From June 9 to 15, the  Mam's Club  organize the  FIP Silver Alès . Of  met  will be played in the  historical arenas  of the city, a first for the  club . Meeting with the President  Mhamed Ismaili .

Next summer, the  arenas of Alès  will not see the arrival of  bulls,  but  padel players . From June 9 to 15, 2025, based in the Gard, the  Mam's Club  Boisset-et-Gaujac hosts its first international tournament, the  FIP Silver Alès . The best  national players  et  European  will be there to win the title, with prize money of  15 000 €. 

Free admission

“The arenas have a capacity of  3 seats , if we can get them to come already  1,500 people , that would be great,” he assures  Mhamed Ismaili , president of Miam's Club .  As for tournaments  P1000  organized on the club grounds, entry will be  for free  during the FIP Silver in Alès.

“We are counting on the public to consume a  drink , a meal, while he watches the  padel matches . It is my philosophy to promote sport in  free access “, he adds.

The padel tournament was originally scheduled to take place at  Fort Vauban , a  former prison  which closed its doors in  1990 . “He is the president of Alès agglomeration,  Christophe Rivenq  who encouraged me to think bigger by offering to program the  FIP Silver  about  arenas of Alès ".

A budget of €75

Move from a tournament  P1000  to  FIP Silver  exploded the  budget . “We must count  € 20 000  to install a padel court in the  arenas   wages  and  hotel fees  referees, the  speak r, the prize money… We quickly arrive at a budget of  € 70 000 . If we compare with a  P1000  is  € 1 500 ", assures  Mhamed Ismaili .

The club president can count on  David Mateo , who will be  tournament director  for the occasion, organizer of several  FIP  in France: “He is used to managing this type of event and we quickly got on well. He is a reference in French padel”.

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Three years of existence for the Mam's Club

Le  Mam's Club  knows a  meteoric rise . The site opened in  2022  and has already organized several  P1000 . “I practiced the  soccer  and then I discovered the  paddle . I found this side again  friendly and collective  of football. I wanted to get involved in a project linked to sport with  human contact , so it came naturally,” says the club president. Today, in January 2025, the  Mam's Club  matters  3 members  et  320 licensees . “I took a risk in developing this project, but the results are already very positive.”

The Mam's Padel will host the FIP Silver Alès in June 2025

In addition to the meetings of  professionals , there will be matches that will see the  young people from Mam's Club , but also a tournament for members of the  different sponsors  of the tournament. “We want it to be a big party and see if it works to repeat the edition in 2026,” concludes  Mhamed Ismaili .

Photo credits: Facebook / Clubs / Town Hall / Philippe Gil Mir

Henri Pasquet

Passionate about soccer and tennis since I was a kid, I've been playing ping-pong for three years at a club in Nantes. More recently, I discovered padel! Basketball, rugby, golf, and motorsports: yet more new sports that I follow regularly. On the cultural side, since I love giving my opinion, I write film and video game reviews on my Instagram page, Silence ça Mix.

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