This is one of the pieces of information from these  French National 2 Team Championships  au  Galaxy Padel  Poitiers:  TC Bandol is relegated to Regional 1  after two consecutive defeats.

A scenario that's hard to imagine given  the quality of the Varois squad , composed of several well-known players from the French and international circuit.

 A first defeat against All In Padel 69 

The weekend had already gotten off to a bad start for Bandol.  first round the club had lost  3-0 against All In Padel 69 , a solid team that quickly took control of the game.

This defeat sent the Varois into the  classification matches , with the aim of avoiding the descent.

 The final blow against Saint Pryve TC 

But the situation didn't improve. In the decisive relegation match,  Bandol loses to Saint Pryve TC , synonym of  relegation to Regional 1 .

Looking at the Bandol team's roster, the club could notably count on:

  •  Adrien Maigret , old  n ° 1 French  and major figure of padel tricolor
  •  Alexander Toppin , currently  26th French player 
  •  Ferran Insa Spanish player ranked  99th in the world 

Despite the presence of  two very big players in its ranks TC Bandol has undoubtedly paid  a lack of squad depth Behind these leaders, the team fielded players  beyond the French top 1000 , which made it  the team with the highest ranking weight in this National 2 This imbalance likely proved costly against other teams.  more homogeneous across all three pairs .

 Saint Pryve TC pull off the right move 

Opposite,  Saint Pryve TC  delivered a very strong team performance. The team relied in particular on:

  •  Mathis Dupont-Brimbeuf  et  Paul Dornberger , two young players making great strides on the French circuit
  •  Thomas Brechemier he too is on the rise
  • An eye-catching pair made up of  Alexis Arette Hourquet  et  Saul Rubio Ponce 

Solid and opportunistic, the Saint Pryve players knew how to  to thwart the  TC Bandol and secure a valuable victory to ensure their survival.

 A season to revive for Bandol 

This relegation constitutes a  Disappointment for TC Bandol , which will now have to go through the  Regional 1 to try and get back to National 2 .

A contrast with the  club results on the women's side , where Bandol had shone in  winning the title in National 1 .

Benjamin Dupouy

I discovered padel directly during a tournament, and frankly, I didn't really like it at first. But the second time, it was love at first sight, and since then, I haven't missed a single match. I'm even ready to stay up until 3am to watch a final of Premier Padel !