The last P1 of the Premier Padel season lands in Dubai in November, and the timing suits a UK fan well. Dubai is four hours ahead of us in November, so the night sessions that headline the week start mid-afternoon in the UK. Both finals on Sunday 15 November start in the UK afternoon, at 2pm and 4pm.
If you have been following the tour since Premier Padel came to London in August, this is a good week to dip back in. And if you are already planning some winter sun in the Gulf, it gives you a reason to time the trip for mid-November. Below is what the organisers have confirmed so far, checked against their own pages on 17 October.
When is the Dubai P1?
The Dubai P1 runs from Sunday 8 to Sunday 15 November 2026, with qualifying first and both finals on the closing Sunday afternoon.
The full name is the Emaar Dubai Premier Padel P1, with Emaar as title sponsor. The International Padel Federation’s event page lists total prize money of €479,068. If you are unsure how a P1 compares with the bigger events on the tour, our Paris Major guide explains the tiers.
Where is it played?
The tournament is at Hamdan Sports Complex, Exit 611 on Emirates Road, opposite Global Village – the address given on the official ticket page.
The organiser’s site, dubaipremierpadel.ae, links straight through to that ticket page on Platinumlist, so treat the Platinumlist listing as the official one. Check the journey from your hotel before you book a session, and allow for a taxi or hire car.
The schedule, with UK times
This is the day-by-day order of play published on the official ticket page. UK times are GMT, four hours behind Dubai.
| Day | Stage | Dubai start | UK start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 8 Nov | Qualifying round 1 (men and women) | 10am | 6am |
| Mon 9 Nov | Qualifying round 2 (men and women) | 10am | 6am |
| Tue 10 Nov | First round (men and women) | 12pm, night session 7pm | 8am, 3pm |
| Wed 11 Nov | Women’s first round, men’s second round | 12pm, night session 7pm | 8am, 3pm |
| Thu 12 Nov | Round of 16 (men and women) | 12pm, night session 7pm | 8am, 3pm |
| Fri 13 Nov | Quarter-finals (men and women) | 12pm, night session 7pm | 8am, 3pm |
| Sat 14 Nov | Women’s semi-finals; men’s semi-finals | 4pm; 7pm | 12pm; 3pm |
| Sun 15 Nov | Women’s final; men’s final | 6pm; 8pm | 2pm; 4pm |
The semi-finals and finals are on the centre court only. Organisers reserve the right to change the programme, so check the order of play on the day.
How much are tickets?
General admission was listed on the official Platinumlist page from £9.56 when we checked on 17 October, with VIP tickets also on sale.
The page does not break down prices by day, and listings like this often move, so check the live price before you book. VIP tickets include food and drink in the hospitality areas and dedicated parking. General admission holders get limited parking on a first come, first served basis.
The ticket page also says complimentary tickets are available for the qualifying stages. Its FAQ gives those days as 9 and 10 November, while its own schedule puts qualifying on 8 and 9 November, so confirm with the ticket office before you travel for a free day.
A few terms worth knowing before you buy:
- Tickets are non-refundable, non-changeable and non-transferable.
- Entry is for ages five and over.
- Filming, livestreaming and photographing matches is not allowed for ticket holders.
- Bags can be searched on entry, and lighters, cigarettes and sharp items are banned.
How can you watch from the UK?
Red Bull TV is Premier Padel’s broadcast partner, showing matches live from the quarter-finals to the final, but availability varies by country.
Premier Padel’s own announcement of the partnership describes Red Bull TV as a free platform, carrying live matches “from the quarterfinal stage to the final of each tournament” in “selected territories”, with the deal running to the end of the 2027 season. Red Bull’s Premier Padel event listings include Dubai as an upcoming event. We could not find an official page confirming that the Dubai live stream will be available in the UK, so open the Red Bull TV app before the quarter-finals on Friday 13 November and check.
London in August was a special case: TNT Sports and HBO Max had UK and Ireland rights for that event, under a deal announced for the London P1 alone. Premier Padel also runs an official YouTube channel, linked from its website, which is worth checking during the week. If you are new to watching the pros, our guide on how to watch padel explains what to look for once the stream is on.
If you want one session to plan around, make it Sunday afternoon. The women’s final starts at 2pm UK time and the men’s at 4pm.
Making a trip of it
If you are going out for the tournament, the obvious plan is to book the Friday quarter-finals and the weekend semi-finals and finals, then play during the earlier part of the week.
Our guide to playing padel in Dubai covers the areas to stay, the clubs worth booking, when outdoor courts are comfortable and how court prices compare with the UK. For other ways to build a break around the sport, see our padel holiday guide.
One thing a UK amateur cannot do is play their way into the tournament. The organiser’s wildcard event, which handed out spots in qualifying and the main draw, was open only to UAE citizens and residents.
Who will be in the draw?
The Dubai entry list is not out yet. FIP’s player registration closes on Wednesday 21 October, and the confirmed field should follow from there.
We will not guess at seeds before the list lands. Our guide to padel rankings explains how the world rankings work and how they differ from seedings. Once the field is confirmed, the FIP event page is the place to check it.