Luxembourg’s Padel Teams Conclude Euro Championship Campaign

On Thursday, 10 July 2025, Luxembourg’s CUPRA Padel Team played their final men’s match at the FIP Euro Padel Cup, the European Padel Championship, in Madrid, Spain.

The Red Lions concluded Phase 1 in Group D with a narrow 1-2 defeat against Andorra on the third and final day. In the first match,Tom Maquel and Alex Marinov fell short in the first match, losing 5-7, 6-3, 3-6 to Jean Ba Poux and Alexandre Otal Beiga. Clement Pelt and Elie-Noé Nicolay then levelled the tie with a 6-4, 7-6 (5) win over Hector Hormigo Herrera and Eric Pastor Calvo. Ahmed Youssed and Maxime Moersch lost 5-7, 4-6 to Eduard Juste Armengol and Izan Ruiz Antuna in the decisive third match. As a result, the Luxembourgish men’s team placed fourth in their group.

Like the Luxembourgish women’s team, the men’s side did not advance to Phase 2 of the European Padel Championship. National coach Enric Batalla shared his assessment of the team’s performance in an interview with Chronicle.lu.

“First of all, this was the first year that Luxembourg participated in a Euro Cup, and the team was only formed in February 2025,” said Enric Batalla. “Our objective was to compete in order to gain experience for the next two years, leading up to the next European Championship.I believe the experience has been positive, regardless of the results, because we’ve learned a lot. We played competitive matches against countries that have been involved in the sport for many years, so overall, the experience has been very valuable.”