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What is a P1000 tournament?
Padel tournaments are an important part of padel in France and one reason why the sport is growing across the country. Players meet, compete and share their passion for padel. Whatever the level of the tournament, this helps them improve and encounter different playing styles. Clubs often organise these events to attract padel players from the region and bring them together around the sport.
Where there are tournaments, there are also padel rankings. Beyond the fun, players also come to test themselves and try to win as many matches as possible. To make these tournaments as balanced as possible, the FFT, which governs both tennis and padel in France, has established a ranking system. Each player has a position in the French rankings, and each tournament awards a set number of points. The winning pair add the number following the P to their total. Here, the winners earn 1,000 points in the French rankings.
Tournaments have therefore been divided into 7 categories so that players can face opponents of a similar standard.
How are points calculated in P1000 tournaments?
P1000: how does it differ from other tournament categories?
First, the number of points is a major difference. All players taking part in this type of tournament earn more points than they would in a P500, for example. Naturally, when the number of points on offer changes, so does the standard of play. In P1000 tournaments, the standard is quite high and approaches professional level in the later rounds. The padel skill level required is therefore quite high: around 9, or even higher for players aiming to win the tournament. For those who find P1000 tournaments too competitive, P500 and P250 tournaments offer a more accessible standard of play. Since the best French players take part in this type of tournament, there is no restriction: any pair with a sufficiently high ranking can play!
What are P1000 padel tournaments?
The aim here is not to bring together the best pairs from each region, but all the best players in the country. That is why around fifty P1000 tournaments take place each year across France, in major cities such as Toulouse, Lyon and Montpellier as well as smaller towns. However, a club must be large enough to accommodate plenty of players, spectators and potentially journalists. It needs several padel courts so everyone can play without the tournament lasting too long. In any case, you will need to travel to play in as many P1000 tournaments as possible.
What format is used for P1000 tournaments?
Several formats are possible for P250 matches, although some are preferred over others. For tournaments other than P25, A1/A2 or B1/B2 formats are generally preferred. However, whatever the format, points are scored as usual.
- A1: 3 sets to 6 games
- A2: 3 sets to 6 games, deciding point
- B1: 2 sets to 6 games; 3rd set = super tie-break to 10 points
- B2: 2 sets to 6 games, deciding point; 3rd set = super tie-break to 10 points
- C1: 2 sets to 4 games, tie-break at 4–4; 3rd set = super tie-break to 10 points
- C2: 2 sets to 4 games, deciding point, tie-break at 4–4; 3rd set = super tie-break to 10 points
- D1: 1 set to 9 games, tie-break to 7 points at 8–8
