An even busier 2026 calendar, despite players' warnings

Le calendar Premier Padel 2026 confirms an already well-established trend: ever more tournamentsMore and more weeks of competition. With 26 tests salary. 24 in 2025 setupsThe circuit is reaching a new milestone, despite the numerous criticisms expressed by the players throughout the past season on the physical and mental load imposed by the schedule.

On paper, the dynamic is clear: 26 weeks of competition18 countries, 4 continents. In reality, the question of the sustainability of the model remains whole.

Players already exhausted by 2025

In 2025, several figures in the circuit openly pointed to the intensity of the schedule. Alejandro Galán repeatedly mentioned the difficulty of playing consecutive matches without proper recovery periods, while Federico Chingotto ou Arturo Coello highlighted the impact of repeated travel and weeks without a real break.

Galán: “Forced to play almost every tournament (…) even when we are sick”

These statements, however, did not slow down the expansion of the calendar.

22 tournaments counted, no more

Important reminder: in the rankings Premier Padel / FIP, only the 22 best results on 52 weeks are taken into account. A rule that should to be maintained in 2026.

Direct consequence: playing more is not always profitable from a sporting perspectiveAnd this opens the door to a strategy already visible in 2025: skipping certain tournaments, including P2, to preserve the body… and the ranking.

P2 teams without the world's best players?

With an even busier schedule, it is very likely that some P2 2026 argue without the pairs from the top 4, or even without several members of the top 10. Not out of disinterest, but because strategic choice.

Expected result:

of the more open tables
of the unpublished pairs finally
of the important victories for players who were not expected

There’s nothing quite like a good news for circuit depth, which allows intermediate pairs to score pointsgain visibility and sometimes win a title.

Global expansion… and potential overload

Geographically, Premier Padel continues to expand its footprint: London, South Africa, Middle-EastAmericas. Logic is paramount. marketing and strategywith the aim of reaching new markets.

But this expansion comes at a cost:

no more long journeys
indoor/outdoor sequences
ongoing adaptations to the conditions

A cocktail that enhances the feeling of season without breath.

A balance yet to be found

Le Premier Padel 2026 It showcases a solid, structured and clearly global circuit. But it also raises a fundamental question: how much can the calendar be overloaded without weakening those who keep it going?

Between commercial ambition, international Development et physical reality of the playersThe balance remains precarious. It does not solve the root of the problem: a circuit where playing less sometimes becomes the best option to remain competitive.

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 !