Le FIP Finals in Bourg-en-Bresse promises to be exciting, with a superb line-up of players, both among the Women than among gentlemen.

As for gentlemen, the pair Ruiz / Arroyo, seeded 1 in the tournament, will not necessarily be the favorite. Indeed, we remember the incredible adventure and the final victory of the seeded 2, Bautista / Guerrero, When FIP GOLD Lyon. These latter will be followed very closely.

New associations will also appear. We know that what is happening on the FIP Tour is not always definitive, but we observe that I fight Capra abandoned Maxi Sánchez to associate with Victor Ruiz. The question is: does this herald an official change for 2025?

Another interesting pair to watch is the one formed by Sager, who is teaming up with a partner of choice, the 27th player in the world, Lucas Campagnolo.

In a previous article, we mentioned the separation of Inigo Jofré et Juan Tello. In Bourg-en-Bresse, Jofré will be associated with a well-known player in France: Teo Zapata.

Another highlight: at the top of the 11th series, we will find one of the heroes of World Championships in Doha, Tino Libaak. The Argentinian will play alongside Ramiro Valenzuela, a significantly lower-ranked player. In addition to being compatriots, Valenzuela and Libaak share a common background at Nox. let's remember that Ramiro Valenzuela knows France well: he won the FIP RISE of Bandol this year with Pol Hernández, his usual partner.

On the side of French, we will have the pair Guichard / Leygue, ranked 20th, as well as probably Blanqué / Bergeron, which will benefit from a Wild Card. One question remains: will we have another French pair for the second Wild Card? If so, Julien Seurin and Philemon Raichman (7th position on the waiting list) could be chosen.

The two former members of the Team France, Adrien Maigret et Jerome Inzerillo, who recently became fathers, are ranked 10th on this list. Could their status offer them this last sesame? Nothing is certain.

Finally, other possibilities include Thomas Vanbauce and his new partner Simon Wagner and Timéo Fonteny / Yoan Boronad, despite their points deficit which places them in 17th position. The choice looks set to be difficult.

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For the ladies, what if we could dream… Alix Collombon, associated with his partner Araceli Martinez, will be the seed n ° 3 of the tournament. Opposite, we find Iglesias / Guinard (seeded #1) and Orsi / Rodriguez (seeded No. 2). Of course, on paper, the latter seem to be favorites, but the Franco-Spanish pair is very close to these players. Moreover, in the ranking, Churches is even the lowest ranked among the players present in the top 3 pairs.

The Lyonnaise will be at home, and all eyes will inevitably be on her journey.

But be careful, other ladies' pairs are also to be watched closely. We are thinking in particular of the seed n ° 4 of the tournament, Marta Marrero / Ksenia Sharifova, or to Lorena Rufo, who will play alongside Lara Arruabarrena.

Among the ladies, even more than among the gentlemen, we find many pairs in “test” mode, like Marta Talavan (35), who will play with Martina Calvo (79)

En 11th position, we find Léa Godallier with his Italian partner Giorgia Marchetti.

Barring any surprises, we should also see Carla Touly / Jessica Ginier benefit from Wild Card, just like the other pair of the French team, Charlotte Soubrié / Lucile Pothier. Unless Marie-Amelie Dardaine, the left-handed woman in full confidence, associated with Camille Sireix, a member of the French team, did not get this Wild Card in extremis. On the other hand, for Steffi Merah / Mélissa Martina, a Wild Card seems out of reach, barring a big surprise.

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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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