The day in padel
The tour, the players, partnerships, technology and new clubs, every morning in a few minutes, with a link to every report we used. UK and Europe first.
World Padel Day brings an Olympic push as Britain reaches 1.5 million players
FIP makes 20 October World Padel Day and targets Brisbane 2032, the LTA counts 1.5m players, and the Hexagon team event goes global in 2027.
Read the briefing →3 min read
Coello and Tapia win Milan as Ari Sánchez ties the women's titles record with Ustero
Coello and Tapia take a fourth title in a row, Sánchez reaches 58 titles, the women's race tightens and two club schemes get the go-ahead.
3 min read
Lebrón and Augsburger recover from 6-0 down to set up a Milan final with Coello and Tapia
Lebrón and Augsburger beat Galán and Chingotto from a set down, Coello reaches 300 Premier Padel wins, and Milan's finals are today.
3 min read
Milan's top eight all win, setting up Galán and Chingotto v Lebrón and Augsburger
All four seeded pairs reach Milan's semi-finals in both draws, Salazar gets a send-off, and Galán says his partnership with Chingotto is here to stay.
3 min read
Garrido and De Pascual stun fifth seeds as Galán and Chingotto face Libaak and Alfonso in Milan
Milan's quarter-finals are set after an upset, Benin joins the FIP tour, Babolat shows Lebrón's 2027 rackets and a Bradford club tackles menopause.
3 min read
FIP report counts 40 million players and €8.6bn in GDP as Milan's big names arrive
FIP's 2026 World Padel Report puts courts up 20%, Campagnolo joins Oxdog, and the top seeds start in Milan today.
3 min read
Coello and Tapia make it three in a row as FIP reaches 115 federations
Düsseldorf titles go to Coello/Tapia and Fernández/Calvo, Milan opens with veteran wins, and FIP adds 15 national federations.
2 min read
Stupaczuk and Sanz stun Galán and Chingotto to set up a Rotterdam rematch in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf's finals are set after two semi-final upsets, Milan's draws are out, and Siux launches its Obsidian 2027 rackets.
2 min readDüsseldorf semi-finals set up Coello and Tapia against Lebrón and Augsburger
All four top seeds reach the Germany P2 semi-finals, Coki Nieto misses Milan too, and FIP opens 2027 calendar applications.
2 min read
Argentina name World Cup squad as Campagnolo ends twelve years with Drop Shot
Alfonso and Arce in, Gutiérrez and Chozas out of Argentina's Doha squad; Campagnolo changes kit, adidas launches Zidane rackets and Liverpool's floating courts open.
4 min readGibson and Rose keep their national title as lucky losers steal Düsseldorf's first day
GB's national champions are crowned in Bristol, Nieto pulls out of the Germany P2, Aguirre and Lijó pair up for Kuwait, and a Teesdale barn gets two indoor courts.
4 min read
Coello and Tapia take a tenth title of the year in Rotterdam as Düsseldorf begins
Rotterdam finals go to the Paris champions, Guinart climbs the rankings, Esbri and Jofre win a three tie-break final in Perugia and Bath approves five courts.
3 min readQatar take padel's first Asian Games men's gold as Rotterdam finals are set
Qatar's Naif brothers win in Nagoya, Coello and Tapia meet Stupaczuk and Sanz in Rotterdam, five new pairs debut in Düsseldorf and two English clubs grow.
4 min readJapan win padel's first Asian Games gold as three top seeds fall in Rotterdam
Japan take the women's gold in Nagoya, Galán and Chingotto go out in Rotterdam, the FIP opens its 2027 calendar and Swansea plans seafront courts.
4 min read
Indonesia and Iran guarantee Asian Games medals as Lyon champions fall in Rotterdam
Asian Games semi-finals are set, Libaak and Alfonso knock out Leal and Guerrero in Rotterdam, Laura Luján's season ends and Warrington gets a club.
3 min read
British national championships begin in Bristol as a flagship Wembley club closes
The LTA Padel Nationals start in Bristol, a Wembley club shuts over unpaid rent, the top seeds enter in Rotterdam and US universities get a league.
3 min readFrance name their World Cup squads and Britain's first floating courts open in Liverpool
France pick 16 for Doha, a first upset in Rotterdam, a British junior wins in Egypt and floating courts open on a Liverpool dock.
3 min readPadel's Asian Games debut gets going as the pro tour signs an integrity partner
First Asian Games wins in Nagoya, Sportradar joins the tour to guard against match-fixing, Rotterdam starts and a new Telford centre is proposed.
3 min readSpain name their World Cup squads, and the players left out win in Lyon
Spain pick 16 players for Doha, Leal and Guerrero answer with a Lyon title, padel starts at the Asian Games and Lacoste launches its first rackets.
3 min readWorld Cup field nearly set as padel wins its first South American Games golds
The Netherlands men complete Europe's World Cup quartet, padel debuts at the South American Games, Rotterdam starts and two UK projects move on.
3 min read
GB women book their World Cup place, and Lebrón and Galán will share a court again
Great Britain's women qualify for the Doha World Cup, Spain pairs its famous estranged duo, padel debuts at the Asian Games and two new clubs open.
3 min read