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What is a P1000 tournament?
Padel tournaments are part of padel life in France and are one of the reasons why this sport is growing more and more across the country. Players meet, compete and share their passion for padel. This allows them to improve, discover other playing styles and progress, whatever the tournament level. Clubs often organise this type of event to attract padeleros from the region and bring them together around padel.
But a tournament also means a padel ranking. Beyond the fun, players also come to test themselves and try to win as many matches as possible. To balance these tournaments as effectively as possible, a ranking system has been introduced by the FFT, which governs tennis as well as padel in France. Each player is ranked in the French rankings and each tournament awards a specific number of points. For the winning pair, the number following the P is added to their total. Here, the winners earn 1,000 points in the French rankings.
The tournaments have therefore been divided into 7 categories, allowing players to compete against players of their own level.
How are points calculated in P1000 tournaments?
P1000: what are the differences from other tournament categories?
First of all, the number of points is a major difference. All players taking part in this type of tournament earn more points than in a P500, for example. Logically, when the number of points to be won changes, so does the level. For P1000 tournaments, the level is quite high and approaches professional level when you progress far in the tournament. The padel level required is therefore quite high, around 9, or even higher for padeleros aiming for the final victory. For those who find P1000 tournaments too challenging, P500 or P250 tournaments are available at a more accessible level. Here, as the best French players take part in this type of tournament, there is no limit: all sufficiently highly ranked pairs can play!
What are P1000 padel tournaments?
Here, the aim is not to bring together the best pairs from each region, but rather all the best players in the country. That is why around fifty P1000 tournaments take place in France each year in many cities, whether large ones such as Toulouse, Lyon and Montpellier or smaller ones. However, the club must be large enough to accommodate many players, spectators and potentially journalists. Several padel courts are needed so everyone can play and the tournament does not last too long. In any case, you will need to travel to play 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 favoured. However, in any configuration, points are counted normally.
- 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
