Your August 2023 Zoom addresses the issue again levels of padel in France, for an updated tier chart. The novelty on this table corresponds to the fact that the levels of the players are now linked to the various levels of the tournaments of padel (P100, P250, etc).

Régis Monnerie by Padel XP, explains how it works.

The French scale of levels 

The French scale has 10 levels:

  • 1 – Beginner
  • 2 – Improvement
  • 3 – Basic
  • 4 – Intermediate
  • 5 – Confirmed
  • 6 – Advanced
  • 7 – Advanced +
  • 8 – Expert
  • 9 – Expert+
  • 10 – Elite

Beginner players are positioned in the first 3 levels.

Recreational players are between levels 4 and 7, which correspond to amateur competitions (P25, P100, P250 and P500).

Levels 8, 9 and 10 integrate high-level players, who compete in national competitions (P1000, P1500 and P2000).

In France in July 2023, there are 5.257 ranked players and 35.341 ranked players.

The table defining the levels of padel

The table of levels of padel aims to define the levels of players more precisely, by explaining them precisely, in order to establish an updated scale of levels for 2023-24.

Link player levels to tournament tiers

New in 2023 on the table of levels is to link the levels of the players to the different levels of existing tournaments in France:

  • P25
  • P100
  • P250
  • P500
  • P1000
  • P1500
  • P2000

We can regret the absence of a P50 level for level 4 players. The P25 would benefit from it by becoming the real gateway to competition for players who have acquired the basics of padel and wishing to measure themselves in amateur competition.

The table of levels 2023-2024

Here is the updated tier chart for 2023-2024.

Thanks to Elodie Arcambal for the layout of the table.

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