Now we’re really leaving, and we’re leaving in style, with the record figure of 2000 registrations now approaching. The Road to Turin Circuit, the first national pickleball circuit, starts off on the right foot, with the passion for this new racket sport that takes over Italy from North to South, including the islands. But for all those who wish to participate and take part in the first stage, there is still time and there is still space. The competitions start at 9.30 in the morning, both on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd. Saturday 22nd with the men’s and women’s singles. Sunday with the men’s doubles and the women’s doubles, and with the mixed starting from 12. Individual tournaments start and finish in a single day. And, be careful, it is also possible to register the same morning by 9 am, on site.
“There are three – explains Michelangelo Dell’Edera, director of the Roberto Lombardi Higher Training Institute – the main objectives of these tournaments. One is the competition, because in any case we are talking about events where there will be competitiveness, there will be results at the end of the day, with winners and losers and a ranking that will be updated after each individual stage. Another is training, because the tournaments will see the active participation of the Institute’s teachers, to train participants in the basic rules of pickleball. But the key word will be this: promotion. Because ultimately the main objective is to begin to develop this discipline – through the stages of the Road to Turin – in all Italian provinces. A promotion process that brings together a winning team, made up of a profound and successful synergy between match directors and trustees of tennis, padel and beach tennis, between the organization of the Tpra circuit and the pickleball teachers, with the technicians who they will lend a hand for a positive approach to the development of this sport. In all, we are talking about around 300 people involved in supporting the competitions.”
The Road to Turin which begins this weekend (and which will continue with stages on 20-21 July and then again on 21-22 September) is open to all members and touches all the Italian provinces at the same time. In addition to assigning points to qualify for the great final event which will be held in Turin in November, during the Nitto ATP Finals, this event is an opportunity for racket enthusiasts to try a new, easy and fun discipline.
Furthermore, to entice those who are curious to try, there is a decisive detail: the racket will be provided by the organizers (as well as the balls). It will therefore be enough to bring the federal card and suitable clothing with you to become part of the great world of pickleball and immediately play the first tournament. All FITP members aged under 14 and above, in possession of a competitive or non-competitive tennis, padel or beach tennis card, will be able to participate, without any limit on ranking or ranking history (while waiting for the pickleball card to arrive, within the technical times adequate).
“An introduction to the game – explains Zelindo Di Giulio, pickleball coordinator for FITP – will however be provided to all members by the instructors present, for a review of the rules and as a first moment of training. Tournaments start and end on the same day. In this way, already on Monday we will be able to draw up the first Italian pickleball ranking on the Tpra website”. After the three provincial stages, the regional Masters will be played on 12 and 13 October (singles always on Saturday and doubles on Sunday), and then the best in each region (the quorum will depend on the number of participants) will be promoted to the Masters national team, scheduled in Turin during the Nitto ATP Finals, on the courts set up in the Inalpi Arena village. A golden opportunity, within everyone’s reach.
THE LIST OF THE PROVINCES WHERE THE TOURNAMENTS WILL BE PLAYED
Below is the link to the TPRA portal through which you can register for the races (but it is also possible to do it on site on the same day of the tournament), singles (quite physically demanding) or doubles. But also the list, divided by region, of the places where all of Italy will be able to play pickleball over the weekend.
ABRUZZO
Pescara
PRATI SS DILETTANTISTICA A RL
Teramo
MARTIN PADEL AS AMATEUR
The Eagle
AP AMATEUR TENNIS ACADEMY
HOTEL SEQUOIE-SILEMI
BASILICATA
Matera
POLICORO ASDILETANTISTA TENNIS CLUB
Power
OLIVER CLUB AMATEUR SPORTS CLUB A RL
CALABRIA
Reggio Calabria
Tennis Academy (Villa S. Giovanni)
Catanzaro
CT LAMEZIA
Cosenza
SSDILETTANTISTICA CHIAPPETTA SPORT VILLAGE A RL Rende. Municipal plant (Via Michele Sorrenti)
CAMPANIA
Benevento
CRAL POSTE ITALIANE TEAM PEPE
Avellino
AVELLINO TENNIS ACADEMY AMATEUR MULTI-SPORTS ASSOCIATION
Salerno
PONTECAGNANO FAIANO tennis club
Naples
PENTATHLON TENNIS CLUB
Caserta
TENNIS ERCOLE AMATEUR SPORTS SOCIETY ARL
EMILIA ROMAGNA
Piacenza
PIACENZA TENNIS AMATEUR SPORTS ASSOCIATION, POLISPORTIVA FUTURA AMATEUR ASSOCIATION
Parma
CASTELLAZZO CIRCLE
Reggio Emilia
CORREGGIO TENNIS CLUB
Modena
BRICKLAYERS SPORTS CENTER
Bologna
AMATEUR SPORTS ASSOCIATION TENNIS CLUB BUDRIO
Rimini
RICCIONE TENNIS CLUB
Forlì/Cesena
TENNIS VILLA CARPENA AMATEUR SPORTS SOC ARL
COOP. TENNIS FORLI’ RL
Ferrara
Poggio Renatico – TENNIS CLUB POGGESE AMATEUR SPORTS ASSOCIATION
MUNICIPAL SPORTS CENTER
Ravenna
POLISPORTIVA CASALBSPORT AMATEUR SPORTS ASSOCIATION, Casalborsetti padel courts
FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA
Pordenone
EUROSPORTING CORDENONS SSD
Udine
AZTECA SPORT AS AMATEUR
COLUGNA SPORTS FACILITY
Trieste
TENNIS CLUB TRIESTINO
LAZIO
Viterbo
Monterosi
SSD IL CLUB-INO ARL
Rome
SSD EQUINOX ARL
L18 Sports Village
Rome
NEW COUNTRY CLUB FRASCATI
Latin
GR PADEL SSD ARL
ASD CAPANNO TENNIS ACADEMY 2000
Frosinone
ASD ANAGNI TENNIS CENTER
LIGURIA
Genoa
WATERFRONT TENNIS & PADEL ASD
Savona
TENNIS AND EDUCATIONAL SPORTS A.ZIZZINI
Spice
SPEZIA TENNIS CLUB
Imperia
SSD SCIOLLI SRL
LOMBARDY
Varese
FAGNANO TENNIS AMATEUR SPORTS ASSOCIATION
FAGNANO MUNICIPAL SPORTS CENTER
Brescia
ASD TIMING
Cremona
CRAL CREMONA HEALTH COMPANIES AS AMATEUR
ASD CRAL ASC
Lecco
MERATE TENNIS & PADEL CENTER
Sondrio
VALTELLINA RACQUETS & SPORTS SSD ARL
Milan
AMBROSIANO TENNIS CLUB
Mantua
AMATEUR SPORTS ASSOCIATION TENNIS CLUB GOITO
GOITO MUNICIPAL SPORTS CENTER
Pavia
COUNTRY CLUB VOGHERA
Monza and Brianza
ERRECI AMATEUR SPORTS COMPANY PROGETTO TENNIS SRL
Trabattoni Seregno municipal sports center
How
TENNIS LI.FE ASD
CANZO MUNICIPAL SPORTS FIELD
Bergamo
POR3 PADEL CLUB SSD ARL
MARCHE
Macerata
ASD TENNIS CLUB FRANCESCO GUZZINI RECANATI
Pesaro and Urbino
COOPESAROTENNIS BARATOFF
Ancona
MTA IESI SSD
Ascoli Piceno
MA.MA. SSD ARL
Paradise Village
MOLISE
Campobasso
MONCLUB SS DILETTANTISTICA ARL
PIEDMONT
Alexandria
COUNTRY CLUB VHO TORTONA
Wedge
MICHELIN SPORT CLUB CUNEO ASD
Turin
TIRUMAPIFORT AMATEUR SPORTS ASSOCIATION Chivasso
Verbano Cusio Ossola
VERBANO PADEL CLUB ASD Verbania
Biella
SANTO STEFANO PADEL & TENNIS ASD Sandigliano
PUGLIA
Toasts
BRINDISI TENNIS CLUB
Barletta/Andria/Trani
BARLETTA TENNIS CLUB
Foggia
3 ESSE SPORT SSD ARL
Lecce
CUTROFIANO TENNIS CLUB
Bari
NEW COUNTRY TENNIS ACADEMY ASD
Taranto
ASD TOP TENNIS TEAM Crispiano
SARDINIA
Cagliari
CAMPADEL SSD in RL (VIA SAN SIMONE)
Cagliari
TENNIS CLUB CAGLIARI
Sassari
TENNIS & PADEL CALA LUPO ASD Stintino
Oristano
ASD TENNIS CLUB 70
SICILY
Ragusa
AMATEUR SPORTS ASSOCIATION CSA PLANET SPORT Modica
Catania
MATI SPORT SSD arl Mascalucia
Palermo
ASD COUNTRY TIME CLUB
Syracuse
TENNIS CLUB SYRACUSE
Trapani
NEW CT MARSALA SPORTABILIA – BIANCHI SRL Marsala
Enna
CALASCIBETTA TENNIS CLUB
Agrigento
TENNIS CLUB CITY OF TEMPLES
Caltanisetta
ASD ESCHILO TENNIS CLUB Gela
Messina
ASS. AMATEUR ROW
TENNIS CLUB VENETIC ASD
TUSCANY
Lucca
ASD TENNIS RAFFAELLI
RAFFAELLI COUNTRY CLUB Forte dei Marmi
Pistoia
TC PISTOIA – MUNICIPAL TENNIS COURTS ENEA COTTI
Pisa
TENNIS PISA SSD ARL
Livorno
ATHLETES SPORTING CLUB SSD RL
SC ATHLETES (EX JRLI)
Grosseto
GROSSETO TENNIS CLUB
Siena
ASD UNUS TENNIS COMMUNITAS
Florence
CHIMERA CLUB SSD ARL
Arezzo (29/30 June)
GIOTTO TENNIS
TRENTINO ALTO ADIGE
Trent
PERGINE TENNIS CENTER
UMBRIA
Perugia
SPORTING CLUB TORGIANO SSD ARL
Terni
HAPPY VILLAGE ASD
VALLE D’AOSTA
Aosta
BEL AIR SPORT AOSTA ASD
VENETO
Treviso
SPORTING LIFE CENTER SSD ARL Breda di Piave
Treviso
PANA.MA SSD
Vicenza
AMATEUR SPORTS SOCIETY MUNICIPAL TENNIS VICENZA SRL
Belluno
VALBELLUNA SPORT ACADEMY SRL SSD SPORTS AREA RICOLT Sedico
Venice
REPUBLIC TENNIS CLUB JESOLO SSD ARL
Verona
TENNIS S. GIOVANNI LUPATOTO AS AMATEUR
MUNICIPAL SPORTS CENTER
Rovigo
TENNIS ADRIA MA.X SPORT AS AMATEUR
Padua
SPORTEAM SSD ARL Maserà di Padova
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