The Luzien Tennis club, located in the wonderful city of Saint Jean de Luz, in the Basque Country, organized a major event, over several months.

A friendly tournament bringing together 120 teams

Le Tennis Club Luzien, one of the oldest French clubs with padel courts, had the idea, under the impetus of Benat Billereau et Jean-Yves Maisonnave to have a tournament that goes a little beyond the standards.

And it is the case to say it because this tournament is played over several months, a bit like the Basque pelota trinquet competitions (with series of 4 levels), very popular in the Basque country.

For example, " Donibane Lohizuneko Padel Txapelketa " (the Saint-Jean-de-Luz padel tournament in French) was born.

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The principle is simple: each team plays a minimum of 5 matches with 3 or 4 group matches and then they go on to the final stages.

In view of the strong demand and the growing enthusiasm among practitioners, the organizers had the good idea to offer the losers of the first matches to switch them into a consoling table. In the end, 24 hens were managed via a WhatsApp group!

This tournament started in January 2020 but following the world events that we all know, it could not resume until this month.
Currently the participants are finishing the edition of the previous year and are currently competing in the finals. The finals are expected to take place at the end of this summer.

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Open to everyone

A tournament open to everyone, with a €20 registration fee with a free t-shirt. This non-approved competition has allowed a large number of people to discover padel. Players who want more, who now also want to participate in FFT tournaments, which has generated a increase in the number of licenses at TC Luzien.

In such a tournament, although the competitive spirit is present, we must not forget what is most important in padel: the friendliness. The goal is for everyone to have fun both on and off the court.

The finals will take place over one day, which will end with a big festive meal and an evening of entertainment with raffle with great prizes offered by generous partners.

Ce “padel txapelketa” is a real success which gives ideas to the club. Indeed, he will propose a padel school as well as private lessons under the guidance of a renowned trainer from the start of September 2021. The rest of the next episode!

Sebastien Carrasco

Future naturopath and padel enthusiast, Seb is the health/food man of Padel Magazine. He juggles between pala, quinoa and essential oils. For almost two years now he has been dealing with the news of the little yellow ball with the same passion.

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