Premier Padel's 2026 calendar has been redrawn. Following the postponement of the Qatar Major — announced by the FIP in May amid operational disruptions linked to the war in Iran — the tour has confirmed two significant promotions: the Kuwait event steps up from P1 to full Major status, and Pretoria is upgraded from P2 to P1. Both changes apply to the 2026 season.

What Changed and Why

The Qatar Major's postponement left a hole at the top of the calendar — Majors are the tour's marquee tier, and losing one mid-season threatened to unbalance the whole points structure. The solution keeps the architecture intact: Kuwait, scheduled for 26–31 October, inherits Major status, preserving a Gulf Major in the autumn swing. Pretoria's promotion to P1, meanwhile, gives the tour's first South African stop — one of this season's new markets — a heavier billing for its debut, with the event running 27 July to 2 August.

For players, the practical difference is enormous. Major status means more ranking points on offer than at any other class of event, which makes Kuwait a genuine pivot point in both title races rather than a late-season formality. A calendar that looked like it had lost one of its summits has, instead, simply moved the summit.

The tour has reasons for confidence in its momentum. It says the season's opening run of events — Riyadh, Gijón, Cancún, Miami, New Giza and Brussels — all drew record attendances, a claim that fits the broader expansion story of a circuit intent on planting flags in new countries at speed.

The Season So Far

The reshuffle lands in the middle of the most ambitious season the tour has staged: 26 tournaments across 18 countries, roughly three-quarters of them played indoors, with London, Pretoria and Valencia all hosting for the first time. Ten events are already in the books, headlined by the Rome Major in early June — won by Tapia and Coello in the men's draw and Brea and Triay in the women's — and last week's Valencia P1.

The Revised Road Ahead

Here is the remaining 2026 calendar as confirmed:

  • Valladolid P2 — 22–28 June
  • Bordeaux P2 — 29 June–5 July
  • Málaga P1 — 13–19 July
  • Pretoria P1 (upgraded) — 27 July–2 August
  • London P1 — 3–9 August, Olympia London: the first elite pro padel event on UK soil
  • Madrid P1 — 31 August–6 September
  • Paris Major — 7–13 September, Roland-Garros
  • Rotterdam P2 — 28 September–4 October, Rotterdam Ahoy
  • Germany P2 — 5–11 October, venue TBC
  • Milano P1 — 12–18 October
  • Kuwait Major (upgraded) — 26–31 October
  • Dubai P1 — 9–15 November
  • Mexico Major — 23–29 November, Acapulco
  • Premier Padel Finals — 7–13 December, Barcelona

That is two Majors, a Finals and a run of P1s still to come — including the London debut that British fans have been waiting for since the season was announced. The autumn now carries more weight than the tour originally planned, and the title races will be decided across it. Track every event on our full tournament calendar.