THEHexagon Cup, a pre-season tournament bringing together the best players in the world as well as rising stars of padel (Next Gen pair), took place from 29 January at 2 February 2025 à Madrid for its second edition. Eight teams were competing to win the title.

The team of the former Argentine international footballer, Kun Aguero, Kru PadelWas crowned champion of this edition thanks to the victories of its men's team (Federico Chingotto et Momo González) and its next gen team (Agueda Perez Ortiz et Marina lobo) against the teams of the Team Rafa Nadal Academy.

This competition, in a unique format, was broadcast live on YouTube, with a live broadcast in Spanish with expert commentary and a retransmission in English every day. In total, five days of competition were followed via streaming.

YouTube audiences of the 2nd edition

Audiences per day:

  • Day 1 : 278 000
  • Day 2 : 340 000
  • Day 3 : 326 000
  • Day 4 : 376 000
  • Day 5 (Final + match for 3rd place) : 408 000

Total audiences for the 2025 edition:

  • Live in Spanish : 1 viewers
  • Morning Lives of Next Gen Matches (first 4 days): 134 viewers
  • Total live in Spanish : 1 377 000
  • Live commentary in English : 351 000 viewers
  • Global total : 1 728 000 viewers on youtube

Comparison with the 1st edition

Did the 2nd edition surpass the success of the first, which marked the arrival of theHexagon Cup in the world of professional padel?

Audiences for the 2024 edition:

  • Live in English : 240 000
  • Live in Spanish : 935 000
  • Total : 1 175 000

Despite a good start in 2024 with more than a million spectators, the 2025 edition largely exceeded these figures, a relief for the organizers.

Summary of audience developments:

+111 000 viewers for the live in english
+442 000 viewers for the live in spanish
+553 000 additional viewers in 2025

This clear increase confirms the rise in power of paddle worldwide !

Nicolas Fillaudeau

A big sports enthusiast and former tennis player, I discovered padel a few years ago without really focusing on it. Then I became addicted to this sport by practicing it and watching the premier padel matches. Looking forward to sharing the 2025 news with you!

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