Padel armchair: a record international field expected in Tarbes

The 4, 5, and 6 September 2026 , the ARSENAL Padel from Tarbes will host the Open Pyrenees Padel an international tournament padel chair which takes on a new dimension this year. With 19 pairs and seven nationalities represented The event is expected to have a record number of participants for a wheelchair padel competition organized in France.

19 pairs and seven nationalities in Tarbes

After several months of preparation, the Pyrenees Open Padel is preparing to bring together French and foreign players for three days around a dual objective: to offer a high level competition and help to raise awareness of a discipline that is still relatively unknown to the general public.

This edition will bring together 19 pairs from seven nationalities with representatives from Europe but also from South America.

This internationalization allows the Tarbes tournament to reach a new level.

Padel armchair: a record international field expected in Tarbes

Argentinians for the first time

Among the main new features is the presence of players Argentine , a first for the event.

Diego Moliner and Franco Herrera will be among those taking part, as will Ruth Vicente , which will become the first woman to participate in the tournament .

The set will also host the Russian Dmitry mashkin while Italy will be represented by Andrea Pacini and Marco Dolfin expected from Rome. The Englishman Louis Telford , originally from Manchester, will complete this strong international presence.

Robin Ammerlaan associated with Dorian Navarro

Another particularly interesting name in this edition: that of the Dutchman Robin Ammerlaan .

A former Paralympic wheelchair tennis champion, Ammerlaan boasts a major record in his original discipline. In Tarbes, he will be partnered with the Frenchman Dorian Navarro, 2024 French champion of padel armchair .

A Franco-Dutch partnership that will be one of the pairs to watch in the title race.

Edorta de Anta returns to defend her title

Great nation of padel chair Spain will constitute the largest foreign contingent with 13 players registered .

Le world number 1 Edorta de Anta will notably be present to defend his title. He will be competing alongside Luis Peinaldo , a player originally from Valencia.

But the Spanish competition is expected to be particularly tough. Oscar Agea and Marcos Cambronero , two leading figures in international wheelchair padel, will also form one of the most anticipated partnerships of the tournament.

The density of the Spanish contingent, combined with the arrival of players from several countries, promises a particularly open and challenging edition.

Three days to showcase wheelchair padel

Beyond the competition, the Open Pyrenees Padel wishes to take advantage of this exhibition to further highlight wheelchair padel and remind everyone that Disability and athletic performance are not incompatible. .

On the court, the discipline retains the fundamentals of padel while developing its own specific characteristics. Positioning, anticipation, strategy, and wheelchair control produce spectacular rallies and genuine competitive intensity.

The aim of these three days will therefore also be to allow the public to discover wheelchair padel , still largely unknown despite its development.

Tarbes wants to establish its international meeting place

With 19 pairs, seven nationalities With the arrival of Argentinian players and the presence of several international stars, the 2026 edition marks a further step in the development of the Pyrenees Open. Padel.

The event will also rely on the mobilization of volunteers, private and public partners, and local sports stakeholders who participate in its organization.

Du September 4-6 at the ARSENAL Padel Tarbes will thus become, for three days, one of the meeting points of the international wheelchair padel .

Franck Binisti

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.