Le FIP Platinum Lyon prepares to return to Gerland Sports Palace with a 2026 edition planned for the 21 27 in September Qualifications, main draw, match broadcasts and 480,000 euros in prize money : the Lyon tournament unveils the main information for its edition.
The qualifying rounds kick off the week on September 21st.
The tournament will start on Monday September 21 at 9 p.m. with the first round of qualifying (Q1). Tuesday, September 22nd will be a particularly busy day with the second round starting at 9am , Then the final round of qualifying at 15pm .
The main display will then take over:
| Tour | Date | Start of matches |
|---|---|---|
| Qualifications – Q1 | September 21 | 9h |
| Qualifications – Q2 | September 22 | 9h |
| Final round of qualifying | September 22 | 15 hrs |
| First round | September 23 | 9h |
| Second turn | September 24 | 10 hrs |
| Quarter-finals | September 25 | 11 hrs |
| Semifinals | September 26 | 14 hrs |
| finals | September 27 | 12 hrs |
The The finals are therefore scheduled for Sunday, September 27th, starting at noon. before a joint awards ceremony held after the men's final.
480,000 euros in prize money
One of the key figures to remember is obviously the overall prize money of 130,000 euros The grid notably includes 16 250 euros for the winners i.e 23,625 euros per player .
| Tour | FIP Points | Prize money per round | Prize money per player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winners | 300 | € 16 | € 8 |
| finalists | 180 | € 8 | € 4 |
| Semifinals | 90 | € 8 | € 2 |
| Quarter-finals | 50 | € 9 | € 1 |
| Second turn | 25 | € 10 | 650 € |
| First round | 14 | € 11 | 365,63 € |
| Bonus qualification | 3 | ||
| Final round of qualifying | 9 | ||
| Q2 | 5 | ||
| Q1 |
The finalists will share 8,125 euros per pair , while the stated prize money for the semi-finals is 8,775 euros per lap i.e 23,625 euros per player .
In terms of rankings, the title will bring in 300 FIP points , against 180 for the finalists , 90 for the semi-finalists , 50 for the quarter-finalists , 25 in the second round et 14 in the first round Points are also awarded during qualifying.
An indoor tournament at the Palais des Sports de Gerland
This edition will be contested for the main draw indoors at the Palais des Sports de Gerland Matches will be played best-of-three sets using the system Star Point and a tie-break in each set.
The official ball Bullpadel Next Pro Ball changes are planned after 9 then 11 games on the matches in the main draw.
Another important point for those who will not be able to travel to Lyon: All matches in the main draw and some of the qualifying matches will be broadcast. on Padel Magazine TV.
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