First Belgian Pickleball Championship in Andenne

Pickleball will be played in the dome of tennis and in the Andenne Arena room. © Eda

To accommodate all these games (in chicken, then eliminating), the organization deployed eight land in the main hall and four in the tennis room. “The attraction of pickleball is that it is accessible to the greatest number, including third age”specifies the one who was brought there by Jean-Pierre Faniel, sports coordinator and recognized coach of the discipline. “It was my tennis coach, at one time. He convinced me to test pickleball and, once in the bath, I stayed there. The arrival in Europe of this sport, which was walking thunder in the United States, also encouraged us to offer it to Arena, with a permanent concern to be innovative in our offer. We therefore set up a club in Andenne. He said it was that this championship was to be held. “

If clubs have flowered to the four corners of the country (besides Andenne, there are in Wierde, Namur, Floreffe, Philippeville or Huy, among the closest), competitions have also sprouted. “The offer has been enriched, especially with the Apache Tour, named after a equipment brand, which is a tournament circuit organized by the clubs. And there are regularly. The Masters final must also be scheduled somewhere, in October or November.”

Note that, for these Belgian championships, classification conversion grids are established, for tennis and padel players. History that each racket sports lover can be celebrated.

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