Le FIP Platinum Lyon is fast approaching, and the wildcards The lineups for the final draw have just been revealed. Four French pairs will have the opportunity to defend their chances at home in a particularly high-level tournament.

Guichard and Vives, the French champions, head the bill

On French champions 2025, Dylan Guichard et Manuel Vives, logically obtain an invitation for this Platinum Lyonnais. The French duo will try to make a good impression in a main table worthy of a Premier PadelBut they are confident, together they showed a very good level of play at the French championships and the great French adventure on this FIP Platinum could come from them.

Boronad and Fonteny, ambitious youth

Yoan Boronad et Timeo Fonteny, recently third at the Junior World Championships complete the list. The Federation offers them a great showcase here to compete at the highest level.

100% French female wildcards

In the ladies' category, the local Lucile Pothier (recent 3rd in the French Championships with Charlotte Soubrié) will team up with Louise Bahurel, originally from Annecy. An association that should attract the Lyon public, in a competition where the French will have a lot to do.

Finally, the last wildcard goes to Melissa Martin et Camille Sireix, (also third in the French Championships). Martin, experienced figure of the FIP circuit, will be keen to perform in France, while Sireix continues to confirm his rise to power this season.

A valuable points bonus

Thanks to their direct entry into the final table, these four tricolor pairs will already pocket 14 FIP points, the minimum awarded to teams entered in the first round of an FIP Platinum. In the event of victory and accession to the round of XNUMX, they would climb to 25 point, a significant gain to improve their world ranking and gain confidence before the end of the season.

Le final table has not yet been published, but one thing is certain: these French wildcards will have hard to do as soon as they enter the competition in a FIP Platinum Lyon which is announced as a exceptional international level.

Benjamin Dupouy

I discovered padel directly during a tournament, and frankly, I didn't really like it at first. But the second time, it was love at first sight, and since then, I haven't missed a single match. I'm even ready to stay up until 3am to watch a final of Premier Padel !

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