Le FIP Gold is a major category of the international circuit of padel, offering significant opportunities for players looking to quickly climb the world ranking ladder. With a much higher points distribution than the Silver and Bronze categories, this competition typically attracts high-level players, ready to fight for the 125 points reserved for the winner.

Main board:

  • Winner : 125 points
  • Finalist : 75 points
  • Semi-finalist : 45 points
  • Quarter-finalist : 22 points
  • Round of 16 (RXNUMX) : 11 points
  • Round of 32 (RXNUMX) : 3 points

Qualifications:

  • Bonus qualification : 2 points
  • Last Qualifying Round (Last Qualy) : 3 points
  • Second qualifying round (Q2) : 2 points
  • First qualifying round (Q1) : No points

With a maximum reward of 125 points for the winner, the FIP Gold offers almost double the points of a FIP Silver (62 points). This difference allows players performing well in this category to secure rapid progression in the world rankings.

In phase of qualifications, the points awarded are used to encourage competitors to give their best from the first rounds. Players who reach the last qualifying round (Last Qualy) can win up to 3 point, while those passing the first rounds get 2 point. No points are awarded for elimination in the first round.

Points awarded – FIP Gold
PhasePoints awarded
Winner125 point
Finalist75 point
Semi-finalist45 point
Quarter-finalist22 point
Round of 16 (RXNUMX)11 point
Round of 32 (RXNUMX)3 point
Bonus qualification2 point
Final qualifying round3 point
Second qualifying round2 point
First qualifying roundNo dots

Quick comparison of points (FIP Gold vs Silver vs Bronze):

CategoryWinnerFinalistSemi-finalistQuarter-finalistR16R32Qualy BonusLast QualyQ2Q1
FIP Gold1257545221132320
FIP Silver62372211521210
FIP Bronze3118115211210

Le FIP Gold, with its much higher points, is clearly an important category to be able to progress quickly on the FIP Tour, while the categories Silver and especially) Bronze allow competitors to begin their international journey and gain valuable points to better position themselves in higher categories.

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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