Great Britain’s best young padel players are ready to test themselves against the cream of Europe at the FIP Junior Euro Padel Cup in Porto this weekend.
Starting on Saturday (27 June), GB’s boys’ and girls’ teams will enter the event in the qualification stage which lasts three days and is structured in groups. Read the full event guide here.
Qualification stage (27-29 June)
In the boys’ qualification competition there are two groups of four and two groups of five. In the girls’, there is one group of three and three groups of four.
GB will discover their qualification stage opponents in the draw which takes place on Friday night at the competition venue, Padel Athletic Club in Porto.
Each group match in the qualification stage consists of three ties; one each for pairs in U14, U16 and U18 age categories.
As they are making their debuts in the competition (having opted not to enter previous editions in Valencia in 2022 and Budapest in 2024), both GB teams are in the bottom group of seeds.
Only the top team in each of the four groups progresses to the Final 8 stage, which runs from 30 June – 4 July.
Final 8 stage (30 June – 4 July)
Eight teams (four boys, four girls) have already guaranteed places in the Final 8 based on results achieved at the last European Championship held in Hungary. They are:
Boys’ competition: Spain, France, Sweden, Belgium
Girls’ competition: Spain, Italy, Portugal, France
The two group winners and two runners-up from the Final 8 stage progress into semi-finals and then finals.
GB prospects
The GB girls’ team, led by Miguel Caramalho (Head of Padel at Smash Padel) and GB no.4 Lisa Phillips, is spearheaded by established duo Chloe de la Mare of Guernsey and Rosie Quirk from Essex.
For the GB boys’ team — coached by former GB player Frankie Langan and national junior coach Libby Fletcher — fast-rising Ben Phillips, Stan Hunt, Spain-based Oliver Grantham and Smash Padel Bicester’s Andrew Dunn are among the stand-out names.
Full Great Britain line-ups
Boys
Ben Phillips
Stan Hunt
Liam de la Mare
Harley Dixon
Oliver Grantham
Josh Aggas
Jules Bakunowicz
Tyler Coles Monfillo
Andrew Dunn
Shay Hanif
Girls
Chloe de la Mare
Rosie Quirk
Lucy Bertram
Tullulah Butterfield
Aimee Connolly
Heidi Ellis
Rosie Allen
Elizaeth Vellacott
How to watch the FIP Junior Euro Padel Cup
Live coverage of the FIP Junior Euro Padel Cup is on the FIP YouTube channel with latest scores and group standings on the FIP website.
