Barely the FIP World Cup Pairs finished in Kuwait City, the Qatar Airways Premier Padel Tour continues with a new step: the Dubai P1, last P1 category tournament before the Major of Acapulco and Barcelona FinalsA crucial meeting, with key points at stake for the Race and FIP ranking.

The stars are there

In the men's competition, the level of competition is exceptional, with 48 pairs entered. Without surprise, Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia are the number 1 seeds. They will start against Sergio Icardo and Francisco Jurado, beneficiaries of a wild card, or against a pair from the qualifiers.
On the other side of the picture, Ale Galán and Fede Chingotto, in the midst of the race for the number 1 spot in the Race, will enter directly into round of XNUMXThey will face either Mario Del Castillo and Pincho Fernándezi.e Lucho Capra and Aimar Goñi.

Last tournament for Lebrón and Stupa

The great story of this Dubai P1 is also the last appearance of the duo Juan Lebrón / Franco Stupaczuk before their separation. The No. 3 seed will face for their opening match José Jiménez and Maxi Sánchez Blasco, or a pair from the qualifiers.
An explosive quarter-final could pit them against Martin Di Nenno and Leo Augsburger (No. 6), who will also be playing their last tournament before changing partners.

At the top of the table, Coki Nieto and Mike Yanguas (No. 4) will start against Xisco Gil and Maxi Sánchez, or Diego García and Salva Oria, with the prospect of a quarter-final against Momo Gonzalez and Fran Guerrero (n ° 8).

potential quarter-finals are expected to be electric:

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

An equally striking female portrait

In the ladies, 28 pairs are included in the final bracket. The world number ones Delfi Brea and Gemma Triay will make their entrance directly into round of XNUMXfacing the winners of the duel between Caldera / Goenaga et Talaván/Saiz.
Paula Josemaría and Ari Sánchez, newly consecrated world pairs champions in Kuwait, they will face Fassio/Llaguno ou Arruabarrena/Bidahorria.

potential quarters could give:

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

The French women in the main draw

Two French women will be present at the event. final table to Dubai.

Léa Godallier, associated with the Italian Giorgia Marchetti, won a 3-hour 15-minute battle in the qualifying final to secure their ticket. In great form, the Franco-Italian duo will face the first round seed n ° 6, Alejandra Alonso and Claudia Jensen a big challenge against a young but formidable pair.

Alix CollombonFor her part, she is aligned with the Spanish player. Jana MontesThe two will play in the first round against Ksenia Sharifova and Marina Lobo, in balanced match on paperIn the event of a victory, they should regain Marina Guinart and Veronica Virseda, seeded No. 8.

A burning end to the season

Between the last P1 of the season and race for the world throneThe Dubai tournament is shaping up to be a turning point. Coello and Tapia will defend their title won here in 2024, while Galán and Chingotto will try to further reduce the gap in the Race before the Mexican Major.

In the women's competition, Paula and Ari will want to extend their world triumph, but Triay and Brea intend to impose their rule in the Gulf.

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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