It’s not easy to play a mix of table tennis and air hockey blindfolded. This new sport, designed for the visually impaired, is making a return to the city. After a successful first edition, it’s time to revisit this discipline.
Showdown was invented by the Canadian blind athlete Joe Lewis in the 1960s. The term “showdown” means “confrontation” in English. It gained increasing success and impact and was introduced as a leisure sport at the Paralympic Games in 1980 in the Netherlands and at subsequent Paralympic Games. Today, this sport is played in many countries, mainly European, and even in the Bay of Angels.
With a victory by ASPTT Toulouse in 2024, the Nice club ANICES, aimed high in 2025. The people of Nice are training hard ahead of the 2nd National Triplette Showdown Tournament. While the organizing team of ANICES is putting in all their efforts to ensure the smooth running of the competition, the players, as well as the referees, are conducting back-to-back training to be on the podium for the 2nd edition of this tournament!
A competition focused on human connection
Join us Saturday, February 8 from 8:30 AM to 7:00 PM and Sunday, February 9 from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Holiday Inn Nice Centre hotel, 20 Boulevard Victor Hugo 06000 Nice, to ensure the spectacle. Athletes will be accommodated at this exceptional venue to ensure their comfort. A tailor-made organization, where everything will take place on site.
The event will bring together 12 French teams including three from Nice. The teams are grouped into 2 pools: POOL A – Sports Lab Paris, Nice 1, Nice 2, AS Bondy, ASPTT Toulouse, ASSHAV Poitiers. POOL B – Nantes Showdown, Showdown VE Dijon, Nice 3, Bien Hêtre Paris, Touraine Handisport, FAF LR Montpellier.
This 2nd edition will welcome new and old teams, which will be gathered around a common goal: to practice the same sport, with the same spirit, and share a true human exchange in a warm and friendly atmosphere.
