This weekend in Clermont-Ferrand at the HPARK was disputed the qualifying stage of the National Padel Cup

12 teams in the men's and 4 in the mixed team came to get the famous sesame for the finals of Cap d'Agde.

After the highly contested qualifications won by the pair Gabard / Potin and Lack father and son, the final table saw the elimination of the 4e seeded Peuvergne / Marcellot from their entry in the running by Joel Bouchoucha and Dominique Pays two players in styles of very complementary games.

In the semifinals they pass to a point to take the recent champions of Auvergne Cordero / Coste in a third round still undecided.

On the other side of the table Philippe de Bonnevie (former number 397 ATP) and Reginald Sorbara conceded 6 small games in 2 matches to reach the final.

After a big battle of nearly 2 hours, De Bonnevie / Sorbara win 6 / 4 3th set after saving a dozen break points. Big performance on their part, it will be a team to watch during the finals because despite their rankings beyond the 300th place they will be formidable opponents.

In the mixed tournament, the pair composed of Marie Giraudet and Mario Cordero won the 1 / 6 6 / 3 10 / 6 final against Célia Zwiller and Harold Charpentier during a tournament played in a very good atmosphere.

Mario Cordero

Mario Cordero is a fine technician of the team. He observes, he analyzes, he returns to themes to bring his expertise. Complete, the man is as in the field!