“Tolito” Aguirre et Gonzalo Alfonso, known on the A1 Padel as the first pair of the circuit, are among the big favorites of the Gijón P2, which stands in Spain until Sunday March 2, taking advantage of the absence of the Top 100 worldwide due to a boycott.

FIP Gold Paredes Winners

The Argentine pair has won, Sunday 23 February, the tournament final FIP Gold Walls au Portugal against the local pair, seeded number 1, composed of the brothers DEUS. Aguirre (131ᵉ) and Alfonso (123rd) won in three sets (3/6 6/2 6/3) against Miguel Deus (60ᵉ) and Nuno deus (70ᵉ).

This is their first victory in a FIP GOLD and allows them to harvest 150 point in the ranking FIP. Thanks to this success, Tolito Aguirre wins 34 seats, totaling 348 point and reaching the 131th place worldwide, While Gonzalo Alfonso progresses by 15 seats, with 442 point, positioning itself 123ᵉ.

“Tolito” Aguirre and Gonzalo Alfonso: Big favorites for P2 Gijón

Seeds number 3 of the tournament, Aguirre et Alfonso are the big favorites of the P2 Gijon, in the absence of the best players on the circuit.

Only two pairs are ahead of them in the ranking:

  • Seeded 1 : Barceló (164ᵉ) / Cremona (106ᵉ)
  • Seeded 2 : Iacovino (156ᵉ) / Di Giovanni (127ᵉ)

The Argentine pair, eliminated in the second round of qualifying for the P1 Riyadh in February (pocketing only 9 point), now aims to establish itself among the world elite. A victory at Gijón would offer them a unique opportunity to integrate the Top 100 worldwide and to directly access the main tables of the tournaments P1 et Major of the circuit Premier Padel.

Points at stake at P2 Gijón

  • Victoire : 600 point per player
  • finalists : 360 point
  • Semifinalists : 180 point
  • Quart de finale : 90 point

A victory synonymous with Top 60

Barring any surprises, the Argentinian pair are favourites to win the P2 Gijon. A title would allow them to win 1 200 points (600 points each), thus opening the doors to the Top 60 worldwide :

  • Tolito Aguirre : +600 points → 948 point → 57th in the FIP ranking
  • Gonzalo Alfonso : +600 points → 1 042 points → 54th in the FIP ranking

Un title in Gijón would offer 1 additional points to the pair, bringing their total to 1 990 points. For comparison, during the P1 Riyadh, the last qualifier for the final table (round of 16) counted 1 585 points.

To join the Top 100

To enter the Top 100, each player must accumulate more than 600 point, because the current world 100th, Thomas Leygue (France) and Toni Bueno (Spain), have some 600 each.

  • At least the semi-finals to Alfonso, in order to pocket 180 point and total 622 point, synonymous with entry into the Top 100.
  • The pair will have to access the final, where each finalist wins 360 point, to allow both players to access the top 100. Which would allow Aguirre to reach 708 point and to rise to the 85th place worldwide and Alfonso to access the 75th place.

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Nicolas Fillaudeau

A big sports enthusiast and former tennis player, I discovered padel a few years ago without really focusing on it. Then I became addicted to this sport by practicing it and watching the premier padel matches. Looking forward to sharing the 2025 news with you!

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