The Frans Otten Stadium has been a regular name for racquet sports in South for years. Between the tennis and squash courts there is now also a substantial indoor padel hall, with six courts next to each other. The space is high - around fifteen meters clear height - so you immediately notice the air and light around you when you step onto the court. The acoustics are made for intense play: the banging against glass and netting, shouting between points and in the background the sounds of other courts.
In that setting, a King of the Court format comes into its own. This tournament format is all about short matches on multiple courts simultaneously. Teams start on different courts and try to play their way up to the so-called king court. If you win, you stay; if you lose, you move back one lane or switch opponents. The pace is fast, you have little time to think and every rally counts.
The Frans Otten Stadium uses its six indoor courts and sports environment to host those types of padel tournaments and events. The hall makes it easy to play with multiple teams at the same time and still keep an overview. You can see at a glance who is on the king court, which pairs are trying to move up and where new opponents are waiting.
The Frans Otten Stadium uses its six indoor courts and sports environment to host that kind of padel tournament and event.
The official program of a Padel King of the Court tournament at the Frans Otten Stadium is not marketed as a fixed, stand-alone event, but the combination makes sense: a large indoor hall, six courts next to each other and a format that runs precisely on many matches in a short time. Anyone who takes padel seriously and fancies a tournament with pace will automatically drop in here.