For his first edition, which will take place from October 10 & 13, 2024 au Gerland Sports Palace, Lyon Gold Padel will welcome the elite of world padel, with a male and female table XXL ! This international competition of Cupra FIP Tour circuit offers, from its first edition, a platform bringing together the best players in the world.

The other particularity of this FIP Gold is to offer both a masculine chart and female painting. So, 32 female pairs et 32 male pairs will compete on the 3 tracks of the Palais des Sports in Lyon, for a total of 128 world-class players.

A high-level field for men and women

In total, 15 players du Top 50 worldwide et 23 females du Women's Top 50 have confirmed their presence in Lyon. Among them, we note the participation of the pairs Jeronimo Gonzalez (11th) / Edu Alonso (18th), Alex Ruiz (16th) / Alejandro Arroyo (19th), as well as the currently in-form Argentine duo Alex Chozas (27th) / Leo Augsburguer (32nd)Nicknamed “Los Bombarderos”, they intend to make the Palais des Sports vibrate.

On the women's side, the world number 20 Marina Guinart will be present alongside Victoria Iglesias (28th), just like the duets Ksenia Sharifova (22nd) / Lucia Martinez (24th) et Nuria Rodriguez (23rd) / Carolina Orsi (27th).

Le Lyon Gold Padel will also be able to count on the presence of the French number 1s: Alix Collombon (32th) et Thomas Leygue (107st), as well as premises Jessica Ginier et Johan Bergeron.

Lionel Roux, co-director of Lyon Gold Padel, states:
"We feel a great enthusiasm for the paddle in France. With the support of the Ville de lyon, Rhone Committee, and our 90 partners, we have the ambition to be part of the long term and to place Lyon on the world padel chessboard. As a Lyonnais, I am really enthusiastic about the idea of ​​turning the spotlight back on Palais des Sports. It reminds me of beautiful emotions shared as a professional tennis player.

Julie Nublat-Faure, deputy mayor of Lyon responsible for sports, adds:
"The City of Lyon is proud to see this international tournament project women's padel et male to succeed. Around a discipline in full swing, we wanted to diversify the Lyon sports landscape. Long live the Lyon Gold Padel ! »

Jacques Lapree, president of the Rhône Métropole de Lyon tennis committee, confirms:
"The fervor for the paddle also won France, with more than 500 practitioners for your 680 clubs. With this tournament FIP Gold, Lyon aspires to become an important hub for padel in France and internationally. And there is no doubt that with a sports field of this quality, the Lyonnais will be there.

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Practical information :

Provisional program :

  • Thursday October 10 from 11am: 1/16th final
  • Friday, October 11 from 10am: 1/8th final
  • Saturday, October 12 from 13 p.m.: quarter-finals, followed by the women's semi-finals
  • Dimanche octobre 13 from 10 a.m.: men's semi-finals, then at 1 p.m., women's final followed by the men's final.

Tickets :
Single rate from Thursday to Sunday: 10 € / day.
Premium Tribune: 20 € Thursday and Friday, 30 € Saturday and Sunday.

Qualifications :

  • Tuesday October 8 au All In Country Club in Décines: free and open to all.
  • Wednesday October 9 au Gerland Sports Palace : free and open to all.
    These qualifications will allow 4 additional pairs to integrate the main board.

TV broadcast & streaming :
The men's semi-finals and the women's and men's finals on Sunday 13 October will be broadcast on beIN SPORTS.
The matches will also be available for streaming on the YouTube channels of Padel Magazine and International Federation of Padel.

Partner Village :
Le Small Sports Palace will host a partners' village with 3 Evenings out open to the public from 19:30 p.m. (Thursday, Friday, Saturday).
Food court by Nomad Kitchens and musical entertainment by That man. Info & tickets: www.lyonpadel.fr