{"id":14297,"date":"2026-09-18T01:50:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T23:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/padelinformacion.com\/semifinals-set-at-the-fip-senior-world-cup-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T01:34:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T23:34:58","slug":"semifinals-set-at-the-fip-senior-world-cup-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/padelinformacion.com\/en\/semifinals-set-at-the-fip-senior-world-cup-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Semifinals set at the FIP Senior World Cup 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the group stage over, on September 17<\/strong> the quarterfinals<\/strong> of the FIP Senior World Cup 2026<\/strong><\/a> got underway in Buenos Aires. Sixteen teams kept the dream of the title alive, including the reigning champions<\/strong>: Spain<\/strong> in the women\u2019s<\/strong> competition and Argentina<\/strong> in the men\u2019s<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Ruthless favorites and comebacks to remember<\/h3>\n

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In the men\u2019s draw<\/strong>, Argentina<\/strong> made the most of their champion status and the backing of their home crowd to beat Finland convincingly. The pairs Malacalza\/Poggi, Lamperti\/Guti\u00e9rrez and G\u00f3mez Silingo\/Quiles sealed the 3-0<\/strong> in the +40, +45 and +50 categories, respectively. <\/p>\n

Italy<\/strong> also went through after beating Sweden 3-1<\/strong>, with wins from Rota\/Tamame (+40), Capitani\/Pupillo (+50) and Bartolini\/Serafino (+60), dropping only the +45 match to Sweden\u2019s Robinson\/Jacobsson.<\/p>\n

On the adjacent court, France<\/strong> booked their place in the semifinals with the same scoreline (3-0<\/strong>) against the Netherlands, winning at +40 (Mannarino\/Sanchez), +50 (Henry\/Kischekewitz) and +60 (Lagloire\/Cayla), and losing only at +45 to Smit\/Van Haasteren.<\/p>\n

Spain<\/strong> completed the semifinal lineup in style, sweeping Portugal with a commanding 3-0<\/strong> thanks to wins at +40 (Company\/Beracierto), +45 (Limones\/Santana) and +50 (Arias\/Losada).<\/p>\n

In the women\u2019s tournament<\/strong>, the excitement lived up to expectations. Spain<\/strong>, champions of the last three editions<\/strong>, beat Argentina 3-1<\/strong> thanks to wins from Sainz\/Alonso (+40), Silvela\/Montes (+50) and Castrillo\/Vaquero (+60), dropping only the +45 match to Banchero\/Brito.<\/p>\n

With an identical scoreline (3-1), the Netherlands<\/strong> beat Sweden with wins from Smolders\/Blonk (+40), Moreira\/Vreken (+45) and Schuur\/Van Wijk (+60), losing only at +50 to Marescotti\/Andersson.<\/p>\n

Belgium<\/strong> followed the same script and secured their place in the semifinals after beating Brazil 3-1<\/strong>, with wins from Geukens\/Vanhyfte (+40), Appelmans\/Vande Zande (+50) and Georges\/Van Roobayes (+60), letting the +45 point slip against Ferreira\/Altmayer.<\/p>\n

The big surprise came from the United States<\/strong>, who after losing the first two matches\u2014+45 against Pecastaing\/Detriviere and +50 versus Lalanne\/Verdier\u2014pulled off a comeback<\/strong> to beat France 3-2<\/strong>. The decisive points were sealed by Petrauskaite\/Zubori at +40, Magrini\/Teer at +55, and Neugarten\/Kaczmarczyk at +60. <\/p>\n

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The fight for top spot: semifinal matchups<\/h3>\n

With the quarterfinals decided, the title race moves into the semifinals<\/strong> on September 18 <\/strong>. In the men\u2019s<\/strong> draw, Argentina<\/strong>, the defending champions, will face Italy<\/strong>, while Spain will battle France for a place in the final<\/strong>. In the women\u2019s<\/strong>, Spain<\/strong>, the current three-time champions, will take on the Netherlands<\/strong>, while the United States will do the same against Belgium<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

The action will get underway at 9:00 AM local time (2:00 PM in Spain) and will continue in the afternoon from 3:00 PM (8:00 PM in Spain). Via the FIP YouTube channel<\/strong>, you can watch live: Belgium\u2013United States and Spain\u2013Netherlands in the women\u2019s competition; Argentina\u2013Italy and France\u2013Spain in the men\u2019s. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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