Following the Barcelona Tour Finalswhich marked the end of last season, Premier Padel officially unveiled his 2026 calendar, with several significant new features, including the arrival of London, Pretoria et Valencia.
But even before the start of the season, the professional circuit had to adapt the planning of certain events in order to make them compatible with those of Hexagon World Series.

Asunción's P2 moved forward, a European P2 removed

The main change concerns the P2 of AsuncionOriginally planned from 18 to 24 mayThe tournament will ultimately be played on 4 to 10 May 2026.i.e the week before the P1 in Buenos Aires.
An adjustment designed to offer more continuity to the players and a increased recovery time before the return of Qatar Airways Premier Padel Tour in Europe.

At the same time, Premier Padel cancelled Europe P2, scheduled from 14 20 in September 2026, whose host city had not yet been confirmed. This week will now be occupied by a official event of the Hexagon World Series.

The Hexagon World Series will continue, but reorganized.

The official team circuit, under the auspices of the International Federation of Padelwill keep well four tournaments in 2026, compared to just one at the start of his career.
The confirmed dates are as follows:

  • September 14–20, 2026
  • October 22–25, 2026
  • December 17–20, 2026

hosting sites Details of these events have not yet been revealed and will be announced later by the organization.

A FIP Platinum in Albania before the Italy Major

Another new feature: the integration of FIP Platinum Albania au CUPRA FIP Tour.
This tournament will be played week of May 25-31, 2026i.e just before the BNL Italy Major Premier Padel 2026, thereby reinforcing the coherence and continuity of the international calendar.

A new bracket format for P2 tournaments

In addition to the calendar adjustments, the FIP and Premier Padel have formalized a new main table format for tournaments P2 males from 2026.

The paintings will go from 32 to 28 pairs, distributed as follows:

  • 22 pairs admitted directly by the ranking,
  • 4 from qualifying,
  • 2 wild cards.

four first seeds will benefit from direct access to the round of 16, via a system of bye.

Player well-being and economic logic

According to the official statement, this decision aims both to reduce logistics costs for the promoters (accommodation and catering for the players) and to preserving the health of the players.
Associated with the introduction of Star Point system In 2026, the reduction in the number of matches should allow for limit the physical load and risks of injury over the entire season.

Unlike past adjustments, this reform was validated after extensive consultations within the Tour's Steering Committeeswhich include representatives of the players, female players and coaches.

Benjamin Dupouy

I discovered padel directly during a tournament, and frankly, I didn't really like it at first. But the second time, it was love at first sight, and since then, I haven't missed a single match. I'm even ready to stay up until 3am to watch a final of Premier Padel !

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