only in its size. The tournament also attracts young people from several countries.

In addition to the numerous Indonesian players, there are also representatives from  France, Italy, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Germany, Kazakhstan, Egypt and Malaysia .

This diversity is a further sign of the progress of junior padel in Asia, where international competitions are gradually beginning to take on a new dimension.

However, the Bali record should be appreciated for what it represents:  a continental record of participation , more than an immediate change in the global hierarchy of youth tournaments.

Paris remains the global benchmark

Because today, when it comes to bringing people together  number of nationalities, density of tables and sporting level , the  FIP Promises Paris  retains a special place.

The French tournament successfully blew its  second anniversary last July at the Lésigny club , confirming in just two editions its status as an essential event on the international youth calendar.

Beyond the number of participants, it is above all the quality and international scope of its draws that have allowed the Parisian event to stand out. Young people from numerous nations come to compete there, with a level of competition that makes it today one of the best indicators of the global level in the different age categories.

Therefore, directly comparing Paris and Bali solely through the number of pairs would be reductive.  Bali achieves a historic performance for Asia while Paris has built a reputation based as much on the quantity as on the quality of its field.

Asia is accelerating

Nevertheless, the Jakarta-Bali succession deserves attention. Going from a record of  113 to 138 pairs in just a few weeks  shows how quickly the practice can develop in this part of the world.

The proliferation of these tournaments also reflects the desire of the International Federation of Padel to expand the Promises circuit and offer more international competitions to future generations.

For padel worldwide, the trend is particularly interesting.  Paris retains   largely its reference status , but the emergence of events capable of bringing together more than a hundred pairs in Asia shows that international competition is beginning to organize itself.

And for the FIP Promises circuit, this is probably the best news: major junior events are no longer just European. The future of padel is starting to take shape across several continents.

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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