Both draws are split into four groups of four teams, and the top two in each group advance to the quarter-finals. In the men's draw, Group A has Argentina, France, Australia and the Netherlands, Group B Spain, the UAE, Sweden and Paraguay, Group C Portugal, Chile, Qatar and Germany, and Group D Italy, Brazil, the United States and Mexico

The women's groups look like this: Group A has Spain, Brazil, Germany and Great Britain, Group B Argentina, France, Chile and Belgium, Group C Italy, Sweden, Egypt and Indonesia, and Group D Portugal, the Netherlands, the United States and Paraguay

The tournament splits up the best pairs on the circuit. Agustín Tapia and Delfi Brea play for Argentina, while Arturo Coello and Gemma Triay play for Spain. Ale Galán's place in the Spanish squad depends on his recovery from the injury that kept him out of the Kuwait Major

The title was worth 2,000 points and mathematically secured the top spot in the FIP Ranking and the FIP Race for 2026, their fourth consecutive season as world number ones. It was also their 23rd win in a row and took Tapia level with Pablo Lima on 66 career titles, third on the all-time list behind Juan Martín Díaz with 116 and Fernando Belasteguín with 162. Tello and Arce were playing their first final together

In the women's final, Delfi Brea and Gemma Triay beat Ari Sánchez and Andrea Ustero 3-6 6-1 6-1. It was their seventh title of the season and their second Major after Rome, ending an almost two-month wait that dated back to the Madrid P1. Triay said they did not make the best start but began playing better in the second set

The win gave Triay her 59th career title, the most in the history of the sport. She moved ahead of Alejandra Salazar and Sánchez, who are both on 58

Brea and Triay will now be on opposite sides at the FIP World Cup in Doha, with Brea representing Argentina and Triay Spain

Photo: FIP

The league was created by Pro Padel League together with five US club operators: Ultra Padel in Miami, Padel 39 in Austin and Dallas, Epic Padel in Charlotte, Milwaukee and Richmond, Padel N9ne in San Diego, and Bay Padel in San Francisco, San Jose and Los Angeles. Each school is paired with its nearest operator for court time and coaching. More than 20 universities are on board at launch, with a goal of 40 or more by the end of the first season

Students found and run each club themselves, while CPL provides governance, sponsorship and season-planning support. The league is open to all skill levels, and no previous padel experience is required. Players earn World Padel Rating points for their matches and can take part in NIL opportunities through the league's sponsor network

The season ends with the CPL Playoffs on December 3–5 in Miami, held alongside the Pro Padel League Finals. Up to 20 college teams with eight-player rosters will compete for a $20,000 prize pool, earning their places through local qualifying events run by the operators

The playoffs are planned over three days: group play in four groups of five teams, then quarter-finals and semi-finals at Ultra Padel, and the championship at the Pro Padel League Finals venue. More details on the league, its structure and registration are available on the official College Padel League website

The absence hits the pair that stood closest to Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia in the race for the year-end world No. 1 spot. The Kuwait Major awards 2,000 points to the winners, double the 1,000 on offer at a P1, and Galán and Chingotto, who lost to Leandro Augsburger and Juan Lebrón in the Milan P1 semi-final, will not be there to chase that gap

Coello and Tapia arrive as the top seeds on a run of four straight titles, with 12 trophies so far in 2026. Lebrón and Augsburger, the third seeds, share a half of the draw with them, while Franco Stupaczuk and Jon Sanz, seeded fourth, are among the pairs who could benefit from the open spot in the bracket

The injury also raises a question over Galán's availability for the FIP World Cup in Doha, which runs from November 2 to 7

The prize money totals €1,044,849, and the winners of both the men's and women's draws earn 2,000 FIP points. The men's main draw is built for 48 pairs, with 41 direct entries, four qualifiers and three wild cards, while the women's draw has 40 pairs, made up of 34 direct entries, four qualifiers and two wild cards

Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia, both ranked world No. 1, top the men's entry list. They arrive in Kuwait after winning the Milan P1, their fourth straight title. Federico Chingotto and Alejandro Galán, both ranked third, are listed next, followed by Leandro Augsburger and Juan Lebrón, Franco Stupaczuk and Jon Sanz, and Martín Di Nenno and Francisco Navarro

The men's wild cards go to Abdulaziz Redha of Kuwait, who will play with Spain's Pau Miñano, to Pablo Castillo and Egypt's Youssef Hossam, and to Qatar's Rashed Nawaf and Mashari Nawaf

Matches up to the quarter-finals will be streamed for free on the Premier Padel YouTube channel. From the quarter-finals on, the action moves to Canal+ Sport 360, and Red Bull TV will show the same rounds in some countries

The season opens with the Generali Hexagon Cup Madrid at the Caja Mágica on January 21-24, followed by an event in North America in March and one in Scandinavia in June, with host cities for both still to be announced. The finale takes place in Abu Dhabi on October 21-24, where the first overall champion of the Series will be crowned

Eight teams will compete, seven of them already confirmed. They include AD/vantage Padel Team, champions in 2024 and 2026 and backed by Andy Murray and Anthony Joshua, KRÜ Padel by Taktika, 2025 champions led by Sergio “Kun” Agüero, ElevenEleven Team USA, backed by Eva Longoria, Rafa Nadal Academy Team, Team Bella Puerto Rico, X Padel, backed by Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly and entrepreneur Loïc Féry, and Dalma Team, a new franchise representing Abu Dhabi. The eighth team and the player line-ups will be revealed later

Each team fields one men's pair and one women's pair, and both count equally. Matches are played as best-of-five super tie-breaks instead of traditional sets, with the first four to 10 points and a deciding fifth to 6, and a Star Point settling a 10-10 tie. The eight teams are split into two groups of four at each event, followed by a final round, and a season-long ranking awards 25 points to the winner of an event, 18 to the runner-up and 15 to third place. Hexagon will keep equal prize money for men and women, though no amounts have been disclosed

FIP President Luigi Carraro called the international calendar an important step in padel's global development, saying the format is designed to bring in new audiences

To make the case, FIP leans on the numbers from its World Padel Report 2026: about 40 million amateur players in 191 countries and territories, with women making up 47% of participants, and more than 91,000 courts. FIP Promises junior competition runs in 36 countries, the CUPRA FIP Tour visits 59 host countries, Premier Padel is broadcast in 244 territories and the FIP network counts 115 national federations

An economic study by OpenEconomics, based on FIP data, estimates that padel will contribute €8.6 billion to global GDP in 2026 and support about 236,000 full-time equivalent jobs. FIP is also recognised by the Olympic Council of Asia, the European Olympic Committees, the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa, the South American Sports Organization, the International Committee of the Mediterranean Games and FISU, and padel was part of the 2023 European Games and the 2026 South American, Mediterranean and Asian Games

FIP President Luigi Carraro says padel can bring the Olympic Games a global community, competitive events for women and men, and a sport people can keep playing after the Games, so that young people can dream of representing their country at the Olympics. The campaign includes a new film, with the Games in Brisbane in 2032 as the target, and closes with the line "Padel is fit for the future. Padel is ready for Brisbane 2032"

The rackets go on sale through Padeltek's website on October 21. A day later, on October 22, an exclusive fan event takes place at the new Padel Society venue in Austin, Texas, timed with the United States Grand Prix

The team says it is the first F1 team to formally partner with a padel and pickleball company. Matt Chapman, the team's head of licensing and merchandise, says F1 can connect with wider sport and lifestyle spaces, while Ron Saslow of Thirty-5 Capital points to what padel and F1 have in common: both reward precision, speed and performance, and both are growing in the US. Pickleball rackets and accessories are planned for 2027

In the women's final, Ari Sánchez and Andrea Ustero, seeded third, beat Paula Josemaria and Bea González 7/6, 6/3. Josemaria and González led 5-2 in the first set before Sánchez and Ustero came back and won the tie-break. It is the pair's fifth title of the season, following Paris and Rotterdam, and it comes a week after their defeat in Düsseldorf

The win also put Sánchez in the record books: with 58 titles she is now level with Gemma Triay and Ale Salazar at the top of the all-time women's list. Off the court, the event drew 38,794 spectators, 9.3% more than the 2025 edition

The Premier Padel tour now heads to the Major in Kuwait in the final week of October, followed by the FIP World Cup in Doha, Qatar, from November 2 to 7

Photo: FIP

For the first time, the report includes an economic impact study carried out with OpenEconomics. It puts padel's contribution to global GDP at €8.6 billion, with every euro spent on the sport generating €1.26 in GDP. Annual spending in the industry comes to around €6.84 billion, economic output reaches €13.07 billion, and the sport supports more than 235,000 jobs. The study is based on five parameters: court rental value, facility construction, technical equipment, tournaments and total expenditure by country

The competition calendar is growing as well. The FIP held 290 tournaments in 50 countries in 2025, and 434 are confirmed for 2026 across 62 countries. The report covers the CUPRA FIP Tour, Qatar Airways Premier Padel, FIP Promises and FIP Beyond, and includes men's and women's ranking analysis with a focus on the Top 100 and Top 300, from player nationalities to average ages

FIP president Luigi Carraro said the report shows a global sport that keeps expanding. The full study can be downloaded from the FIP website, which also offers an interactive mini-site and a profile page for each affiliated federation

The meeting also marked the FIP's 35th anniversary. Representatives of the founding federations of Spain, Argentina and Uruguay, together with Mexico and FIP president Luigi Carraro, signed a symbolic constitution. Delegates reviewed the annual and financial reports and proposed amendments to the FIP statutes and sporting regulations

Among the new initiatives is the FIP World League, a competition that will give national teams not taking part in the FIP World Cup more chances to compete internationally, with further details still to come. Para padel was named a strategic priority, with the FIP describing adaptive padel as part of its commitment to making the sport more accessible and inclusive

The FIP also shared figures on the sport's reach. The CUPRA FIP Tour is played in 60 host countries, while the FIP Promises youth circuit is present in 36 countries and has added four continental tours. Olympic ambitions remain on the agenda: padel has already featured at the 2023 European Games and is on the programme of the 2026 South American, Mediterranean and Asian Games, and Spanish Olympic Committee president Alejandro Blanco said he cannot imagine the future of the Olympic movement without it

Delegates also previewed the World Padel Report 2026, which includes an economic impact analysis for the first time, carried out with OpenEconomics. The full report is scheduled for release on the FIP website on 14 October

Photo: FIP

In the women's final, fourth-seeded Claudia Fernández and Martina Calvo beat Ari Sánchez and Andrea Ustero 6-3, 6-0 in 1 hour 8 minutes, getting revenge for their loss to the same pair in the Paris Major final. It is the second title for Fernández and Calvo after London P1, and their first at P2 level. They came into the final a day after a three-hour semi-final win over Bea González and Paula Josemaría, and Calvo said the pair kept their focus on one point at a time

The Qatar Airways Premier Padel Tour now moves to the OYSHO Milano Premier Padel P1 at the Allianz Cloud, starting Monday

Sportradar's Universal Fraud Detection System analyses global betting activity using AI and expert analysis to spot suspicious patterns that may point to match-fixing, and alerts its sporting partners when it finds concerns. The company will also run training and education programmes on risk prevention

The framework is built around more than 2,400 matches on the men's and women's Qatar Airways Premier Padel Tour from 2027. Regulated sportsbooks will get official products based on in-venue umpire data and low-latency live streams, available for the first time. FIP is also building an official data ecosystem to oversee how padel data is collected, distributed and used in betting, and plans a dedicated channel for reporting integrity concerns

Premier Padel says the revenue from these partnerships will be reinvested in the professional game. "Integrity is fundamental to the future of padel," said FIP president Luigi Carraro

Adrian Ronco and Julian Lacamoire took the men's title, beating Pablo Pastor and Agustin Reca 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the final after a 6-3, 6-4 semi-final win over Wagdy Raslan and Aly Zaghloul. It was their second title in a row, following FIP Bronze Damac in Dubai a week earlier. Lacamoire, who also won FIP Gold Shanghai in June, said the pair had reached their goal for the second weekend running

In the women's draw, Ainize Santamaria and Gimena Sol Perez conceded only six games in the whole tournament. They beat Gabriela Andrade and Asfa Shahbaz 6-1, 6-2 in the semi-finals and Nika Sluzhiteleva and Anastasiia Ryzhova by the same score in the final. Karachi is Santamaria's fourth CUPRA FIP Tour title this year, after FIP Bronze Joinville, Dakar and Budapest, while Sol Perez had also won FIP Bronze Dubai the week before

The men's main draw features 28 pairs. Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia arrive as top seeds after winning both Paris and Rotterdam, while Fede Chingotto and Ale Galan return as defending champions. Franco Stupaczuk and Jon Sanz, beaten by Coello and Tapia in the Rotterdam final, are seeded fourth

The women's draw has 24 pairs. Delfi Brea and Gemma Triay are back to defend their title, and Ari Sánchez and Andrea Ustero, who won in Paris and Rotterdam, will look to add a third straight trophy

Interested promoters need to email the FIP Competition Department at competition@padelfip.com to request the application form and the requirements for each tour. In countries that already have a FIP-affiliated national federation, a promoter must first obtain that federation's approval

The announcement, published on October 2, does not give an application deadline

The Carbon model is built on a 6K carbon surface with a round shape and EVA Soft Performance foam, and is aimed at advanced players looking for control and stability. Its list of technologies includes an octagonal structure, Low Poly design, Extra Power Grip, Spin Blade decal and Smart Holes Curve

The Team model keeps the same shape, technologies and EVA Soft Performance foam but switches to a fiberglass surface. That makes it more flexible and positions it as a more accessible option, with an emphasis on comfort and ease of play

The men's gold went to Qatar, where top-seeded brothers Mashari and Rashed Naif beat Malaysia's Aidan Yunus and Christian Chin 6-3, 6-1. The brothers also won the previous FIP Asia Padel Cup, and the next Asian Games, in 2030, will be held in Qatar

In the bronze-medal matches, Indonesia's Novela Putria and Beatrice Gumulya got past the Philippines' Abad and Malazarte in the women's event, while Iran's Amirmohammad Jamshidi and Farsad Shahi beat their compatriots Golestan and Roghani 6-3, 6-4 in the men's. The Olympic Council of Asia president and FIP president Luigi Carraro were among those present as padel's first Asian Games tournament came to a close

Touly announced the decision on social media. She said she simply felt it was time to take another path, one that would make her happier, pointing to the daily demands of the professional circuit: constant travel, ongoing investment and frequent changes of partner. She added that she had no regrets about the adventure and wanted to move forward with more lightness

Touly moved to padel around four years ago after more than twenty years in professional tennis. She reached a career-high world ranking of 70 and became France's number three player. Her record includes several FIP Bronze titles, multiple FIP Silver finals and a bronze medal with the French team at the 2024 European Championships

The runners-up still leave Rotterdam with plenty to build on. Stupaczuk and Sanz, a newly formed partnership, climb to fourth in the world rankings and will be seeded fourth at upcoming tournaments

In the women's final, Ari Sánchez and Andrea Ustero beat Paula Josemaría and Bea González 6/4, 6/4 to follow up their Paris Major title with another trophy. On the way to the final they got past the world number one pair of Triay and Brea in the semi-finals

The win makes Sánchez and Ustero the new world number two pair. For Sánchez it was also a milestone, as Rotterdam marked the 100th final of her professional career

The pop-up is presented by UBS as the newest stop on its regional Padel Series, bringing the sport into one of Singapore's most recognizable public spaces rather than a private club. The International Padel Federation estimates the sport now has more than 38 million players across over 170 countries

Photo: UBS / Gardens by the Bay.

The partnership was announced by David Thomas, co-founder of Manchester Padel Club, together with John Ashley, corporate fundraising manager at The Christie Charity, who said padel fundraising events have grown over the past year as more workplaces look for ways to combine sport and giving back

The FIP World Cup finals will bring together 32 teams — 16 in the men's draw and 16 in the women's — in Qatar from November 2 to 7. Ten places have already been locked in through the 2024 World Championship results and the earlier qualifiers, leaving Kuwait to settle the final two berths before the full lineup is confirmed

Defending champions Coello-Tapia head the 28-pair men's draw as top seeds, ahead of Chingotto-Galán, Lebrón-Augsburger and Navarro-Di Nenno. In the 24-pair women's draw, title-holders Brea-Triay are seeded first, followed by Josemaría-González, Sánchez-Ustero and Fernández-Calvo. Tamara Icardo is missing the event through injury, with Claudia Jensen partnering Claudia Escacena in her place

Beyond live odds, the partnership covers historical performance data for pre-match and in-play betting, plus personalised video content built to promote tournaments and players through iGame Media's fan engagement tools. "This is a major opportunity for the tour," said Premier Padel commercial vice president Rob Mitchell, noting that iGame Media has tailored its technology to padel's specific format. The deal was announced on September 23 and unveiled jointly at the SBC Summit on September 29

The debut follows padel's recent appearances at the Mediterranean Games and the South American Games. IPF officials called it a step closer to Olympic inclusion, with the federation's Donatella Del Gaudio saying the sport is working hard to make that happen while respecting the Olympic timeline, and describing the Asian Games debut as confirmation of padel's growth worldwide

In the women's final, Bea Caldera and Carmen Goenaga beat Martina Fassio and Águeda Perez 6-1, 6-3 to claim the title without dropping a single set all week

On the men's side, Pablo Vicente and Nacho Archieri lead the seeding, with Diego Arredondo and Nicolas Zurita among the contenders in the bottom half. In the women's draw, Rebeca Lopez and Nika Sluzhiteleva are the top seeds, followed by Patricia Ribeiro/Mafalda Marques and Martina Minetti/Constança Gorito. The second round and quarter-finals are set for Friday, semi-finals for Saturday, with the finals wrapping up the event on Sunday

The signature series includes five updated versions of Agustín Tapia's Luxury Genius, a debut model for Aimar Goñi called the Ventus Attack 12K XTREM — a diamond-shaped racket built for aggressive play — plus new rackets for Edu Alonso, Miguel Lamperti and Aranzazu Osoro. The range also adds a lighter Lite version (350-360g) with a softer EVA core, and a Weight Balance system that lets players adjust balance by up to 8 grams. Pre-orders are open now on NOX's official website

Argentina and Chile were the standout teams on day one. Argentina's Contreras and Piotto won their opening match in the men's draw without dropping a set, while compatriots Vilchez and Mosca did the same in the women's event. Chile's Salinas Ordenes and Negrete Oliva also swept through their first match. The day set up a headline clash for day two, with Argentina and Chile meeting in the men's draw to decide first place in Group A

In the women's draw, top seeds Jimena Velasco and Raquel Eugenio beat Lorena Rufo and Jessica Castelló 7-5, 6-4 for their first title together. It was Velasco's first FIP Gold trophy after two Silver titles earlier in the year, and the sixth of the season for Eugenio, who now has 13 career titles. Both pairs earned 150 FIP ranking points

The L.MAX racket leads the range at €350, aimed at experienced players with X-Speed perforations for aerodynamics, X-Top impact protection and a Spin Skin 3D texture. A lighter L.SOFT model, at €250, offers a bigger sweet spot for beginners and intermediate players. Both rackets were developed in partnership with Tecnifibre, a manufacturer with decades of experience building racket-sports equipment. The lineup rounds out with AGLT Ultra trainers (€150), an L-Padel bag (€150), and technical t-shirts, shorts and socks

The full collection launches on 24 September 2026, available through lacoste.com and Lacoste stores across Europe

The men's tie went the distance across five age categories, with Argentina closing it out through Miguel Lamperti and Cristian Gutiérrez's win in the +45 bracket. Spain's women were more clinical, sweeping their categories in straight sets. With the result, Spain remain unbeaten across every edition of the tournament since it began, while Argentina added a second world title on home soil in Buenos Aires

The numbers behind that growth are striking: Kosovo counted around 1,000 padel players in 2024, a figure that has climbed to roughly 9,000 this year, backed by 16 clubs and 40 courts nationwide. The country hosted its first CUPRA FIP Tour event, FIP Bronze Prishtina, in 2026, and sent eight players to the Mediterranean Games in Taranto — with Pristina set to host the Games itself in 2030

The Netherlands will host every stage of the competition, a first for a single country at a European Championship. Phase 2 runs March 11-13, 2027, before the Final 8 moves to Amsterdam, The Hague and Arnhem for the finals between July 7-11. Four teams will reach the knockout stage through Phase 2, joining four sides that qualify automatically on FIP ranking — Spain, Portugal, Italy and the Netherlands in the men's draw, and Spain, France, Italy and Belgium in the women's

Qualification runs through results collected across Premier Padel and the CUPRA FIP Tour over the season, with 32 players — 16 men and 16 women — set to take the Barcelona court. Six Premier Padel events remain on the calendar: two Majors in Kuwait and Acapulco, two P2s in Rotterdam and Düsseldorf, and two P1s in Milan and Dubai, where a title win is worth up to 2,000 points. On the CUPRA FIP Tour, two Platinum tournaments in Lyon and Aguascalientes and five Gold events still offer 300 and 150 points respectively, keeping the door open for late pushes up the ranking

Spain go into the event defending the women's title and chasing a fourth consecutive championship, while Argentina defend the men's crown on home soil. France, who finished third overall in 2024, return this year with their women's team — runners-up two years ago — drawn in a group alongside Germany and Paraguay.

In the women's final, Marisol Fernandez and Cristina Carrascosa beat Giorgia Rosi and Paula Ferran 2-6, 6-2, 6-2, claiming their second title together this year.

Over the four months, the programme is targeting 1,000 unique participants, 500 repeat participants and 200 regular monthly players. Founded in September 2024, Empower Padel has already introduced more than 1,250 women and girls to padel through over 150 events, and was named Best Community Initiative at the British Padel Awards.

The tournament also set a new attendance record, drawing 81,000 spectators across the week. The main draw brought in 62,128 fans, with a further 11,217 attending the opening Padel Festival day on September 6. Both days of the closing weekend sold out, with around 15,000 spectators each day.

Top seeds include David Gala and Enzo Jensen, fresh off a first-round appearance at the Paris Major at Roland Garros, and Lucia Martinez, paired with Manquillo after winning FIP Gold San Luis in June. For Romanian players, a Gold-level event on home soil is a rare chance to test themselves against FIP Tour regulars.

Over the past three years, 4PADEL has opened more than 20 new clubs, with roughly 600,000 players visiting the network. The 4PADEL Training Club by Babolat programme, focused on youth development and talent detection, continues as part of the partnership.

At a men's size 45, the SonicSmash FF weighs 356 grams, and ASICS offers it across a wide range from men's 39 to 50.5 and women's 35.5 to 44.5. The version tested arrived in a petrol-blue and neon-green colorway. The design leans on the influence of Spanish pro Jorge "Coki" Nieto's Madrid-based playing style, and the shoe is aimed primarily at agile, mobile players who like to attack at the net, rather than heavier players who need maximum structural support.

Federico Chingotto's Neuron 02 Edge introduces a new PrismLock structure built around prismatic geometry for better impact control (see our review of the previous Neuron 02). Bea González's Pearl combines an inverted-triangle Pearl Core with an Air React Channel, a Multieva core, Fibrix surface and Vibradrive technology (see our review of the previous Pearl). Claudia Fernández's Wonder is a light, firm, control-first racket (see our review of the previous Wonder). Alejandra Salazar closes out her career with the Flow Legend, an evolution of her original Flow built for more power (see our review of the previous Flow Legend). The full Pro Line 2027 is now available on Bullpadel's website.

In the women's draw, defending champions Delfi Brea and Gemma Triay are the top seeds, with former champions Paula Josemaría and Bea González seeded second

In the women's final, Gemma Triay and Delfi Brea, the world's top-ranked pair, came from a set down to beat Bea González and Paula Josemaría 6-7, 6-3, 6-3 for their sixth title of the season

The program also includes an amateur competition called "Des Clubs au Chatrier," featuring 31 mixed pairs competing for €10,000 in prize money, a celebrity tournament with sports and entertainment personalities, and exhibition matches pitting French tennis legends Richard Gasquet, Arnaud Clément, Lucas Pouille and Fabrice Santoro against professional padel players. Tickets cost €20 for adults and €10 for children under 12

Professional player Paula Josemaría, who backs the Extreme Motion, called it "incredibly fast and manageable," saying it lets her "attack with confidence." Both rackets also get a refreshed color design for 2026 and will reach specialized padel shops and HEAD's official store very soon, though HEAD has not disclosed pricing yet

Construction is set to begin later this year, with opening targeted for early 2027