Premier Padel is the professional tour where the best pairs in the world compete. This guide explains how the tour works, what sets each tournament category apart and how players qualify, and walks through the Premier Padel 2026 schedule with dates, venues and categories, plus a selection of verified results from the season.
What is Premier Padel
Premier Padel is the leading professional tour in world padel and is governed by the International Padel Federation (FIP). It launched in 2022, and its season travels through cities in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa, with both men's and women's draws.
Tournament categories
Tournaments are grouped into categories according to their importance. The higher the category, the more ranking points are on offer and the more prestigious the title:
| Category | What sets it apart |
|---|---|
| Major | The highest-ranked tournaments of the season |
| P1 | The backbone of the calendar, featuring the top-ranked pairs |
| P2 | Lower-tier tournaments that also count towards the ranking |
| Finals | The season-ending event for the best-ranked pairs |
How the ranking and qualification work
The FIP ranking
The points earned at each tournament feed into the FIP ranking, which is individual even though players compete in pairs; that is why two partners often share the same position. The ranking decides which pairs go straight into the main draw and which are seeded. The official, up-to-date ranking is published on the FIP website.
Qualifying and wild cards
Pairs without a high enough ranking to enter the main draw directly play a qualifying round in the first days of the tournament. The organisers can also award wild cards (invitations) to some pairs.
The Premier Padel Finals
The Finals close the season and bring together the best-ranked pairs of the year. In 2026 they are played in Barcelona from 10 to 13 December.
The Star Point
Since 2026 the tour has used the Star Point, a game-scoring system approved by the FIP General Assembly on 28 November 2025 and first used at the opening event of the season, the Riyadh Season P1.
Premier Padel 2026 schedule
The 2026 Premier Padel calendar combines European stops with venues in the Americas, the Middle East and Africa: Miami, Cancún and Acapulco in North America, Buenos Aires and Asunción in South America, London and several Spanish cities in Europe, Riyadh, Kuwait and Dubai in the Middle East, and NewGiza and Pretoria in Africa. Dates checked against the official Premier Padel and FIP websites on 16 October 2026:
| Tournament | Venue | 2026 dates | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riyadh Season P1 | Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) | 7–14 Feb | P1 |
| Gijón P2 | Gijón (Spain) | 1–8 Mar | P2 |
| Cancún P2 | Cancún (Mexico) | 15–22 Mar | P2 |
| Miami P1 | Miami (United States) | 22–29 Mar | P1 |
| Qatar Major | Doha (Qatar) | Postponed (no new date) | Major |
| NewGiza P2 | Giza (Egypt) | 11–18 Apr | P2 |
| Brussels P2 | Brussels (Belgium) | 19–26 Apr | P2 |
| Asunción P2 | Asunción (Paraguay) | 3–10 May | P2 |
| Buenos Aires P1 | Buenos Aires (Argentina) | 10–17 May | P1 |
| Italy Major | Rome (Italy) | 31 May – 7 Jun | Major |
| Valencia P1 | Valencia (Spain) | 6–14 Jun | P1 |
| Valladolid P2 | Valladolid (Spain) | 21–28 Jun | P2 |
| Bordeaux P2 | Bordeaux (France) | 28 Jun – 5 Jul | P2 |
| Málaga P1 | Málaga (Spain) | 11–19 Jul | P1 |
| Pretoria P1 | Pretoria (South Africa) | 26 Jul – 2 Aug | P1 |
| London P1 | London (United Kingdom) | 2–9 Aug | P1 |
| Comunidad de Madrid P1 | Madrid (Spain) | 29 Aug – 6 Sep | P1 |
| Paris Major | Paris (France) | 6–13 Sep | Major |
| Rotterdam P2 | Rotterdam (Netherlands) | 27 Sep – 4 Oct | P2 |
| Germany P2 | Düsseldorf (Germany) | 4–11 Oct | P2 |
| Milano P1 | Milan (Italy) | 10–18 Oct | P1 |
| Kuwait Major | Kuwait (Kuwait) | 23–31 Oct * | Major |
| Dubai P1 | Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | 8–15 Nov | P1 |
| Mexico Major | Acapulco (Mexico) | 23–29 Nov | Major |
| Premier Padel Finals | Barcelona (Spain) | 10–13 Dec | Finals |
* Kuwait Major: Premier Padel lists the full event window as 23–31 October; the FIP calendar lists 26–31 October for the tournament phase.
Selected 2026 results
A selection of results confirmed up to the Germany P2 in Düsseldorf (11 October 2026). This is not the full list for the season: results for every tournament are available on the official Premier Padel and FIP websites.
| Tournament | Men's champions | Women's champions |
|---|---|---|
| Gijón P2 | Galán / Chingotto | Brea / Triay |
| Cancún P2 | Coello / Tapia | Brea / Triay |
| Miami P1 | Galán / Chingotto | Josemaría / González |
| Buenos Aires P1 | Galán / Chingotto | Josemaría / González |
| London P1 | Coello / Tapia | Fernández / Calvo |
| Paris Major | Coello / Tapia | Sánchez / Ustero |
| Rotterdam P2 | Coello / Tapia | Sánchez / Ustero |
| Germany P2 (Düsseldorf) | Coello / Tapia | Fernández / Calvo |
Players and sporting context
Several pairs appear again and again in the selected 2026 results: Coello / Tapia and Galán / Chingotto in the men's draw, and Brea / Triay, Josemaría / González, Sánchez / Ustero and Fernández / Calvo in the women's draw. According to the FIP, Martina Calvo became the youngest champion in the history of the tour in London.
Argentina remains one of the major hubs of international padel, with players such as Agustín Tapia, Federico Chingotto and Delfina Brea, and Buenos Aires is part of the 2026 calendar.
International venues on the tour
The tour spreads its season across continents. In North America, Cancún hosts a P2 and Miami a P1 in March, and Acapulco stages the Mexico Major in November. In South America, Asunción and Buenos Aires host the May stops. In Europe, the calendar visits Rome, Paris, London, Brussels, Bordeaux, Rotterdam, Düsseldorf and Milan, among others, as well as Gijón, Valencia, Valladolid, Málaga and Madrid, before the Finals in Barcelona. Outside Europe and the Americas, Riyadh, Kuwait, Dubai, NewGiza and Pretoria complete the schedule.
The rackets of the leading players
One of the most common questions at every tournament is what the top players use. These are the signature models of some of the players on the tour:
- Arturo Coello: Head Coello Pro 2026. See the Arturo Coello collection.
- Agustín Tapia: Nox AT10 Genius Attack 12K 2026. See the Agustín Tapia collection.
- Ale Galán: Adidas Metalbone 2026. See the Ale Galán collection.
- Gemma Triay: Bullpadel Elite W 2026. If you are looking for something similar, read our guide to the best padel rackets for women.
- Juan Lebrón: Juan Lebrón collection.
Premier Padel FAQ
Who governs Premier Padel?
The tour is governed by the International Padel Federation (FIP).
What is the difference between a Major, a P1 and a P2?
The importance of the tournament: Majors are the highest category and award the most points, followed by P1 and then P2 events.
How does the FIP ranking work?
It is an individual ranking that adds up the points earned at tournaments; it decides who enters the main draw directly and who is seeded. The official ranking is published on the FIP website.
What is the Star Point?
It is the game-scoring system approved by the FIP in November 2025 and used on the tour since the first event of 2026.
Where and when are the 2026 Premier Padel Finals played?
In Barcelona, from 10 to 13 December 2026.
Official sources and latest results
The calendar, results and ranking change throughout the season. For the latest information, see the official Premier Padel website, the FIP calendar and the FIP ranking.
