We say that the padel female sometimes has a little trouble getting off the ground in France, but great initiatives like the Open Big Padel Jet Academy 2022 shows the potential is there.

Remember that two years ago, the P1000 in Denain hosted 20 teams for an exclusively female tournament. To arrive at this figure, the club had to consult upstream with the players to find a date. the Lyon TCM with Stephan Rodriguez at the helm also did a lot of work in 2018 for the padel female.

The P1000 by Big Padel Jet Academy, which will be held on February 12 and 13 in Mérignac, will welcome 32 pairs! The proof that the competition interests more and more the ladies!

For Jean Thomas Peyrou, tournament director, it's a real success: “I think it's great. A few months ago, we had many discussions about the fact that it was difficult to fill the ladies' tournaments. This is proof that the padel feminine develops enormously. With 32 teams, there will be qualifying rounds on Friday and the final draw will be played on Saturday and Sunday. »

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"Promote the padel feminine "

As we said above, the padel feminine remains largely in the shadow of padel masculine and this is all the more true in terms of competitions. "A tournament exclusively for women is very rare in the padel current. Often, the women's P1000s are juxtaposed with the men's P1000s and they pass behind. We want to prove over this weekend that it is possible to organize a ladies' tournament with visibility. It is a very good thing that they are highlighted during a weekend. They have to be the stars of the event in order to promote the padel feminine. », emphasizes Jean-Thomas 

During this edition, we will find several players who have represented the French team during the last campaigns: Mai Vo, Charlotte Soubrié, Elodie Invernon, Lucile Pothier, Wendy Barsotti, Amelie Detriviere Fiona Ligi, Marianne Vandaele…

A caring organization 

This tournament will have as main sponsor the Big Padel Jet Academy. The organization should be similar to that of the P1000 men which took place last December. For Jean Thomas Peyrou, "the idea is to put the players of the French elite in the best conditions". Thus, the players will be able to benefit from a physio throughout the duration of the event. They will also have a dedicated space for their warm-up. There will be a person who will completely wash the windows on Saturday morning and Sunday morning on all grounds in order to optimize playing conditions.

From the round of 2, the matches will be played in 3 winning sets with 11rd set in classic format, without tie-break. From the quarter-finals, the players will even have the right to change balls at 9 games and then every XNUMX games.

And finally the most famous geek, Adrien Maigret, who joined the Big Padel Jet Academy and who will represent the Bordeaux club during the French championships of padel by teams, will be at the helm of live at the Big Padel. Once is not custom ! RDV on Twitch and on Youtube to follow the live which will start on Saturday at 13:30 p.m.

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thomas jay

After being rocked by tennis for nearly 15 years, I became an absolute fan of its cousin, the padel. For nearly a year now, I've been chasing the little yellow ball with another racquet, but with just as much passion! Based in Lyon, I intend to make you better acquainted with the padel in the region and at the national level.

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