PARIS, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 09: Paris Premier Padel 2023 at Stade Roland Garros on September 09, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Silvestre Szpylma/Premier Padel)
Newsletter Padel
Greenweez Paris Major: a successful edition!
The Greenweez Paris Major Premier Padel has strengthened its roots at the Roland-Garros stadium. The success of long-term work with a desire to create a unique identity around this event.
The number of spectators at the Greenweez Paris Major Premier Padel is up significantly compared to last year. For the semi-finals on Saturday and the finals on Sunday, there were more than 8 spectators each day.
It perfects!
French Senior Pairs Championships 2023 For the third time in a row, Alix Collombon and Léa Godallier won the title of French champions of padel. On the men's side, Bastien Blanqué and Thomas Leygue flew through the final, thus retaining their status as champions of France.
Greenweez FFT Padel Tour : Toulouse-Colomiers Among the men, the favorites undoubtedly held their place since we found the first four seeds in the last four with a victory for Leygue and Blanqué. On the women's side, it is the first title in P2000 for Soubrié and Touly who only dropped one set during the competition.
Dream Entrance On the occasion of the second edition of the tournament, the FFT offered its clubs padel the possibility of giving young people an unforgettable day thanks to the Dream Entry operation.
Conference of teachers of padel On Thursday, September 7, the presentation of the new Teacher's Guide took place. padel with a demonstration on the track by Pablo Aymà, captain of the French men's team.
Destination padel : meeting with the winners Operation “Destination padel" launched by the FFT ahead of the Greenweez Paris Major allowed people to win places to attend the tournament.
Session padel – Episode 1: return to the Greenweez Paris Major The FFT presents its new podcast entitled “Session padel". A warm and friendly podcast, like this practice which is becoming more and more popular!
French Pairs Championships U18: the celebration of padel For the young Louise Bahurel and Jade Cessou for the girls, Yoan Boronad and Timéo Fonteny for the boys: here are the results of the French U18 championships padel 2023.
U14 interleagues: a constantly improving level of play Occitanie won the final against the PCA league (3-0). The Ile-de-France league finished on the third step of the podium after its victory against Hauts-de-France (2-1).
Inclusive exhibition match in Casa Padel Very nice inclusive exhibition between Cyril Hanouna paired with Sébastien Husser-Walter, wheelchair player (French n°4), and Mélissa Martin (French n°8) associated with Edorta De Anta, wheelchair player (world n°1). This event allows us to convey a message of inclusion and demonstrate that the padel can be played in an able-bodied-armchair pair.
Groupings padel jeunes The Grand-Est league organized groups for young players from padel in 3 clubs in the Region. Objective ? Discover this sport but also identify future champions and help them progress as much as possible!
Training
Next DFMP sessions in October Corsican League: from October 30 to November 3, 2023 IDF League: from October 30 to November 3, 2023
The opposite pared The contra pared is a defensive gesture padel. In French, it means "against the wall". This is a very classic shot whose objective is to put the ball back in the opposing camp by hitting your own window.
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