London lands its first Premier Padel event — and it's at Olympia
From 3–9 August, the Qatar Airways Premier Padel Tour stages a P1 at Olympia London — the first time the professional tour has come to Britain. For a country mid-boom, the timing could hardly be better.
It's official: professional padel is coming to Britain. The Qatar Airways Premier Padel Tour has confirmed a P1 event at Olympia London from 3–9 August, the first time the sport's premier circuit has staged a tournament on British soil.
A P1 sits one rung below a Major in the Premier Padel hierarchy, but don't let the label undersell it — P1s pull the very top of the men's and women's games. That means the pairs currently splitting the world No.1 ranking are expected in west London this summer.
Why it lands now
The event arrives as British padel goes near-vertical. The LTA counts more than a million players in Britain, with over 1,500 courts now in the ground — a number that's grown roughly 78% in a year. For a sport that barely registered here five years ago, a home-soil pro event is the kind of milestone that turns curiosity into commitment.
For thousands of UK players who've only ever watched padel on a stream, August is the month it becomes real.
It also slots into a stacked 2026 calendar. The season has already delivered Majors in Doha and Rome — where Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia edged Alejandro Galán and Federico Chingotto 7–5, 7–6 — with Majors in Paris (September) and Acapulco (November) still to come before the Finals in Barcelona. London is the marquee P1 in between.
Who to watch
At the top, the men's game is a dead heat: Tapia and Coello are level on points, with Galán and Chingotto the only pair genuinely living with them right now. On the women's side, Gemma Triay and Delfina Brea share No.1 and arrive in form after the Rome title. Beyond the headline names, a home event is a rare chance for British players to test themselves against — or just train alongside — the elite.
The practical bit
Tickets are the thing to watch for. Demand will be high and Olympia is a ticketed indoor venue, so if you want to be in the room, get on the announcements early. We'll carry the on-sale details — and a full preview — in the newsletter the week they land.