For two days, the tracks of l’UrbanPadel Marrakech host an unusual competition. Former international footballers, comedians, sports personalities and padel enthusiasts meet for the MBD Padel Cup. An event where conviviality occupies a central place, without ever making the spirit of competition disappear.
When padel brings together the universes
You just need to walk around the slopes to understand one of the great strengths of padel. In a few hours, we can see a world champion, a professional padel player, a comedian or even a figure in European football exchange.
This is precisely what emerged from the various interviews carried out throughout the event.
1998 world champion, Christian Karembeu explained that he wanted to “grow in this discipline”, proof that even the most successful athletes continue to approach padel with humility.
From son côté, Clément Grenierformer player of theOlympique Lyonnaissaid he discovered padel during his visit to Majorca and quickly got hooked on this sport which allows you to share moments of competition while maintaining a strong social dimension.
Même constat pour Javier Pastore, Ludovic Giuly or even Redouane Bougherabaall gathered in Marrakech with a common desire: to win, of course, but above all to share the track with people they would probably never have come across in their daily lives.
A formula that encourages everyone to play
The success of the MBD Padel Cup is also based on its format.
Unlike many events where certain teams are quickly eliminated, here, everyone continues to play and accumulate matches. Result: the matches continue from morning until late at night.
Some group meetings even fought until one in the morning, proof of the enthusiasm of the participants.
This formula also helps maintain competitive intensity. Because if the atmosphere remains relaxed off the slopes, the matches are taken very seriously as soon as the players enter the track.
As the competition progresses, eyes are now turning towards the two main draws: the MBD Champions League and theEuropa MBDwithout forgetting the women’s competition.
The finals are getting closer
Saturday promises to be decisive with the last major events of this 2026 edition.
On the program:
- Feminine demi-finals
- MBD Champions League Semi-Finals
- Final phases of Europe MBD
- Finale feminine
- MBD Champions League Grand Final
Participants will then close the day at a gala evening organized at the Amanaya Marrakech.
The event will end on Sunday with a solidarity brunch organized for the benefit of SOS Children’s Villages Morocco before the departure of the participants.
100,000 dirhams at stake
Beyond the prestige, the MBD Padel Cup also offers a particularly attractive financial prize.
MBD Champions League
- Winners: 50,000 DH
- Finalists: 15 000 DH
- Troisième place: 7 000 DH
Europa MBD
- Winners: 5,000 DH
- Finalists: 3 000 DH
Tableau féminin
- Winners: 15,000 DH
- Finalists: 5 000 DH
In an exceptional setting in the heart of Marrakech, the MBD Padel Cup once again demonstrates that padel has become much more than a simple cousin of tennis. A ground for meeting, sharing and competition which now attracts personalities from very different backgrounds.
Enough to give ideas to other organizers. Why not imagine, tomorrow, a similar event in the south of France?
Maceo Zerhat discovered padel in 2020 in Savigny-sur-Clairis in Burgundy. He participates in the expansion of the club by bringing his energy and his curiosity. On Padel Magazine, he transmits his “Padelmania” by skilfully bouncing around all the news about your favorite sport!
