The final phase of Euro Padel Cup Juniors is officially underway. Following the opening ceremony held in Porto, Portugal, the 16 best European teams – eight boys and eight girls – now know their opponents for the group stage. The competition will take place from 30 June to 4 July with the European junior championship title in sight.
France in a tough group
For the boys, the French team, directly qualified thanks to its European ranking, will play in the group B in the company of the Belgium , Italy and Netherlands A homogeneous group where each match could be decisive in securing a place in the semi-finals.
Le group A It will bring together Spain, the overwhelming favorite, as well as Sweden, Denmark and Portugal.
Boys' groups:
- group A Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Portugal
- group B France, Belgium, Italy, Netherlands
The French women's team will face Italy
In the girls' competition, France also drew a very competitive group with Italy , the Sweden and the Estonia The Italians, who were finalists in the previous edition, will be the main rivals of the French team for qualification.
The other group will pit Spain, Portugal, Belgium and the Netherlands against each other.
Girls' groups:
- group A Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands
- group B Italy, France, Sweden, Estonia
Spain puts its titles on the line
At the last edition held in Budapest, Spain achieved a double victory, winning both the men's and women's competitions. In the men's competition, France finished as European runners-up ahead of Sweden. In the women's competition, Italy and Portugal completed the podium behind Spain.
In Porto, the top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals, while the other teams will compete for fifth to eighth place.
All matches will be broadcast live on the FIP's official YouTube channel.
Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.
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