Cupra Finnish Padel Tour #5 Turku Preview

The fifth stop of the Cupra Finnish Padel Tour will be played in Turku from November 1-3, 2024.

The venue is Boost Sports Club and the organizer of the tournament is Boost Academy ry. The tournament includes almost all of Finland's top players.

There are a gratifying number of international players involved. Estonia's top female player Nora Leinus will play with Martina Minetti as her partner, and Estonia's top male player Erko Nigula will step onto the court with Axel Waris, who plays in his hometown. Polish top player Mateusz Lipinski, often seen in Finland, will play with his 203 cm tall countryman Jerzy Janowicz. Spanish Javier Urena will once again play alongside Max Sjövall. Indoor courts silver medalist Mikko Rouvala will play with Argentine Lazaro Cornaglia.

Prize Money:
Men's and women's winning pair: 600 €
Men's and women's finalist pair: 300 €
Men's and women's bronze pair: 200 €

Ranking Points / Player:

1st round: 40 pts.
2nd round: 80 pts.
Quarterfinal: 150 pts.
Loser of bronze match: 300 pts.
Winner of bronze match: 400 pts.
Final loser: 600 pts.
Final winner: 1000 pts.

Previous Finnish Padel Tour Winners:

FPT #1 Oulu 2/2024: Juuso Tapanainen / Micke Kontinen and Ella Sillanpää / Saana Saarteinen

FPT #2 Tampere 3/2024: Pyry Hyrkkönen / Saska Huttunen and Martina Minetti / Julia Wiese

FPT #3 Kuopio 5/2024: Pyry Hyrkkönen / Saska Huttunen and Ella Sillanpää / Saana Saarteinen
FPT #4 Espoo 9/2024: Janne Wuorinen / Henri Aarnio and Martina Minetti / Julia Wiese

The Turku leg of FPT #5 is the last "regular" FPT tournament of the season. The season concludes with the FPT Masters tournament in early December held in Vantaa. From the FPT leg tournaments, players accumulate Certina-ranking points, and the top 8 women's and men's pairs from previous FPT legs in 2024 qualify for the Masters tournament based on points gathered.

Men's Main Draw, 23 pairs (32 pair draw)
Top-4 pairs
1. Saska Huttunen ranking 1 / Juuso Tapanainen 7

2. Janne Wuorinen 5 / Henri Aarnio 8

3. Max Sjövall 3 / Javier Urena ESP 218

4. Axel Waris 4 / Erko Nigula EST -

Women's Main Draw, 16 pairs (16 pair draw)
Top-4 pairs
1. Ella Sillanpää 1 / Saana Saarteinen 2

2. Venla Andersson 4 / Matilda Vainio 5

3. Annika Sillanpää 6 / Suheil Lizana 7

4. Martina Minetti 3 / Nora Leinus EST 161

Schedules:
Friday 1.11.2024:
1st round (men) starting at 17:00

Saturday 2.11.2024:
1st round (women) starting at 12:00
2nd round (men) starting at 14:00
Quarterfinals (women) starting at 16:00
Quarterfinals (men) starting at 18:00

Sunday 3.11.2024:
Semifinals (women) at 10:00
Semifinals (men) at 11:30
Final (women) at 14:00
Final (men) at 15:30

Live Broadcasts:

Matchi-TV: Rounds 1-2, quarterfinals
Direct link: https://matchi.tv/

Ruutu and IS-TV (Main Court): Women's semifinal, men's semifinal and finals
Direct link: https://www.ruutu.fi/urheilu

Draws, schedules and results:
https://www.padelution.com/events/cupra-finnish-padel-tour-fpt-5-kansalliset-kilpailut-junioritncmc-2124/info