The international padel season officially starts this  Saturday in Riyadh  with the  Riyadh Premier Padel P1 , first tournament  Premier Padel  of the year. A highly anticipated event that kicks off the momentum for 2026, starting this weekend with the  qualifications where several  French  will be in contention.

 Blanqué / Guichard, an affordable first round 

On the male side,  Dylan Guichard  et  Bastien Blanqué  enjoy a  The draw is rather favorable  for their entry into the qualifying rounds.
They will face the  local wild cards   Almuhim / Almuraj , a match  affordable on paper  for the French pair.

  •  Schedule  : 4th rotation at 12pm (local time)
  •  Short  central court

In the event of a victory, the level will clearly rise a notch, with a  possible duel against the 2nd seed in qualifying ,  Federico Mourino  et  Marc Quílez A much tougher test to hope to get closer to the main table.

 Godallier / Marchetti facing a local wild card 

In the ladies,  Léa Godallier  She too will begin her tournament in the qualifying rounds, partnered with the Italian  Giorgia Marchetti .
Their first match will pit them against a  local wild card ,  Alhowaish / Salhab ,  first round within their reach .

If successful, two scenarios are possible:

  • A clash against the  seeded 5  qualifications,  Noemí Aguilar  et  Sandra Bellver 
  • Or one  Franco-Spanish duel  face  Carla Toully  et  Camila Fassio 

 Touly/Fassio versus the TS5 entry team 

For  Touly / Fassio , however, the draw is  more challenging from the first round , with a match against the  seeded 5  qualifications.
A more complicated match for the French and Spanish players, but they are totally capable of competing in this match.

  •  Schedule  : 5th rotation at 12pm (local time)
  •  Short  : short 2

 A key first event to kick off the season 

With these qualifications, the French immediately get down to business in this  Riyadh P1 The first major event of the year.  real opportunities  Opportunities are there to be seized, especially in the first round, before more challenging matches that will allow us to gauge everyone's form at the start of the season.

Benjamin Dupouy

I discovered padel directly during a tournament, and frankly, I didn't really like it at first. But the second time, it was love at first sight, and since then, I haven't missed a single match. I'm even ready to stay up until 3am to watch a final of Premier Padel !

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