Le P2000 from La Rochelle will be held from January 17 to 19, marking the start of the major tournament season in France. This competition represents a crucial opportunity for French players to shine and earn points in the eyes of the national coach Pablo Ayma, with a view to possible integration into the French team.

P2000 Impact Stadium La Rochelle – A high-level field for the first P2000 of the year

The first two seeds in this tournament are the big favourites and will have to live up to this status by imposing their game against formidable competition.

Dorian DeMeyer, in search of renewal since his separation from Thomas Vanbauce, associates with the Spanish Victor Mena, former partner of Benjamin Tison. This Franco-Spanish pair promises to be one of the most dangerous. De Meyer returns to his favorite position on the right side, which could allow him to play without pressure in a tough table. Ranked 17th Frenchman, he surrounds himself with Mena, a player in the world top 70, to try to compete with the favorites. It remains to be seen if this association will be enough to claim the title.

Maigret/Inzerillo: the reconquest operation

Two well-known players on the circuit, Adrien Maigret (10e) and Jerome Inzerillo (9th), aim to regain their place in the French team. For Adrien, the story is a little different, because, as we know, the captain of the French team, Pablo Ayma, had plans for him at the end of 2024. However, Adrien attended the birth of his first child at the same time. The pair started the year by participating in the FIP Bronze of Mondeville, where she obtained an encouraging result. Their victory against the Spanish pair Belizon/Ramirez demonstrated their potential, despite a defeat against the tournament winners. The pair started the year by participating in the FIP Bronze of Mondeville, where she obtained an encouraging result. Their victory against the Spanish pair Belizon/Ramirez demonstrates their potential, despite a defeat against the tournament finalists.

In December 2024, Maigret and Inzerillo had already shone by reaching the final of the FIP Rise of Roeselare in Belgium, losing to the Portuguese Pedro Graca et Diogo Jesus with a score of 7/6 3/6 6/4.

Forcin/Rouanet: a promising association

Maxime Forcin (11th) joins forces with Nicolas Rouanet (14th) for this tournament. Forcin, who had recently reached the semi-finals of the FIP Bronze of Caen with the Spanish Adria Mercadal, finds a French partner with whom he won the P1000 The Bubble Padel last September. A pair to watch closely.

Lozano/Perez Le Tiec: full of confidence

Damien Lozano (19e) and Pierre Perez Le Tiec (15th) arrive in La Rochelle buoyed by their recent successes. In December, they won the P1000 Ball in d'Or Dreux, dominating Maxime Moreau et Bilal Duprat in the final (6/3 6/1). A few weeks earlier, they had also won the P1000 4Padel from MontreuilTheir current dynamic makes them formidable outsiders.

Fierce competition

The main draw is full of talent. Among the top ten pairs, we find in particular Restivo/Grué, Lozano/Perez Le Tiec, Courrin/Seux, Vanbauce/Wagner, and Pech/ThéardThis first P2000 of the year promises to be a real test for these players, with a sporting intensity that promises spectacular clashes.

THEImpact Stadium La Rochelle will be the scene of decisive confrontations, where each pair will seek to make an impression from the start of the season.

Henri Pasquet

Passionate about soccer and tennis since I was a kid, I've been playing ping-pong for three years at a club in Nantes. More recently, I discovered padel! Basketball, rugby, golf, and motorsports: yet more new sports that I follow regularly. On the cultural side, since I love giving my opinion, I write film and video game reviews on my Instagram page, Silence ça Mix.

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