The FIP announced today with great fanfare the  2025 Intercontinental Cup , baptized the FIP Intercontinental Cup, which will be held at  London from July 25 to 27, 2025 . If this is indeed the  first edition under the FIP era / Premier Padel , this format of confrontation between continents is far from being a real novelty.

In other sports like  tennis  or  golf , this type of event is already well established. Padel is directly inspired by the  Laver Cup , a tennis competition created in 2017, which pits the team against each other  Europe  to the team  Monde  (and not only in America, even if the majority of players outside Europe are often American or South American). This format itself takes up the codes of the famous  Ryder Cup golf , born in 1927.

But even in the  world of padel , this concept has already been implemented. The competition  America vs. Europe  was born in  2021 , and the first edition had been  won by the American team . On this occasion, a  French player ,  Bastien Blanqué , had represented the European team.

Blanked, first match with Coello at America vs Europe!

It will be interesting to see if the FIP will recall that  America won the first edition  of this type of confrontation. For the time being, the international body and Premier Padel offer above all a  new name , but the  format , itself, has nothing innovative. Especially since a similar competition had already been held in  Sweden , with the same spirit.

A look back at the first edition of America vs Europe

En  next july , this Intercontinental Cup should in any case offer a  very high-level show , with  the elite of world padel The big question remains the  national diversity  selected players. The promotional poster already highlights a duel  Spain vs Argentina , in the continuity of the last  World Championships in Qatar . In reality, the FIP is mainly seeking to  to promote this Spain/Argentina rivalry , very popular and appreciated by padel fans around the world.

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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