In less than two weeks, the French padel is about to live his first major event of the 2026 season with the P2000 4PADEL Bordeaux, scheduled from 16th to 18th, Organized at 4PADEL BordeauxThe event will bring together a player density rarely seen on a P2000, with many members of the French team, for both women and men.

In the women's race: limited suspense for the final victory

In the women's competition, the suspense surrounding the title is expected to be intense. relatively weak. Léa Godallier et Carla Toully will be associated for this first P2000 of the year 2026Respectively 2nd and 3rd ranked French players, members of the French team et firmly established in the world's top 100they will be considered big favorites.

Except major surprise, the pairs Alexise Duchêne / Charlyne Tonda (2nd seed) or even Lou Agosti / Kimy Barla (seeded 3rd) will have a hard time troubling a duo who clearly aspires to the title of French champions.

This hierarchy is also explained by the current context of French women's padel: Alix Collombon made the choice of prioritize international, While Jessica Ginier could be less present in 2026 for personal reasons. In this context, The Touly/Godallier partnership was an almost natural fit., much to the dismay of the competition.

The focus for the women will therefore shift to another question: Which pair will manage to stand out and reach the final?
Table management will be crucial, with a clear objective for some teams: avoid the number 1 seed for as long as possibleOne thing is certain, The second seed will only be able to face the favorite in the final., if she respects her rank.

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For the men: a P2000 with the feel of a French championship

In the men's section, the decor is radically different. This Bordeaux P2000 looks like a the true unofficial French championship, so much the The level of the main table is raised.

Headlining the show is the iconic pair Thomas Leygue / Bastien Blanqué, several times champion of Francewill be particularly closely watched. The gradual return of Thomas Leygue the French competition will be closely watched, facing... extremely competitive pairs.

Behind, the seeded 2 made of Thomas Vanbauce / Dylan Guichard arrives with solid credentials, after a excellent finish in 2025.

En seeded 3, we will find Nicolas Rouanet / Maxime Forcin. To note that Benjamin Tison, initially absent, will ultimately be present, associated with Adrien MaigretThey will form the seeded 7.

La seeded 4 will be composed of Philémon Raichman / Yanis Muesser, a pair to watch closely if it reproduces its year-end level 2025.

Behind this, the picture remains extremely dense:

  • Pierre Perez Le Tiec / Ludovic Cancel
  • Alexis Coulombeau / Jeremy Garcia
  • Arthur Hugounenq / Thomas Seux (TS8)

Even the pairs 9 and 10 display an impressive level with Ayuso / Auradou et Bayard / Vincent, proof of the exceptional density of the whiteboard.

Further down still, Maxime Joris, 6th French player and member of the French national teamwill only seeded 11, associated to Lucas Pillon.
Urban P2000 finalistsPadel Carquefou, Benjamin Grué / Aitor Garcia, will only appear in pair 14.

Same observation with Maxime Moreau, this time associated with Thomas Brechemier (57th Frenchman), in pair 18.

Qualifications of a rarely seen level

The level is such that the qualifications promise to be just as challenging, with in particular Julien Seurin / Adrien Dandois, or Jérôme Inzerillo / Jules Marie.

Also worth noting is the Alexandre Toppin returns, associated to Nicolas Molineo, the top seed in qualifying, while Thibaud Pech / Dorian De Meyer will form the TS2 of the qualifiers.

An organization worthy of the event

At the controls of this Bordeaux P2000the referee Florian Couturier, assisted by Hubert Lacour.
A solid framework for a tournament that promises to be... one of the highlights of the start of the 2026 season.

Official Male List.xlsDownload

Franck Binisti

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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