FIP Tour: French players in Dublin

After the Premier Padel Málaga P1, the French padel scene turns again to the international tournament calendar. Several Tricolore pairs are competing on the FIP Tour in the same week, spread across three venues: the FIP Silver in Dublin and the FIP Bronze events in Dronten and A Coruña. This overview shows where French players are lining up and which pairings look especially noteworthy.

FIP Silver Dublin: strongest French presence

Ireland hosts the largest French contingent of the week. Several pairs are seen as capable of making deep runs and collecting valuable ranking points. The mix of experience, post-Málaga form and ambitious partner choices makes Dublin the focal point of France’s FIP week.

Men: Leygue and other ambitious pairs

In the men’s draw, Thomas Leygue partners Arnau Ayats Delgado. Seeded seventh, they aim to build on their strong Málaga P1 run and establish early stability in Dublin. Another aspiring combination is Yanis Muesser with Arthur Hugounenq, while Thomas Seux teams up with Nathan Courrin.

Also in focus are Thomas Basso and Julien Biron as well as Pierre Perez Le Tiec with Guillaume Le Drap. Louis Jover plays with Belgian Hamza Berrahou, Benjamin Dufour with Rafael Marquet. French depth in the field is therefore high and opens several routes toward a long tournament run.

• Thomas Leygue / Arnau Ayats Delgado – seeded No. 7
• Yanis Muesser / Arthur Hugounenq
• Thomas Seux / Nathan Courrin
• Thomas Basso / Julien Biron
• Pierre Perez Le Tiec / Guillaume Le Drap
• Louis Jover / Hamza Berrahou
• Benjamin Dufour / Rafael Marquet

Women: mixed and all-French pairings

In the women’s draw, Camille Sireix continues her partnership with Dutch player Tess De Vocht – just days after their final at the FIP Bronze in Georgia. Steffi Merah plays with Italian Matilde Minelli. Cassandra Senjean forms an all-French pair with Lou Lambert Agosti. Kimy Barla shares the court with Italian Michela Zaccagnini.

The variety of partner setups shows how closely connected the European padel scene is. French players pursue continuity in proven duos as well as fresh impetus through international partnerships to earn FIP points and match practice.

FIP Bronze Dronten: Blanqué and Joris as standard-bearers

In the Netherlands, Bastien Blanqué and Maxime Joris are the main French representatives. The pair ranks among the stronger entries and start as the eighth seeds. With seeding and experience, they bring clear ambitions into the main draw.

On the women’s side, only one French duo is entered: Marie-Amélie Dardaine competes with Clara Mansart in the main draw. Focusing on a single pairing makes their matches especially relevant for French coverage, because every win immediately registers as a national result.

FIP Bronze A Coruña: two French women in the field

In Spanish A Coruña, two French players take center stage. Melissa Martin partners Malagasy athlete Fitia Robinson Andrianafetra. Laura Buteau forms another international duo with Dane Julia Isabella Wiese and aims to collect valuable FIP points.

Here again, a pattern of the current FIP week becomes clear: French athletes increasingly rely on cross-border partnerships. That raises competitive intensity and creates access to different styles of play and tournament experience across the continent.

What the FIP week means competitively

Competing in parallel at three venues underlines the density of the FIP schedule after the Premier Padel event in Málaga. For many French players, the immediate follow-up on Silver and Bronze tournaments is a key part of season planning: keeping match rhythm, securing ranking points and testing partnerships under competitive conditions.

Dublin offers the strongest French contingent and therefore the highest chance of several deep runs. Dronten combines seeding pressure for Blanqué/Joris with a tightly focused women’s presence. A Coruña completes the picture with two international women’s pairings and a clear points target.

For observers of the French scene, the week mainly matters as a status check: who plays where, which partnerships stay stable, and which duos seek fresh momentum after the P1 weekend on the FIP Tour? The entries in Ireland, the Netherlands and Spain provide a clear, sports-relevant answer.

In the coming days, the early rounds will decide premature exits and unexpected runs. Seeded pairs such as Leygue/Ayats Delgado and Blanqué/Joris are under close watch, because their results immediately indicate form and competitiveness outside the Premier Padel calendar. At the same time, unseeded or mixed pairings can create movement in the draws with focused performances.

Another aspect is the strategic staging of appearances: while Dublin as a Silver event carries higher ranking weight, Bronze tournaments in Dronten and A Coruña open extra match opportunities under slightly less pressure. That blend of ambition and volume currently shapes many French season plans on the FIP Tour.

Observers will watch closely whether seeded pairs confirm their favorite status on court and whether mixed international duos can hold the form of recent weeks. The coming match days will provide the first solid clues from three parallel draws.

French FIP presence across three countries thus remains a clear signal of the breadth of the national scene and of the importance of continuous tournament work between the major Premier Padel stations.