In a particularly tense context, particularly on the side of Premier Padel, the boycott of the Top 100 players in Gijón seems to continue in Cancún. While this circuit promised an increase in the winnings paid to the players, is it really more profitable than the circuit A1 Padel in 2025?

A comparison of circuits Premier Padel and A1 Padel in 2025: What is the most profitable for a professional player?

Prize Money from Competitions

Prize Money from Premier Padel :

  • Major : € 525
  • P1 : € 470
  • P2 : € 252

A1 Prize Money Padel :

  • Grand Master : € 241
  • Master : € 189
  • Open : € 156
A1 Padel : in 2025, the Prize Money will be bigger

Comparison by tournament value

Major vs Grand Master

Premier Padel offer 94 500 € in pairs (i.e. €47 per player) for a title in Major. For its part, A1 Padel fresh 40 970 € for the winning pair in Grand MasterEither €20 per playerThis represents a significant gap, with more than double the winnings for the winners of a Major. Premier PadelEither €26 more per player.

Comparing the different stages of the tournament, Premier Padel offers greater rewards than A1 Padel :

  • Finalist 🇧🇷 20 740 € for the finalist pair
  • Semi final 🇧🇷 11 186 €
  • Quart de finale 🇧🇷 7 724 €
  • Eighth finals 🇧🇷 5 680 €

P1 vs Master

Here again, Premier Padel offers better compensation. The number one circuit of world padel awards 51 000 € to the winning pair of a tournament P1 (10 tournaments planned in 2025), against 32 232 € for the winning pair of a Master of the circuit A1 Padel.

The gap is also found at each stage of the tournament:

  • Finalist 🇧🇷 6 144 €
  • Semi final 🇧🇷 2 398 €
  • Quart de finale 🇧🇷 1 654 €
  • Eighth finals 🇧🇷 1 458 €

So, Premier Padel guarantees higher winnings at each stage of a tournament P1 relative to Masters byA1 Padel. However, the gap has significantly decreased for the comparison Major vs Grand Master.

P2 vs Open

In lower category tournaments, the trend is reversed: A1 Padel becomes more advantageous from the quarter-finals.

  • Premier Padel (P2) : 25 500 € for the winning pair
  • A1 Padel (Open) : 29 640 € for the winning pair
  • Difference : +4 € in favor of A140 Padel

The gap is confirmed at other stages of the competition:

  • Finalist 🇧🇷 3 720 € in favor ofA1 Padel
  • Semi final 🇧🇷 2 670 €
  • Quart de finale 🇧🇷 1 380 €
  • Eighth finals : +52 € in favor of Premier Padel

Premier Padel has a larger budget and offers a prize money more attractive across all competitions. However, its system mainly favours the elite of world padel, especially ranked players in the Top 20/30. In addition, access to the main board has become more complex this season, while the best pairs benefit from a double bye, allowing them to directly access the round of XNUMX and the most attractive financial rewards.

Conversely, A1 Padel offers a best pay on tournaments less prestigious, especially in the category Open, which becomes more accessible and profitable than a tournament P2 en Premier PadelThis trend has already led several players to change circuits: 15 players left Premier Padel to join A1 Padel.

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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