From Finland to Italy, celebrations for the NextGen
March 2, 2026
From Finland to Italy, via Belgium and Portugal. The FIP Promises Tour featured four further European stops over the weekend between February and March, with many NextGen players in action. In Espoo (Finland), where the FIP Silver was also staged, local talent Mario Laszlo stood out, securing a double title with Estonia’s Richard Riim in both the Under 18 and Under 16 categories.
In Belgium, in Middelkerke, a fourth Under 14 boys’ title went to French pair Tyrone Pottier and Juan Segura, while in the Under 16 category victory went to Swiss brothers Nathan and Benjamin Filieri. Notably, the two girls’ titles (Under 16 and Under 18) were claimed by Belgians Nanou Vereertbrugghen and Louise Vanaudenaerde. Below are all the winners:
Under 12 boys: Lennert Strackx/Micah Panhuizen
Under 14 boys: Tyrone Pottier/Juan Segura
Under 16 boys: Nathan Filieri/Benjamin Filieri
Under 18 boys: Alvaro Abad Diaz/Juan Moro Klusek
Under 14 girls: Anna Wauters/Eleana Bakker
Under 16 girls: Nanou Vereertbrugghen/Louise Vanaudenaerde
Under 18 girls: Nanou Vereertbrugghen/Louise Vanaudenaerde
More than 100 pairs entered the FIP Promises in Paredes, Portugal, with four boys’ and girls’ draws. The winners were:
Under 18 boys: Salvador Simões/Merchán González
Under 16 boys: Afonso De Almeida Lacerda/Eduardo Esteves Aniceto Do Carmo
Under 14 boys: Joao Afonso Simoes/Francisco Sa
Under 12 boys: Mateo Garcia De Los Reyes Cabarcos/Luca Garcia
Under 18 girls: Maria Francisca Santos/Maria Leonor Araujo Teixeira
Under 16 girls: Marina Serrano Herrera/Amaya Sanchez Del Viejo
Under 14 girls: Mariana Pedroso/Francisca Cravo
Under 12 girls: Constança Bilé/Maria Ines Lucas Da Silva
Celebrations also took place in Siracusa (Italy), where local talents shone, including Stefano Indomenico, winner of the Under 18 title with Matteo Quatrana. In the girls’ category, another Sicilian player, Vittoria Fornarotto, claimed the title with Costanza Vanni and repeated the success in the Under 16. The winners were:
Under 18 boys: Stefano Indomenico/Matteo Quatrana
Under 16 boys: Alessandro Spanò/Lorenzo Di Matteo
Under 14 boys: Giovanni Miriello/Lorenzo Margani
Under 12 boys: Alessandro Cullari/Michele Lavecchia
Under 18 girls: Vittoria Fornarotto/Costanza Vanni
Under 16 girls: Vittoria Fornarotto/Costanza Vanni
Under 14 girls: Matilde Scarcella/Vittoria Conti
