This weekend, UrbanPadel Nantes-Carquefou, located at 3 rue Suzanne Lenglen, ZAC du Moulin Boisseau, 44470 Carquefou, will be the epicenter of French padel.
From Friday 19 to Sunday 21 January, the sports complex will host the first P2000 tournament of the year, a major event in the French padel calendar.
For the first time, the Nantes region will be the scene of a tournament of this scale. THE Aficionados padel players will have the opportunity to see some of the country's best players in action, including 2023 French Champions Bastien Blanqué and Thomas Leygue.
Tournament Program:
- Friday January 19: From 13 p.m., the tournament will begin with the qualifying phases.
- Saturday January 20: The 8 seeded players will enter the fray. The Men's and Women's quarter-finals will begin around 18 p.m.
- Sunday January 21: The men's and women's semi-finals will start at 9:30 a.m., followed by the finals from 14 p.m.
The event promises lots of fun for visitors, with food-trucks available on Friday and Saturday evenings, as well as various on-site activities.

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.