Le  FIP World Cup Pairs 2025  begins this week at  Kuwait City  (November 3-11), with a major issue at stake:  2.000 points in the world rankings , which is the same as a Major Premier PadelAll the stars of the circuit are present for this historic first edition.

An explosive masculine painting

In men, the  world number 1 Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia  lead the way. Winners of ten titles in 2025, they will make their entrance against  Patiniotis / Moya  or a pair from the qualifications.
In the same half of the table, the Spanish  Coki Nieto and Mike Yanguas  (TS4) could cross paths with them in the semi-finals. The potential quarter-finals are already shaping up to be electrifying:  Coello / Tapia (1) vs. González / Guerrero (7)  et  Di Nenno / Augsburger (5) vs Nieto / Yanguas (4) .

On the other side,  Juan Lebrón and Franco Stupaczuk (TS3)  share the lower part of the table with  Fede Chingotto and Ale Galán (TS2) , recent winners in Milan and at the Newgiza P2. The two pairs could meet again for a  explosive semi-final .
Before that,  Lebrón / Stupaczuk  will possibly face  Paquito Navarro / Jon Sanz (TS6) , finalists in Egypt, while  Chingotto / Galan  might cross paths  Leal / Bergamini (TS8)  in quarters.

 Possible men's quarter-finals: 

  • Coello / Tapia (1) vs. González / Guerrero (7)
  • Di Nenno / Augsburger (5) vs Nieto / Yanguas (4)
  • Lebrón / Stupaczuk (3) vs Navarro / Sanz (6)
  • Leal / Bergamini (8) vs Chingotto / Galán (2)

The return of the queens: Triay and Brea are the favorites

For women, the global hierarchy is complete.  numbers 1 Delfi Brea and Gemma Triay  are making their return after missing the P2 in Newgiza. Just like  Bea González  et  Claudia Fernández , also restored in time.
The top two seeds will enter the competition in the round of 16.

In the upper half,  Triay / Brea (1)  might cross paths  Ale Alonso / Claudia Jensen (6)  in the quarter-finals, before a possible semi-final against  Sofia Araújo / Andrea Ustero (4) . The pair  Salazar / Calvo (7)  completes this side of the painting.

In the lower part,  Ari Sánchez and Paula Josemaría (2)  The two-time defending champions in Milan and Newgiza share their section of the draw with  Bea González / Claudia Fernández (3) These two pairs could meet for an explosive semi-final, with potential quarter-finals before that:

  •  González / Fernández (3) vs Ortega / Icardo (5) 
  •  Josemaría / Sánchez (2) vs Guinart / Virseda (8) 

 Possible women's quarter-finals: 

  • Triay / Brea (1) vs Alonso / Jensen (6)
  • Salazar / Calvo (7) vs Ustero / Araújo (4)
  • Fernández/González (3) vs. Ortega/Icardo (5)
  • Guinart / Virseda (8) vs Josemaría / Sánchez (2)

French women to watch

Two French pairs are featured in the  women's main draw .

 Alix Collombon (27) , associated with the Spanish  Jana Montes (60) will begin against  Lucía Martínez (38)  et  Nuria Rodríguez (36)  and a  balanced first round  But it's within their reach. If they win, they would challenge the 11th seed.  Lucía Sainz / Raquel Eugenio , an overall favorable draw despite their outsider status.

For its part,  Lea Godallier (56) , in a duet with the Italian woman  Giorgia Marchetti (68) will face a  pair from qualifying  for their opening match. If they win, they will face a formidable challenge in the round of 16: the No. 5 seed  Marta Ortega / Tamara Icardo .

Finally, the French woman  Carla Toully , still in contention in the qualifiers with  Lucia Peralta Expósito , could join the main draw with a victory this Monday against  Casali-Vannicelli / Cañellas-Rodero (TS7) .

A historic week ahead

Ce  world's first pairs  marks a turning point for the FIP. The prestige of the venue, the facilities of the 2024 P1, and the expected level of play promise a  spectacular padel week .
With  2.000 points at stake Kuwait could well shake up the game in the race for the world throne… for both men and women.

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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