In August 2026, London will host the first elite professional padel tournament ever staged in Britain. The Qatar Airways Premier Padel P1 London runs from 3 to 9 August – a week of top-level men’s and women’s competition featuring the best players in the world, in a country that now has 750,000 padel players and counting.
This is not a demonstration event or a celebrity pro-am. It is a full P1 tournament on the world’s top professional padel circuit, with ranking points and prize money on the line. Here is everything you need to know before you go.
Quick facts: Premier Padel P1 London 2026
| Dates | 3–9 August 2026 |
| Venue | London – Olympia Kensington widely understood as frontrunner (unconfirmed at time of writing) |
| Tournament tier | P1 – second-highest tier on the Premier Padel circuit |
| Prize pool | €250,000 |
| Organiser | Premier Padel × Sela, with LTA support |
| How to watch | Red Bull TV (QF onward, free) · Premier Padel YouTube (early rounds) |
| Tickets | Not yet on sale – register for alerts via official event page |
| Historic status | Britain’s first-ever Premier Padel event |
What is the Premier Padel London P1?
Britain’s first-ever elite professional padel tournament – a P1 on the world’s top tour, bringing the world’s best players to London for the first time.
The Premier Padel London P1 is Britain’s first-ever stop on the Premier Padel Tour – the world’s leading professional padel circuit. The August 2026 event brings the world’s top men’s and women’s players to London for a full week of competitive padel at the highest level.
P1 is the second-highest tier on the circuit, below only the four annual Majors. The players who will compete here are not exhibition players or regional professionals – they are the same names you will see competing at Majors in Rome, Paris, and Doha. Prize money stands at €250,000, and the ranking points on offer are significant enough to shape end-of-season qualification for the Premier Padel Finals in Barcelona.
The reason this matters beyond the sport itself: padel has grown faster in the UK than almost anywhere in Europe over the past four years. A P1 event in London is a statement that the rest of the world has noticed.
Dates, venue, and how to get tickets
The tournament runs from Sunday 3 August to Saturday 9 August 2026. Those dates cover a full week of competition – early rounds from Monday, with the finals expected on the Saturday.
On venue: Olympia in Kensington, West London, is widely understood to be the leading candidate. The original announcement from Premier Padel and the LTA said the venue would be confirmed in early 2026; City AM reported that Olympia was the “overwhelming favourite” at the time of the announcement. Check the official Premier Padel site or the event’s dedicated page for the formal venue confirmation as it approaches.
Olympia is a major indoor events venue on Hammersmith Road – a well-established London location, accessible via West Kensington and Kensington Olympia stations. If it hosts the event, it will provide the kind of enclosed, purpose-built indoor space that elite padel requires.
Tickets: Not yet on sale at the time of writing. To register for alerts:
- For standard tickets, complete the registration form at the official event page or via SportonSpec
- For hospitality and premium packages, a separate enquiry form is available
Organisers have confirmed they plan to offer affordable tickets for under-16s, which suggests a tiered pricing model. Register now to be first in the queue when general sale opens.
How Premier Padel works: the tour structure explained
The Premier Padel Tour replaced the World Padel Tour as professional padel’s top circuit. For UK fans, understanding how it works makes the London event more meaningful – and explains why a P1 is a serious occasion.
| Tier | Points (winner) | Prize pool | Example events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major | 2,000 | Higher | Qatar Major, Italy Major (Rome), Paris Major, Mexico Major |
| P1 | 1,000 | €250,000 | London, Miami, Valencia, Riyadh |
| P2 | 500–600 | ~€265,000 | Smaller cities across Europe and Latin America |
| Finals | 1,500 | – | Barcelona – top 16 pairs only |
The 2026 season runs 26 events across 18 countries. There are four Majors, ten P1 events, and eleven P2s. The London P1 is one of ten P1s on the calendar – elevated company by any measure.
Each Major or P1 features a main draw of 32 pairs (men) and 32 pairs (women), preceded by a qualifying competition. The best players enter directly into the main draw; others must qualify. In a week-long event, you will see round-of-32 matches early in the week and the most compelling padel from the quarterfinals onward.
Both the men’s and women’s competitions run simultaneously at Premier Padel events. That means a full day at the tournament could include men’s and women’s matches – good value for ticket holders.
Which players will compete?
The draw is unannounced, but the world’s top pairs will be there – including men’s world No.1 Tapia/Coello and women’s No.1 Triay/Brea.
The draw for the London P1 will not be announced until closer to the event, but the top-ranked pairs in the world will compete. These are the players to watch.
Men
The world’s No. 1 men’s pair is Agustín Tapia and Arturo Coello, who entered 2026 with 20,160 FIP points and 13 titles from the previous season. Their rivalry with No. 2 pair Alejandro Galán and Federico Chingotto – 17,320 points, seven titles in 2025 – is already being described as the defining contest in men’s padel. If both pairs make the final in London, expect a packed house and real theatre.
Juan Lebrón, now pairing with Leo Augsburger, is another name that will draw crowds. Lebrón is one of the most recognisable players in the sport – physically dominant, tactically sharp, and capable of changing a match in a single game.
Women
On the women’s side, Gemma Triay and Delfina Brea won nine titles in 2025 and enter 2026 as the team to beat. Bea González has paired with Paula Josemaría – two players who each won six titles with their previous partners – and that combination is expected to challenge from the start of the season.
World No. 3 Ariana Sánchez and No. 12 Alejandra Salazar, who both attended the event announcement in London, are also expected in the field. Both players are established names at the top of women’s padel.
The full draw will be published on the Premier Padel website once the qualification and entry process completes. Rankings change across the season, so the specific match-ups at the London P1 will depend on how the season develops before August.
How to watch Premier Padel London
Red Bull TV (free, UK, no subscription) carries QF onward. Early rounds on Premier Padel YouTube. Both are free.
Whether or not you are attending in person, here is how to follow the action. If you’re new to watching padel, the guide to watching Premier Padel explains what to look for in a pro match and how the scoring works.
Red Bull TV carries Premier Padel coverage from the quarterfinals onward. It is free to watch – download the app or stream via the Red Bull website. Red Bull TV coverage is available in the UK without a VPN or subscription.
Premier Padel YouTube channel streams the early rounds of each P1 and Major event live, free of charge. Round-of-32 and round-of-16 matches are typically available on YouTube. This is where you will see the full breadth of the field – not just the top seeds.
Premier Padel app aggregates live scores, match schedules, and rankings throughout the event. Worth downloading before the tournament starts.
The schedule for the London P1 has not been published at the time of writing, but a typical P1 week runs first-round matches Monday to Wednesday, round of 16 on Wednesday/Thursday, quarterfinals on Friday, semifinals on Saturday morning, and finals on Saturday afternoon or evening.
What it’s like at a Premier Padel event
Closer, faster, and louder than TV suggests. The glass-walled courts and tight spectator seating make the professional game feel completely different at live pace.
Most of the 750,000 padel players in the UK play at local venues with a handful of courts. Watching a P1 event is a different experience – and if you have never watched professional padel live, it is worth knowing what to expect.
The glass walls change everything. The courts are enclosed in panoramic glass panels. From the side, you can see through the court entirely – watching the ball travel away, bounce off the back glass, and come back at pace. Nothing about watching on television prepares you for how fast the ball moves in professional play, or how precise the angles are off the walls.
The proximity. Premier Padel events tend to set spectator seating close to the courts. You will hear the ball hitting the glass. You will hear the players calling out points. You will hear the paddle impact. At a well-attended match, the crowd reaction to a spectacular wall-play shot is immediate and loud – and it tends to spread from the people who understand the technical difficulty to everyone else in the stand.
Match rhythm. Points in professional padel are longer on average than in tennis. Rallies can extend to twenty or thirty shots, with both pairs working through tactical patterns before the decisive moment. For a new spectator, the structure is more engaging in person than on a screen – you can watch movement, positioning, and the interplay between partners – not just track the ball.
Etiquette. Silence during points, applause between them – the same convention as tennis. The crowds at Premier Padel events tend to be a mix of knowledgeable padel players and newer spectators, so the atmosphere is generally warm.
Bring layers if the venue is indoors; indoor event spaces can run cool. Check what hospitality is available in advance – most P1 events offer food and drink in the venue.
Why London got Britain’s first Premier Padel event
The event was announced in December 2025 as a multi-year deal between Premier Padel, Sela (a Saudi entertainment and events company closely linked to Newcastle United’s owners), and the LTA. Sela is producing the event; Premier Padel manages the competitive structure; the LTA is supporting as national governing body.
Scott Lloyd, the LTA CEO, put it plainly: “Padel is growing rapidly across Britain, and bringing an elite level event to this country will help strengthen the sport from grassroots participation to professional players.”
David Sugden, Premier Padel CEO, cited London’s global sporting profile: “London offers an unparalleled opportunity for the global expansion of Premier Padel – offering a world-class venue, a passionate fanbase and strong sporting commercial strength.”
The timing makes sense. The UK now has an estimated 750,000 padel players, with new courts opening weekly across the country. Padel has appeared on Sky Sports. The Alfred Dunhill Padel Classic at The Hurlingham Club has begun to generate mainstream coverage. The LTA has committed to growing padel as part of its wider racket sports strategy.
Premier Padel has staged events in 18 countries. London becoming one of them is a recognition that British padel’s growth story has reached a scale the professional tour cannot ignore.
British players to watch: Aimee Gibson and others
Premier Padel P1 and Major draws are dominated by Spanish, Argentinian, and Brazilian players. British players compete primarily on the FIP tour – the development circuit below Premier Padel – and build toward qualifying for Premier Padel events.
Aimee Gibson is the name to know. The GB No. 1 women’s player, Gibson became the first British woman to break into the FIP world top 100, reaching that landmark in 2025 after winning five FIP titles in the year. In 2026, she has already added a FIP Bronze title in Doha. She is the most credible route for a British women’s player to earn their way into a Premier Padel event draw.
Whether British players compete at the London P1 depends on qualifying results during the lead-up to August. If Gibson has had a strong season by July, she would be in contention for a spot in the qualifying draw. That storyline alone – a British player competing at a Premier Padel event on home soil – would be worth following closely.
Check the LTA Padel website for updates on British player performance throughout the 2026 season.
FAQ
Is Premier Padel London the highest level of professional padel? No – the four annual Majors (Qatar, Rome/Italy, Paris, Mexico) are the highest tier. The London P1 is the second tier, carrying the same level of competition but with slightly fewer ranking points than a Major. The gap in prestige is smaller than the tier difference suggests – the world’s top players compete at P1 events throughout the season.
Is the venue confirmed? Not officially at the time of writing. Olympia in Kensington, West London, is widely reported as the frontrunner. The official venue will be announced by Premier Padel – check their site or this page for an update.
How much will tickets cost? Pricing has not been announced. Organisers have mentioned affordable options for under-16s, which suggests a tiered structure. Register for ticket alerts now to receive early access when pricing is published.
Can I watch Premier Padel London for free? Yes – early rounds on Premier Padel YouTube, quarterfinals onward on Red Bull TV, both free.
Is Premier Padel London family-friendly? The confirmed under-16 pricing commitment suggests the organisers are actively targeting families. Padel is a sport played by mixed ages and the live experience is accessible to anyone who has ever picked up a paddle – you will understand what is happening from the first point.
What is the format – how many matches will I see in a day? A typical day at a P1 event includes four to six matches on the main court, plus concurrent matches on secondary courts. If you buy a day ticket, you will see multiple competitive matches. The best sessions are Thursday to Saturday, when the top-ranked pairs are in the draw.
How do I get to Olympia in Kensington? If the venue is confirmed as Olympia London: Kensington Olympia station (direct train from Victoria, Shepherd’s Bush, and Clapham Junction) and West Kensington Underground station (District line) are both within easy walking distance. By road, parking in the area is limited – public transport is the practical choice.
Last updated: March 2026. Venue and ticket details subject to change – check Premier Padel official channels for the latest. For the confirmed draw, ticket availability, and British wildcards with a week to go, see our updated fan guide.