FIP Rise Talca, the young Dehnike is also on court

Two weeks after the end of the Banco de Chile Santiago Premier P1, the world padel circuit returns to Chile. The FIP Rise in Talca, stage of the CUPRA FIP Tour is scheduled for the weekend, with a 32-pair men’s draw. The number 1 seed will be Alberto Garcia Jimenez, number 185 in the FIP ranking, and the other Spanish Alejandro Tasa Van Beek (192), followed in the entry list by Chileans Cristobal Martinez (194) and Cristobal Molina (193).

Also on court, as the number eight seed, is 15-year-old Paraguayan Facundo Dehnike, who has already made his debut on the Premier Padel circuit in Asunción. Dehnike, born in 2008, will play with another youngster, 18-year-old Teo Gamondi. After the end of the qualifying round, at the Infinity Padel Club in Talca the main draw will begin on Friday; round of 16 and quarters on Saturday, semifinals and final on Sunday.