{"id":98484,"date":"2026-02-12T09:27:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T08:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/actu-padel.com\/road-to-masters-2026-the-padel-circuit-opens-entries\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T09:32:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T08:32:17","slug":"road-to-masters-2026-the-padel-circuit-opens-entries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/actu-padel.com\/en\/road-to-masters-2026-the-padel-circuit-opens-entries\/","title":{"rendered":"Road to Masters 2026: the padel circuit opens entries"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"98484\" class=\"elementor elementor-98484 elementor-98475\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0672445 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0672445\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b67507c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b67507c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>A five-stage circuit to set your sights on the Masters<\/h2>\n<p>The &#8220;Road to Masters by CUPRA&#8221; returns in 2026 with a simple logic: accumulate points over five weekends, then earn your place at the Masters Padel Wallonie-Bruxelles announced at the end of the season (dates indicated: November 27 to December 6, venue still to be confirmed). :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0} <\/p>\n<p>On the schedule: five stages (March 6-8, June 26-28, August 14-16, September 11-13, October 2-4). The locations of the last x4 stages are still &#8220;to be defined&#8221; in the regulations. <\/p>\n<h2>Stage 1 at the VG Padel Club: rendez-vous in Rhode-Saint-Gen\u00e8se<\/h2>\n<p>Entries are open for Stage 1\/5, from <strong>March 6 to 8, 2026<\/strong> at Club VG, Rhode-Saint-Gen\u00e8se. The tournament features two flagship categories: <strong>WD500<\/strong> and <strong>MD1000<\/strong>, with &#8220;new formulas&#8221; announced by the organization. <\/p>\n<p>As for the player experience, the club promises a waiting area and a warm-up court on Friday evening, as well as fruit and drinks. And to spice up the points race: <strong>prize money<\/strong> announced on the stage. <\/p>\n<p>Another useful tip if you&#8217;re coming as part of a larger team: other categories are organized on the same weekend (MD100, MD300, MD500, WD200).<\/p>\n<p>In a group format, detail counts for everything: a lob to push back, a chiquita to the middle to win the net, then the bandeja or vibora to lock in the point.<\/p>\n<h2>What the regulations say: access, format, points<\/h2>\n<p>Before validating your entries, it&#8217;s best to understand the architecture of the weekend. The rules of the Padel Wallonie Bruxelles Tour 2026 are applied, and entries open 4 weeks before each stage (closing 6 days before the start). Each weekend starts with a group stage of three teams; the first of each group then moves on to the main draw, where seeds are included from the outset.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>To remember:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In WD500, participation is framed by ranking: P700\/P700 pairs take precedence over P500\/P500, which in turn take precedence over P500\/P400 or P400\/P400.<\/li>\n<li>In MD1000, the event is aimed at P1000 and P700 players, with priority given to P1000\/P1000 teams over P1000\/P700 or P700\/P700.<\/li>\n<li>Capacity: WD500 between 8 and 16 pairs; MD1000 between 16 and 32 pairs (depending on court and schedule).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Match format: 2 winning sets, then <strong>super tiebreak<\/strong> at 10 if 1-1; the final can be played in 3 full sets. The <strong>Golden Point<\/strong> is not applied. &nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Circuit scale: 2,000 points for winners, 1,200 for finalists, 640 for semifinals, 360 for quarters (then group points), with prize money per player varying according to the number of pairs entered.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Full regulations: <a href=\"https:\/\/padel.tppwb.be\/documentation\/reglements\/\">padel.tppwb.be.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To register for stage 1 (tournament n\u00b0350656): <a href=\"https:\/\/player-padel.tppwb.be\/\">player-padel.tppwb.be.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entries for the Road to Masters 2026 are now open: stage 1 at the VG Padel Club (March 6-8) in Rhode-Saint-Gen\u00e8se, with WD500 and MD1000. 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