Enjoy the first edition of the Reserve Cup in Miami that brings together the elite of world padel. It's tonight from 23pm to follow the decisive day LIVE.

Frenchman Nalle Grinda will take advantage of this broadcast to tell us a little about the expansion of padel in Miami and the USA in general.

What is the Reserve Cup?

The first edition of the Reserve Cup takes place in Miami and brings together some of the best players in the world.

It is a mix of Ryder Cup (golf) and Laver Cup (tennis) in padel fashion.

14 players present for the first edition

Team Black

  • Wayne Boich (C.)
  • Federico Chingotto
  • Javier Garrido
  • Lucas Campagnolo
  • Jon sanz
  • Luciano Capra
  • Guillermo Alcorta

White Team

  • Juan Martin Diaz (C.)
  • Franco Stupaczuk
  • Javi Rico
  • Coki Nieto
  • Gonzalo Rubio
  • Agustin Silingo
  • Gabriel Meana

How does it work ?

Two teams of 7 players compete for the Reserve Cup over three days. The first edition takes place from March 30 to April 1, 2023.

Each day consists of three matches with each day a composition of different pairs.

  • On the first day, matches won count for 1 point.
  • The second day: 2 points.
  • last day: 3 points per game (Today at 23 p.m.)

Team selection mode

The two captains Juan Martin Diaz and Wayne Boich selected their players according to the usual draft system in US sports.

To sum up, it is similar to each in turn choosing a player from the group of 12 players present.

The matches are played in three sets with a super tie-break in 10 points in the 3rd.

The particularity: replacing a player during a match

A small peculiarity, the captains have the right to replace a player in the middle of a match if necessary.

And it works since on the first day, Juan Martin Diaz and Coki Nieto were trailing 6/4-2/1 break against Lucho Capra and Javier Garrido when JMD replaced himself with Javier Rico before he turned the tide. Rico and Nieto won the second set 6/4 and the super tie-break 10/8.

Ranking before the last day

Before the last lap today, the white team of Wayne Boich leads 5/4 against the black team of Juan Martin Diaz. The team that wins 2 of the 3 evening games will win the trophy!

The results of the first two days

Meana / Stupaczuk beats Boich / Alcorta 6/4 6/3

Nieto/Rico beats Capra/Garrido 3/6 6/4 1/0 (10/8)

Campagnolo / Chingotto beats Rubio / Silingo 6/4 6/3

Boich/Chingotto beats Meana/Diaz 6/3 7/6

Rubio/Nieto beats Sanz/Garrido 6/4 7/6

Campagnolo/Capra beat Stupaczuk/Rico 6/2 3/6 1/0 (10/8)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LS-cuzC3hk
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.

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