Discover the Spanish selection for the 12th FIP European Championship which will be contested in Marbella from June 28 to July 4.

For this home championship, Spain does not hide its intentions, with teams made up of a good part of the best Spanish players in the World Padel Tour, in both men and women. Once again, this country which has never been beaten in a European championship will start as a favorite.

Indeed, for both men and women, the players of the Spanish selection are the best ranked in the competition ...

Very heavy for men

For men, the team formed by Juanjo Gutierrez is the following :

  • Uri Botello (n ° 15 WPT)
  • John Martin Diaz (n ° 28 WPT)
  • Jeronimo “Momo” González (n ° 19 WPT)
  • Francisco “Paquito” NAVARRO (n ° 6 WPT)
  • Jorge “Coki” Grandson (n ° 21 WPT)
  • Javi Rico (n ° 17 WPT)
  • Alex Ruiz (n ° 14 WPT)
  • Javi Ruiz (n ° 15 WPT)

We will note the absence of the two best players in the world, Ale Galan and Juan Lebron.

Despite this, Spain remains the huge favorite of the tournament. For the Open, the Spaniards will form 4 impressive pairs:

  • Botello / Javi Ruiz
  • Navarro / Alex Ruiz
  • JM Diaz / Nieto
  • González/ Rico

Note that González and Rico, who made their first final on the World Padel Tour in Santander, will make their debut with the Spanish senior selection!

Momo Gonzalez backhand javi rico wpt santander

In girls, even stronger!

On the female side, we note the absences of the Alayeto twins, Gemma Triay, Alejandra Salazar, Patty Llaguno or Marta Marrero. Other than that, the best players in the world will represent their country in Marbella. Here are the players chosen by Icíar Montes:

  • Eli Amatriain (n ° 12 WPT)
  • Beatriz González (n ° 8 WPT)
  • Tamara icardo (n ° 16 WPT)
  • Victoria Churches (n ° 18 WPT)
  • Paula Jose Maria (n ° 7 WPT)
  • Marta Ortega (n ° 6 WPT)
  • Lucia Sainz (n ° 2 WPT)
  • Ariadne Sanchez (n ° 4 WPT)

Here again, it is difficult to see which country could worry such an armada. For the Open, these are the dream pairs that will compete for victory:

  • Paula Josemaría / Ariana Sanchez
  • Beatriz González / Lucía Sainz
  • Tamara Icardo / Marta Ortega
  • Eli Amatriain / Victoria Iglesias

Tamara Icardo world padel tour lob

This will be the first selection for Tamara Icardo, who will be surrounded by 7 players accustomed to these national competitions! For the 16th player of the World Padel Tour, it's a reward after a very successful start to the season, marked by a victory in the Santander Open final alongside Delfi Brea!

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