In Marseille, some projects are born from an opportunity, others from a deep conviction. By launching the FIP Platinum Marseille, Julien Nazarian He did not simply add a date to the international calendar: he translated a personal trajectory, made up ofentrepreneurship,sporting events and strong attachment to the territory.
Du February 2 to 8, 2026, Marseille Sports Palace will thus host one of the major tournaments of the high level padel, driven by a man who values ​​intuition as much as methodical construction.

"I am an entrepreneur from Marseille and passionate about sports events."

" I am entrepreneur, entrepreneur from Marseilleand passionate about sport events and entrepreneurship »

Player of tennis since childhood, Julien Nazarian has gained solid experience in theorganization of sporting events :

“I started by organizing a international golf tournament à Pont Royal in 2018. I stopped it three years ago, but thesporting events It's an environment I greatly appreciate.

"The impressive growth of padel naturally appealed to me."

His discovery of paddle intervenes in 2017or a Aix en Provence :

" At the house of Hopps Group"With two dynamic entrepreneurs who believed in this sport very early on. Before that, I had never heard of it."

Very quickly, the potential becomes obvious:

"The development of padel And the number of Padel players in the PACA regionassociated with the lack of tournaments of this scale in the south of France"They clicked."

"I had thesend skills, and the paddle was the ideal sport to revive a beautiful event »

The project quickly found a favorable response:

« The City of Marseille He believed in it very early on. A big thank you. And of course, thank you to the FIP and FFT for their trust.

"An intuition, but with rational elements"

"It was a intuition, but the rational elements were gathered. And when you create something, theintuition is essential.

A total, deliberate commitment:

"There are a huge number of job and preparationYou have to love it.sporting events… and the paddle »

"The first step was theagreement in principle from the FIP and the FFTThen a work phase in a submarine, then theofficial announcementThe fourth step will be the tournament »

A clear format, in a Marseille setting

Du February 2 to 8, 2026The event will follow a specific structure:

" The qualifications will take place on Monday and Tuesday at CAP 7 PADEL the female and male paintings will then take place from Wednesday to Sunday, with the quarts on Friday, semi-finals Saturday and the end Sunday.

All within the setting of Marseille Sports Palace :

"It's a great room to host the event.

"The mixed-gender aspect enhances the appeal of padel."

“The big difference with the golf or tennisthose are the two paintings, feminine and masculine. This reinforces theattractiveness of the event and variety of the show for the public.

Without any intention of escalating the situation:

"I have a lot of respect for the others equivalent tournaments in France. The goal is simple: to bring the best pairs and produce a beautiful event »

"Yes, it is" bold. But Marseille–Aix is a an extremely dynamic region for padel, with numerous clubs »

And one recurring inspiration:

"TheOpen 13 has always inspired me. I saw there Federer"Long hair and a bit agitated on the center court."

"No certainty, but I believe in it wholeheartedly."

"There are always some risks when we undertakingThe goal is to... identifier for perpetuate the tournament »

His policy is clear:

“Working to do the as best as possible and make the maximum of people »

"I would like the City of Marseille FIP Platinum expands step by step and that players want tocome back »

With a strong commitment:

“My company Pro Sports Events signed for three years with the circuit, but the goal is to still be there in ten years »

And a deliberate projection:

"Let's keep our fingers crossed that the paddle or, Olympics in 2032 »

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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