For 2 weeks, the Midi-Pyrénées league offered initiation padel throughout the duration of the Toulouse - Balma international tournament (5-13 March).

And not that! Since the league also offered an approved tournament of padel during those almost 10 days.

"Very positive and that may be renewed"

The balance sheet is very positive and " the experience will certainly be renewed Explains Pierre DOUMAYROU, President of the Midi-Pyrenees Tennis League and Vice-President of the FFT, in charge of the Federal Gatherings.

« For some time we have believed in padel and we are getting more and more involved. Proof is this land of padel for the Toulouse international tennis tournament - Balma Adds the President of the league Midi-Pyrenees.

Establishment of initiations and training for tennis teachers

Initiations padel / Formations padel with DES / a tournament padel FFT approved for the duration of the tennis tournament. In short, a full week.

According to the organization, we shoot on average with more than 50 players per day on the field ».

A training day for the trainees at the Midi Pyrenees tennis training center counted 25 players.

Promotion day padel on Sunday 13 for teachers and managers of tennis club had 50 people.

This comes after a big week of training padel for tennis DEs in continuing education for teachers at the Toulouse Stadium.

Gregoire Louis, the director of the tennis league Midi-Pyrénées concludes by explaining that " All this action was possible thanks to the Midi Pyrénée / Adidas league Padel - Red Sports padel / For My Padel »

IMBERT Laurent-BLANQUE Bastien and VO Mai-MEITES Line win the FFT tournament

The tournament started on Friday 4 march. 30 Men's Teams / 8 Women's Teams. Gregory Louis, Director of Tennis Training for the Midi-Pyrénées league explains that " le padel was full of success with a tough tournament and the participation of great French pairs Men and women ».

For women, VO and MEITES will not have left any chance for the opposing pairs to hope to win the tournament. padel. No set lost.

For men, this is certainly a first in the history of padel gentlemen since IMBERT Laurent-BLANQUE Bastien won this tournament over WO in the final. BERNARD Brice, the partner of SALLES Alexis, would be injured. The pair could not therefore ensure this final. An exhibition match finally took place and which for the record saw the victory of Salles / Tap over the winners of the tournament with the following score: 7/5 7/6.

All results here: Artwork Padel toulouse balma

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Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovers the padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since padel is part of his life. You often see him touring France going to cover the major events of padel French.