The Portuguese club of Alcantara : Beautiful !

GOTOPADEL – For several months we have been talking about Padel in France, its events, tournaments, etc.. You have asked us to do more by offering coverage outside of France …

Let’s go to Portugal and its capital. A place which just hosted the WPT Lisbon and where Portuguese had the chance to see a final between the numbers 1 and 2 in the world on Sunday, October 13th, 2013.

But, go back to the club of Alcantara. Jacques Darmon our reporter could see this club by himself, located under the most famous of all Portuguese bridges: » The 25th April bridge ».

The first thing that surprises is the location of the padel courts relative to the bridge. A gigantically high bridge.

The courtyard is also impressive and you can play without any height problems.

Jacques Darmon says:   

I spent a week in Lisbon and I found this club on the Tagus , in the rather trendy district of Alcantara , under the immense suspended « 25th April Bridge » .    This is the Padel club of Alcantara .

I met Joao the manager who invited me to the « surprise-tournament » which takes place every Thursday in the summer .  Arriving at 10pm, I was the 12th person to appear . No surprise about the late hour , as in Portugal , playing at 10pm is a common time .

Joao formed 6 pairs of players and organized immediately the weekly internal club tournament . The matches were played in one winning set. Better be quick in the game.

But , I teamed up with Pedro, a player of the club for a year and we did a good job. We got along well and had lot of fun. What else should you ask for ?

Unfortunately, after three exhausting sets, we lost in semi-finals ….

The evening ended at 1am. Warm and friendly atmosphere , great people and an ideal setting , with a very nice weather.    I would have stayed another week , just to play more with the yellow ball , but all good things come to an end …

A big thank you to Joao for his kindness …

I will come back.

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Franck Binisti – Padel Magazine / GOTOPADEL

Le club portugais d’Alcantara : Magnifique !

GOTOPADEL – Cela fait plusieurs mois que nous parlons du Padel en France, de ses évènements, de ses tournois, etc. Vous nous avez demandé de faire davantage en proposant des reportages en dehors de la France…

Partons pour le Portugal et sa capitale. Terre qui vient d’accueillir le WPT de Lisbonne et où les portugais ont eu la chance de voir une finale entre les numéros 1 et 2 mondiaux ce dimanche 13 octobre 2013.

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Le club portugais d’Alcantara : Magnifique !

GOTOPADEL – Cela fait plusieurs mois que nous parlons du Padel en France, de ses évènements, de ses tournois, etc. Vous nous avez demandé de faire davantage en proposant des reportages en dehors de la France…

Partons pour le Portugal et sa capitale. Terre qui vient d’accueillir le WPT de Lisbonne et où les portugais ont eu la chance de voir une finale entre les numéros 1 et 2 mondiaux ce dimanche 13 octobre 2013.

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Il club portoghese Alcantara: Beautiful!

GOTOPADEL – Per diversi mesi stiamo parlando di Padel in Francia, i suoi eventi, i suoi tornei, ecc. Lei ci ha chiesto di fare di più, offrendo una copertura al di fuori della Francia …

Lasciare agire per il Portogallo e la sua capitale. Terra ha appena accolto il WPT di Lisbona e dove portoghese avuto la possibilità di vedere una finale tra i numeri 1 e 2 del mondo questa Domenica 13 ottobre 2013.

 

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El club portuguese de Alcantara : Magnifico !

GOTOPADEL – Hace unos meses que hablamos de Padel en Francia, de sus eventos, de sus torneos, etc. Nos piden de hacer más, y tambien cobertura fuera de Francia …

Vamos a Portugal y su capital. Esa tierra acaba de acoger el WPT de Lisboa y donde los portugueses tuvieron la oportunidad de ver una final entre los números 1 y 2 del mundo este Domingo, 13 de octubre 2013.

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O clube Português Alcantara: Beautiful!

GOTOPADEL – Durante vários meses que estamos falando de Padel na França, seus eventos, seus torneios, etc. Você nos pediu para fazer mais, oferecendo cobertura de fora da França …

Deixe por Portugal e sua capital. Terra tem apenas saudou o WPT Lisboa e onde o Português teve a chance de ver uma final entre os números 1 e 2 do mundo este domingo, 13 de outubro, 2013.

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