Premier Padel London 2026 at Olympia: Results, Records & Recap
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Last Updated: August 2026
Quick Summary
- Premier Padel London P1 ran 4-9 August 2026 at Olympia — Britain's first-ever elite professional padel tournament
- Men's champions: Arturo Coello & Agustín Tapia, beating Galán & Chingotto 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 in the final — their eighth title of 2026
- Women's champions: Claudia Fernández & Martina Calvo, upsetting world No.1s Triay & Brea 7-5, 6-3 — and at 18 years, 1 month and 4 days, Calvo became the youngest Premier Padel champion ever
- Rewatch free in the UK: Red Bull TV keeps replays from the quarter-finals onward; highlights and earlier rounds are on the Premier Padel YouTube channel
- Find courts near you — use the RacketRise Court Finder to find padel and pickleball courts across the UK
London has now hosted the biggest padel event in British history. Premier Padel London — a P1-level tournament on the official international tour — took over Olympia's Grand Hall from 4-9 August 2026, and it delivered a landmark week for the sport in this country: the world's best players, real ranking points, roughly €479,000 in prize money, and a piece of history in the women's final.
Quick Answer: Premier Padel London 2026 ran 4-9 August at Olympia in Kensington — Britain's first elite professional padel event. World No.1s Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia won the men's title, beating Galán & Chingotto 6-3, 5-7, 7-5. In the women's final, Claudia Fernández and 18-year-old Martina Calvo upset top seeds Triay & Brea 7-5, 6-3, making Calvo the youngest Premier Padel champion in history. Replays are free on Red Bull TV and the Premier Padel YouTube channel.
The Results
Men's final: Arturo Coello & Agustín Tapia def. Federico Chingotto & Ale Galán 6-3, 5-7, 7-5. The world No.1s' eighth title of the 2026 season, won the hard way — the No.2 seeds took the second set and pushed the decider to 7-5 in front of a full Grand Hall.
Women's final: Claudia Fernández & Martina Calvo def. Gemma Triay & Delfi Brea 7-5, 6-3. The story of the week: at 18 years, 1 month and 4 days old, Calvo became the youngest player ever to win a Premier Padel title, breaking Andrea Ustero's record by 20 days. "To win my first tournament is an achievement I've always wanted," she said afterwards. Beating the world No.1 pairing to do it, at Britain's first P1, made it one of the results of the season.
Table of Contents
What Is Premier Padel and Why Does This Matter?
Premier Padel is the official professional padel tour, sanctioned by the FIP (Federación Internacional de Pádel — the International Padel Federation) and backed by Qatar Sports Investments. Since launching in 2022 it has become the single top-tier circuit where the world's best male and female padel players compete — the 2026 season runs as the Qatar Airways Premier Padel Tour, and London joining the roster marked Great Britain's first elite professional padel tournament.
If you are new to padel and want the full background on the sport itself, start with the Complete Beginner's Guide to Padel.
Why this event matters for UK padel:
- Legitimacy. A P1 event in London tells the world that the UK is a serious padel market. It puts British padel on the global map in a way that nothing else can.
- Inspiration. Watching world-class athletes play padel live inspires people to try the sport. Venues consistently report booking surges in the weeks following major events.
- Investment signal. Hosting a P1 demonstrates to sponsors, operators, and investors that the UK market justifies serious commitment — with knock-on effects for facility construction, coaching development, and commercial partnerships.
- A pathway moment. Twelve British players competed at the highest level in front of a home crowd — the clearest signal yet that UK padel has a professional future.
For how Premier Padel events work more generally, and what other tour stops UK fans can reach, see the Premier Padel UK Events guide.
What Is a P1 Event?
Premier Padel operates a tiered event structure, similar to tennis:
| Event Tier | Significance | 2026 Calendar | Winner's Ranking Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major | The biggest events — equivalent to Grand Slams | A handful per year | 2,000 |
| P1 | Top-tier regular tour events | 10 events globally | 1,000 |
| P2 | Second-tier tour events | Remainder of calendar | 500 |
The season closes with the Tour Finals for the top-ranked pairs.
London's P1 designation made this a premier stop on the calendar. Per the LTA's event guide, P1 winners collect 1,000 ranking points, runners-up 600, and semi-finalists 360 — and because a player's FIP ranking is built from their best 22 results over 52 weeks, the top pairs have every incentive to show up and compete hard. In tennis terms: if Majors are the Grand Slams, P1 events are the Masters 1000s.
The London P1 by the numbers (from the FIP's official event listing):
- Total prize money: €479,068
- Men's main draw: 48 pairs (35 direct entries, 2 special exempts, 8 qualifiers, 3 wildcards)
- Women's main draw: 28 pairs (23 direct entries, 4 qualifiers, 1 wildcard)
- Qualifying draws: 32 men's pairs, 16 women's pairs
- Courts: four indoor competition courts, using Wilson Premier Padel balls
The Venue: Olympia's Grand Hall
The event was staged in the Grand Hall at Olympia in Kensington, West London — announced by the LTA in April 2026, and the first padel event of any kind held at the venue.
Olympia is a fitting stage. One of London's most recognisable event spaces, it has hosted world championship boxing and ATP tennis across its long history, and it has recently come through a major redevelopment. For padel's British coming-out party, a grand Victorian exhibition hall in Zone 2 is about as London as it gets — world No.1 Arturo Coello has even said he believes the London P1 can become "the Wimbledon of padel" (via Padel Tonic).
It was more than just the matches — live music, premium food and drink, fan zones, and a social scene running from day into night around the four competition courts.
How the Week Ran
Ticketed sessions at Olympia ran Tuesday 4 August to Sunday 9 August 2026, with qualifying at the start of the tournament week, the main draw across 4-9 August, and both finals on the Sunday.
The Week Structure
| Day | Stage | What to Expect |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 4 Aug | Main draw, early rounds | Four courts in action — the most padel per ticket all week |
| Wed 5 Aug | Round of 16 | Top seeds entered; upsets brewed on the outside courts |
| Thu 6 Aug | Last-16 / quarter-final buildup | The draw tightened, the show court took over |
| Fri 7 Aug | Quarter-finals | Eight pairs left per draw |
| Sat 8 Aug | Semi-finals | Show court only; the atmosphere peaked |
| Sun 9 Aug | Finals | Coello & Tapia and Fernández & Calvo took the titles |
Early rounds (Tuesday-Wednesday) were the value play: more matches, more courts, and seats close enough to hear the ball off the glass. Quarter-finals onwards (Friday-Sunday) was the premium experience — packed stands, full broadcast production, and the world's best pairs with everything on the line. The same split will almost certainly apply if the event returns.
What Tickets Cost
Tickets were sold through Ticketmaster UK priced from £41, with the official event site at p1london.com. The LTA Advantage members' presale ran on 23 April 2026, with general sale opening 24 April, and finals weekend went first — exactly as at every major racket-sport event.
The honest take, for next time: the from-£41 entry price is more than a football league match but a fair whack less than a Wimbledon show court, and the early-round sessions were genuinely underpriced for what you got — a full day of the world's top-50 pairs on four courts, metres away. If the event returns and budget forces a choice, take a Tuesday or Wednesday ticket over a single semi-final session, and book finals day the moment sales open.
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The Top Players Who Came
P1 events attract virtually the entire top of the world rankings — skipping one costs a pair up to 1,000 potential points — and London got the full field.
Men's Draw
Agustín Tapia & Arturo Coello — the world No.1 pairing. Tapia (Argentina) is the artist: angles that shouldn't exist, touches that make crowds gasp. Coello (Spain) is the power: overhead smashes you have to hear live to believe. Together they've dominated the tour for three seasons — and they left London with their eighth title of 2026, though Galán and Chingotto made them earn it across three sets in the final.
Ale Galán & Federico Chingotto — the world No.2s ran the final to 7-5 in the third. Galán is one of the most decorated players in padel history; Chingotto is an acrobatic, relentless defender and a crowd favourite.
Juan Lebrón & Leo Augsburger — Lebrón, now world No.5, remains one of the most explosive and watchable players the sport has produced, and his partnership with young Argentine Augsburger is box office.
Women's Draw
Gemma Triay & Delfi Brea — the world No.1 pairing reached the final as expected, then ran into history: Fernández & Calvo beat them 7-5, 6-3. Triay brings a dominant all-court game; Brea is explosive, aggressive, and one of the defining players of her generation.
Ari Sánchez & Paula Josemaría — the great rivals, with eight Premier Padel titles between them over the past year. Sánchez plays with the composure of someone who has seen every situation before; Josemaría turns defence into attack in a single shot.
And the pair who actually won it: Claudia Fernández & Martina Calvo, who came through the draw and beat the No.1 seeds in straight sets in the final — with Calvo, at 18 years, 1 month and 4 days, becoming the youngest Premier Padel champion ever.
For the wider picture of who's who in professional padel — including the British names below — see UK Padel Players to Watch.
The British Wildcards
This was the home-crowd storyline. In July, the LTA and the tournament announced wildcards for twelve British players (reported by The Padel Paper, 1 July 2026).
Main draw wildcards:
- Aimee Gibson & Catherine Rose (women's) — Gibson is the British women's No.1. "It means the world," she told The Padel Paper. "I'm super grateful to the LTA that, even though I've been injured for five months, they've still put me forward."
- Christian Medina Murphy & Alberto García Jiménez (men's) — Medina Murphy is the British men's No.1
- Louie Harris & Alex Loughlan (men's)
- Alfonso Patacho & Chris Salisbury (men's)
Qualifying wildcards:
- Ben Phillips & Jamie Lobo Wordsworth (men's)
- Cameron Dollimore & Theo Garton (men's)
- Tia Norton, partnering Belgium's Helena Wyckaert (women's)
Britain's best normally compete on the FIP Tour — the tier below Premier Padel — so a P1 main draw on home soil was a career-defining stage, even with the world's top pairs standing between every wildcard and a deep run.
How to Rewatch
Missed it? UK coverage was — and remains — free.
- Red Bull TV carried the quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals live for both draws, no subscription required, and keeps replays on its dedicated London P1 event page. It streams every 2026 Premier Padel tour stop the same way, so the rest of the season is watchable free too.
- The official Premier Padel YouTube channel (@PremierPadelOfficial) has highlights and earlier-round matches — including both finals' highlight packages.
- UK television: no dedicated UK pay-TV deal (Sky, TNT or otherwise) was in place for the 2026 Premier Padel season.
Start with the women's final — the Calvo record makes it the historic one — then the men's third set.
Never Seen Pro Padel? Start Here
A decent chunk of the Olympia crowd was watching their first-ever padel match — and if the event (or a replay) has you curious, here's the 60-second onboarding.
The basics: padel is doubles, played on an enclosed court about a third the size of a tennis court, with solid rackets and a slightly depressurised tennis ball. The twist is the walls — the ball can be played off the back and side glass, like squash. Scoring is tennis scoring. If you want the full rules before you go, read How to Play Padel: Rules & Scoring.
What to watch for live:
- The wall play. Pros retrieve balls off the glass that look unreturnable. This is the thing TV doesn't fully convey — seen live, it's absurd.
- The bandeja and vibora — padel's signature overheads, hit with control rather than raw power to keep the net position. Once you spot them, you'll see the whole tactical battle.
- The lob war. Padel points are chess matches for the net. The lob is the most important shot in the sport, and the crowd knows it.
- The speed at the net. Volley exchanges happen faster than anything in amateur padel — reflexes that genuinely defy belief.
Coming from pickleball? The sports share the same social, doubles-first DNA, and plenty of players do both. Padel vs Pickleball breaks down the differences, and the Beginner's Guide to Pickleball works the other way round.
Inspired to play? London has one of the biggest concentrations of courts in the country — browse padel courts in London or read the London padel courts guide to find a first session near you. And if the event leaves you wanting to run your own competition with friends, the free RacketRise Tournament Generator sets up an Americano or Mexicano in about a minute.
How This Event Boosts UK Padel
Premier Padel London 2026 was not just a sporting event. It was a catalyst for the next phase of UK padel growth.
Mainstream visibility. A P1 in London generated national newspaper, TV and digital coverage — putting padel in front of millions who'd never heard of it. That awareness translates directly into new players, new bookings, and new demand for facilities.
The inspiration effect. People watch world-class athletes and think "I want to try that." UK venues have consistently reported spikes in beginner-session bookings after major padel events. The UK already has over 400,000 regular players and more than 1,000 courts — the full picture is in the UK Padel Growth in 2026 guide.
Commercial confidence. A packed Olympia — and world No.1 Arturo Coello talking about London becoming "the Wimbledon of padel" — sends a clear message to sponsors, equipment brands and facility investors: British padel is worth backing.
A pathway for British players. Twelve wildcards meant twelve Brits testing themselves against the best in the world, at home. For every junior in the crowd, the professional pathway just became tangible.
Sources & Further Reading
- Olympia — London Premier Padel P1 — venue, dates, tickets from £41 (checked July 2026)
- LTA Padel — London Premier Padel P1 — event hub, ticket sale dates (checked July 2026)
- LTA Padel — Your guide to Premier Padel — tour structure, ranking points, expected players (checked July 2026)
- FIP — London P1 2026 event listing — prize money, draw sizes, courts (checked July 2026)
- The Padel Paper — GB wildcards for London P1 — British wildcard names and quotes (1 July 2026)
- Premier Padel — Where to Watch — official broadcast and streaming information
- Red Bull TV — London Premier Padel P1 — free replays from the quarter-finals onward
- Skull Padel — London P1 2026 recap — final results, scores and the Calvo record (checked 21 August 2026)
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Premier Padel London 2026?
Ticketed sessions at Olympia ran Tuesday 4 August to Sunday 9 August 2026, with both finals on Sunday 9 August. It was Britain's first-ever Premier Padel event.
Who won?
Arturo Coello & Agustín Tapia took the men's title, beating Federico Chingotto & Ale Galán 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 — their eighth of the 2026 season. Claudia Fernández & Martina Calvo won the women's, upsetting world No.1s Gemma Triay & Delfi Brea 7-5, 6-3; at 18 years, 1 month and 4 days old, Calvo became the youngest Premier Padel champion in history, breaking Andrea Ustero's record by 20 days.
Where was the event held?
The Grand Hall at Olympia in Kensington, West London — the first padel event ever staged at the venue. Kensington (Olympia) station is directly outside, and the event used four indoor competition courts.
Will the event return in 2027?
No 2027 edition has been announced at the time of writing, but a strong 2026 — and Coello's "Wimbledon of padel" line — makes a return plausible. Watch p1london.com and the LTA padel site; 2026 tickets sold via Ticketmaster from £41 and the next edition is likely to work the same way.
Who were the top players?
World No.1s Agustín Tapia and Arturo Coello headed the men's draw and won it, with Ale Galán & Federico Chingotto taking them to three sets in the final. The women's draw was headed by world No.1s Gemma Triay & Delfi Brea — beaten in the final by Claudia Fernández & Martina Calvo.
Were British players involved?
Yes — twelve British players held wildcards. Aimee Gibson & Catherine Rose led the women's contingent in the main draw; Christian Medina Murphy & Alberto García Jiménez, Louie Harris & Alex Loughlan, and Alfonso Patacho & Chris Salisbury carried the men's main-draw wildcards, with more Brits (including Tia Norton) in qualifying.
Can I rewatch it?
Red Bull TV keeps free replays from the quarter-finals through the finals on its London P1 page, with highlights and earlier rounds on the official Premier Padel YouTube channel. Start with the women's final — the record-breaking one.
What is a P1 event?
The tier directly below the Majors on the Premier Padel tour — one of 10 P1 events globally in 2026. Winners collect 1,000 ranking points and the London event carries around €479,000 in total prize money. Think of it as padel's equivalent of a Masters 1000 tennis event.
Is a Premier Padel event worth attending if I've never watched padel?
Absolutely. Professional padel is fast, dramatic and easy to follow live, the walls make for rallies you won't believe, and London was built as a day out — fan zones, live music, food and drink around the matches. If the replays inspire you to play, use the RacketRise Court Finder to find your nearest court and book a first session.
Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only. Event details, ticket prices, schedules, and player entries are subject to change — always check official sources for the latest information.
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