The biggest tournament on the continent, the Skechers English OPEN, took place in August 2024. Over 7 days, 1,976 players from 45 countries competed to produce a total of 5,755 matches: numbers that obviously make our heads spin, and which show us once again the great evolution of this sport on our doorstep 🏴
It's a long drive from Paris, but it's definitely worth it. The main pavilion of the Telford International Centre stands behind the imposing parking lot, and you can finally discover the enormity of this tournament. The numerous stands of the brands present frame the main aisle that leads you to no fewer than 40 pickleball courts! The dream of all the players present then becomes reality, and the meticulous organization of Pickleball England transports us from one court to another, chaining the matches together with varying degrees of success 🔥
We especially enjoyed watching the matches of the few professional players who came for the occasion. Another highlight of this tournament was the fact that it attracted around twenty professional players, who regularly compete in the American championship, who came to challenge the best pickleballers on the European circuit.
We will be happy to come back to the next edition and in the meantime, a big congratulations to the whole Paris team for the good humor and the few medals won 🥈🥉
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The biggest tournament on the continent was the Skechers English OPEN! For 7 days, 1,976 players from 45 countries competed to produce a total of 5,755 matches: numbers that obviously make our heads spin, and which show us once again the great evolution of this sport on our doorstep.
The journey is long from Paris but it is really worth it. The main pavilion of the @tictelford stands behind the imposing car park and you can finally discover the immensity of this tournament. The numerous stands of the brands there frame the main aisle which leads you to no less than 40 pickleball courts! The dream of all the players then becomes reality and the very tight organization of @englandpickleball takes us from one court to another, chaining the matches with more or less success.
We especially took a lot of pleasure in watching the matches of the few pro players who came for the occasion. Because it is also the richness of this tournament to have been able to attract more than twenty professional players, evolving in the @officialapptour , and coming to challenge the best European pickleballers.
We will be happy to come back to the next edition and in the meantime, a big congratulations to the whole Paris team for the happiness and the few medals won. 🥈🥉