Le BIG PADEL Bordeaux is entering its 3rd year. The co-founder, Antoine Couvercelle returns to this adventure which could take it even further with an enlargement “of the house”.

  • Already 3 years…

Absolutely and we left to have a good time here. But we even hope to be able to expand if the authorizations follow. We are therefore entering this 3rd year with great optimism.

For more than 3 years, the numbers have been on the rise. But we can see a serious increase in activity since the start of the September school year. We can really say that the padel is in the process of pass a milestone in terms of notoriety in the towns.

We note a significant increase in attendance. For example, block our land 2 weeks ahead of peak hours.

Another sign of the increase in attendance is theopening at 9:15 am on weekdays instead of 10h to create one more game.

  • The greatest victory?

The spirit of the club that we have at Big. The quality of the infrastructure means that we have a club that works very well.

It is a victory to see that there is of the world all day. Obviously, there are slack periods but they are less marked than before. The club is on the rise.

The players appreciate coming to us. The BIG  PADEL has even become a second home for some.

  • The surprise ?

We have 5 outdoor courts and 2 indoor courts. Among the 5 indoor, we have a single. And I remember that when we started, some people kindly made fun of this single.

Except that in reality, the single has an occupancy rate equivalent to those of padel classic. When you are 2, it's good to play, train and have fun.

And then we are also very happy to see that it grows in the young players of padel. Our school of padel works great with younger and younger players.

  • The Extension Project

We go add 2 fields of padel as an extension of the 2 current outdoor fields and we will cover all 4.

We want to do it to meet the very large demand at Big. If it is a serious project, there are still a few steps before announcing it with great fanfare.

  • At the event level padel...

On June 13 and 14, we invite all fans and players of the padel to come to this big club party. A whole weekend of padel with a P500 on the menu.

As every year, we will offer a P1000 at the end of the year. It will be the BIG PADEL MASTER, normally December 5 and 6.

We will try to bring Arnaud Clement who had had a great trip with Arnaud Di Pasquale.

And then in April, we will offer a somewhat special P250 since there will be a POKER animation with our partner Winamax. Block on April 25 and 26.

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovers the padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since padel is part of his life. You often see him touring France going to cover the major events of padel French.