Aurelien Grandmont , padel coach at  Bandol club , made a point of specifying the bottom of his thought concerning the evolution of the regulation of padel tournaments.

“I find that tournaments are often too difficult for beginners. The general level is already quite high and it is important that novices, who have a taste for competition, have the possibility of confronting each other. It would be beneficial to run tournaments limited to a certain rating, for example, P25s without any 10 rated players, P000s without any 100 rated players, etc.

Imagine, starting a sport, and finding yourself facing the 100ᵉ best French player. Such a situation can demotivate the competition. We must make the competition accessible to all and allow the less experienced to also be able to win.

Of course, I understand the desire to play with the family or with a student, but from experience, it never goes well. Either we find ourselves greatly outclassed and we don't contribute much, or we are forced to cover three quarters of the field and overwhelm opponents who are not at our level at all.

Aurélien Grandmont: “Prohibit the Top 100 from playing the P100”
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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