The race for the last places for the  Final Master  was played at  Milan Premier Padel P1 , and the verdict is in:  Alex Ruiz , ranked 16th before the tournament, will not participate in the prestigious end-of-season tournament. On the other hand,  Lucas Bergamini  et  paul cardona  emerge as the big winners in this battle for the final tickets.

 Alex Ruiz eliminated in the eighth 

Alex Ruiz, partnered by Alex Arroyo, had to reach the quarter-finals to hope to maintain his place among the top 16 in the ranking. But the Spaniard lost in the eighth round against  Momo Gonzalez and Edu Alonso , seeded 8, with a score of  6 / 2 6 / 4 A defeat which seals his fate and puts an end to his hopes of qualification.

 Pablo Cardona validates his ticket 

For its part,  paul cardona  did the necessary work to secure his place at the Master Final. Partnered with Paquito Navarro, he beat  sanyo gutierrez  et  Josete Diestro  in the eighth finals with a score of  6 / 2 6 / 4 , thus qualifying for the quarter-finals. This victory guarantees him to remain in the Top 16 and thus obtain his ticket to Barcelona.

 Lucas Bergamini, the big winner 

 Lucas Bergamini  took advantage of both his victory in the round of 16 and Ruiz's defeat to overtake him in the standings. Partnered with Javi Garrido, the Brazilian won against  Fernando Belasteguin and Valentino Libaak  on the score of  6 / 3 6 / 4 , thus validating his ticket to Barcelona. Only 27 points separated Alex Ruiz from Lucas Bergamini. The latter's victory in the round of 90 allows him to collect 16 points and thus pass Ruiz. Bergamini therefore climbs to XNUMXth place and eliminates Ruiz from the race.

 The Top 16 is now known 

With these results, the table of players qualified for the men's Master Final is now complete. For the women, the quarter-finals will be decisive: Who will be the last qualified for the Premier Padel Finals: Alejandra Alonso and Aranzazu Osoro?

Benjamin Dupouy

I discovered padel directly during a tournament, and frankly, I didn't really like it at first. But the second time, it was love at first sight, and since then, I haven't missed a single match. I'm even ready to stay up until 3am to watch a final of Premier Padel !