The very first FIP ​​Gold in history, which begins in Jaén this week, promises a good show with very high level pairs who will make the trip.

The FIP can congratulate itself on filling up with excellent players with this very first FIP ​​Gold, which starts in Jaén tomorrow Tuesday April 27.

It must be said that between 80 points for the winning pairs and the € 40 total prize money, these tournaments are interesting for all players looking for points. If the 16 best players of the FIP-WPT ranking are not allowed to participate, almost all the others will be present! We are dealing with tables of an unequaled level for an FIP, whether for men or for women!

A dream cast

For you to understand better, here are the four first seeds for men : Tito Allemandi (18 WPT) and Pablo Lijo (27 WPT), Momo Gonzalez (25 WPT) and Javi Rico (20 WPT), Juan Martin Diaz (35 WPT) and Coki Nieto (21 WPT), and Lucas Campagnolo (24 WPT) ) and Lucas Bergamini (28 WPT)!

But that's not all, many other pairs of WPT main draws will make the trip: Barahona / Pineiro, Belluati / Garrido, Rico / Moyano, Ramirez / Yanguas, Fuster / Rubio, Alba / Gil… Even Lucho Capra and Arturo Coello will be present but with different partners than usual since they will evolve respectively with Ruben Rivera and Rafa Mendez. We should see some very big entry into the main draw, including a Allemandi / Lijo vs Coello / Mendez in the round of XNUMX which should hurt a lot!

At the girls, very good players will also be there. For the occasion, we will have two new pairs in the seeds 1 and 2: Victoria Iglesias / Mari Carmen Villalba and Sofia Araujo / Teresa Navarro.

Victoria Iglesias Clenched Fist WPT

Then it's more classic: Talavan / Rufo, Castello / Cortiles, Martinez / Hernandez, Las Heras / Paz, Piltcher / Carnicero, Goenaga / Caldera, Caro Cantin / Rodriguez ... In short, there should be some very good battles among the ladies too!

What about the French

As you must have noticed above, the French number 1, Alix Collombon will not be present since her teammate Jessica Castello is registered with her former partner, Ana Cortiles. Léa Godallier will be there, alongside Ari Cañellas. The Franco-Spanish pair, however 10th pair in the ranking, inherits the entry number 8 seed: Caldera / Goenaga. A not easy draw for Léa and Ari who will not be favorites Friday for their debut in the tournament, at 13h.

Then you have to go to the previas to find other tricolors. Melissa Martin, which will be associated with Cardigan Molero Lorenzo for the occasion, will be seeded number 2. The Franco-Spanish pair will face a pair of preprevias. Beginning of hostilities for them Thursday at 13:30 p.m.

Just before, at 10:45 p.m., begin Benjamin Tison and Teo Zapata, seed 1 of the previas, also facing a pair of preprevias.

Finally, there are two other French pairs in the preprevias: the regulars Bastien Blanqué and Thomas Leygue, and a pair made up of two former tennis players: Thomas Cazes Carrere / Jean-Noël Insausti. These two pairs start tomorrow Tuesday. For Cazes Carrere / Insausti, start at 09:30 am, facing Macias / Martinez Galindo; for Blanqué / Leygue, start at 12:00 p.m., facing D. Serralta Cuesta / Diaz Saldaña!

 

For those who would like to take a look at all the tables, it's just below:

Men's final table

Women's final table

Male previa painting

Female previa painting

Male preprevia table

Female preprevia painting

 

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