Le  Premier Padel London P1  marks a turning point in the history of British padel. For the first time, the professional circuit  Qatar Airways Premier Padel Tour  makes a stop in the United Kingdom, confirming the spectacular growth of the sport across the Channel. Organized in the prestigious  Olympia London This tournament is the last event on the circuit before the summer break and brings together all the best pairs in the world.

Beyond the sporting stakes, this first edition symbolizes the rise of padel in the United Kingdom, where investments in infrastructure, clubs, and development programs have multiplied in recent years. The arrival of a tournament Premier Padel represents a new step in this growth strategy.

A challenging men's draw with several exciting matches right from the quarter-finals.

The male picture brings together  48 pairs , whose  16 seeds  benefit from a bye in the first round and will enter directly into the round of 32.

All eyes will naturally be on the world number ones  Arturo Coello  et  Agustín Tapia who will kick off their tournament against the Portuguese  Nuno Deus / Miguel Deus  or to a pair from the qualifiers. The leaders in the standings will have their work cut out for them since, in the event of a flawless run, they could find themselves as early as the quarter-finals  Javi leal  et  Fran Guerrero .

The Spanish arrive in London with immense confidence after their remarkable final at the  Pretoria P1 Their level of play displayed in South Africa confirms their status as one of the most promising associations at the moment.

In the other half of the painting,  Fede Chingotto  et  Ale Galán Crowned champions in Pretoria after more than two months without a title, they will try to confirm their return to form. They could cross paths with  Lucas Campagnolo  et  Sanyo Gutiérrez , seeded No. 8, in a particularly anticipated quarter-final.

The tournament also marks the return of  Franco Stupaczuk  et  mike yanguas , absent in South Africa. The fourth seeds could find  Martín Di Nenno  et  Paquito Navarro  in the quarter-finals, in a duel that promises to be particularly balanced.

Another highly anticipated potential poster:  Juan Lebrón  et  Leo Augsburg  could find  Coki Nieto  et  Jon sanz  before the semi-finals.

Potential quarter-finals

  • Coello/Tapia (1) vs Guerrero/Leal (7)
  • Di Nenno / Navarro (5) vs Stupaczuk / Yanguas (4)
  • Lebrón / Augsburger (3) vs Nieto / Sanz (6)
  • Campagnolo / Gutiérrez (8) vs. Chingotto / Galán (2)

In the women's category, several new partnerships are in the spotlight.

The female portrait brings together  28 pairs  and notably marks the return to the circuit of  Ari Sánchez  et  Andrea Ustero , absent during the Malaga and Pretoria stages.

Positioned in the upper part of the table, they could quickly find  Aranza Osoro  et  Alejandra Salazar while the recent winners of the  Pretoria P1 ,  Gemma Triay  et  Delfi Brea will begin against  Lorena Rufo / Victoria Iglesias  or against a team that came through the qualifiers.

In the lower section, attention will also be focused on  Claudia Fernández  et  Martina Calvo Unlucky finalists in South Africa for their very first competition together, the two Spanish women impressed with their complementarity and will try to confirm it in London.

Their entry into the competition could already produce a clash against  Alix Collombon  et  Ksenia Sharifova or to the British  Aimee Gibson  et  Catherine Rose , invited by the organizers.

If they qualify, they will play a quarter-final against  Tamara Icardo  et  Claudia jensen  could wait for them.

Potential quarter-finals

  • Triay/Brea (1) vs Ortega/Araujo (5)
  • Salazar/Osoro (8) vs. Sánchez/Ustero (3)
  • Fernández/Calvo (4) vs. Icardo/Jensen (6)
  • Guinart / Alonso (7) vs Josemaría / González (2)

London confirms the United Kingdom's ambition

The organization of this Premier Padel P1 is no accident. The United Kingdom is among the markets considered the most promising by Premier Padel and the International Padel Federation (FIP). While the country is still far from the benchmarks of Spain, Italy or France in terms of the number of licensed players and practitioners, the development of padel there is particularly rapid, driven by the regular opening of new clubs and the arrival of numerous investors.

Welcoming a stage Premier Padel It therefore provides an ideal showcase to accelerate this momentum and attract a new audience to the discipline.

Last meeting before the summer break

Beyond its historical significance, the  London P1  It has major sporting importance. This is the last tournament Premier Padel before the summer break, a key moment to accumulate valuable points in the FIP ranking and approach the second part of the season in the best conditions.

Between expected confirmations, returns from injury, promising new partnerships and historic firsts, all the ingredients seem to be in place to make this first London edition a major event on the 2026 calendar.

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.

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