The 2026 LTA Padel Season at a Glance
The LTA padel tournaments calendar for 2026 is the most extensive in the sport’s UK history — 35 weeks of competition across domestic and international events, and the first time the performance circuit has reached all three home nations simultaneously. If you compete at Grade 4 or 5, this season’s volume of local events is higher than any previous year. If you play at British Tour level or are watching from the sideline, 2026 has something genuinely new: professional padel in London for the first time.
The season covers five tiers. At the top, FIP Tour events bring international ranking points and professional-level fields to UK venues. Below that, the LTA Padel British Tour runs Grade 1 and Grade 2 events across England, Scotland, and Wales. Grade 3, 4 and 5 events run in parallel throughout spring and summer at local and regional venues — too numerous to list here, but fully searchable on the LTA competitions portal by grade and postcode.
Premier Padel London: August 2026
The standout event of the 2026 season is not an LTA event at all, but it matters. From 3 to 9 August, the Qatar Airways Premier Padel Tour comes to London — a P1 tournament, the second-highest tier on the Premier Padel circuit below the Majors. It is the first time the world’s elite men’s and women’s players have competed professionally in the UK. The venue is to be confirmed. For anyone who follows the professional game, this is the event of the British padel calendar regardless of whether you compete.
LTA Padel British Tour Grade 1 — 2026 Calendar
Seven Grade 1 events are scheduled across the 2026 season. Acceptance and seeding are based on combined FIP ranking first, followed by combined LTA Padel ranking.
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb – 1 Mar | R3 Bullpadel Cup | Stratford Padel Club, London |
| 19–22 Mar | R3 Bullpadel Cup, City Padel Exeter | City Padel Exeter, Exeter |
| 12–14 Jun | NSM & SPF Cup | Guernsey Padel Club, Channel Islands |
| W/c 13 Jul | Rocks Lane | Rocks Lane Padel, London |
| W/c 14 Sep | Scottish Open | West of Scotland Padel |
| 19–22 Nov | HOP Pro Finals 2026 | Padium, Canary Wharf, London |
| 11–13 Dec | Rocket Padel Ilford | Rocket Padel, Ilford |
The Scottish Open in September is new — part of the LTA’s commitment to a genuinely national calendar. The HOP Pro Finals at Padium Canary Wharf in November is the season closer for the performance circuit and historically attracts the strongest domestic field of the year.
LTA Padel British Tour Grade 2 — 2026 Calendar
Twenty-one Grade 2 events run across the year with venues spread from Scotland to Wales. This is the most active tier of the performance circuit for club-level competitive players with established rankings.
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 24–25 Jan | Slazenger Padel Clubs Leeds | Leeds |
| 6–8 Mar | Powerleague Sighthill | Edinburgh |
| 13–17 Mar | Rocks Lane | Chiswick, London |
| W/c 30 Mar | Rocket Padel Ilford | Ilford |
| 24–26 Apr | HOP Pro Durham | True Padel, Durham |
| 2–3 May | Wrexham Tennis & Padel Centre | Wrexham |
| 23–24 May | PADELHUB Crawley | Crawley |
| 30–31 May | Welsh Padel Open | Welsh Padel Centre |
| 13–14 Jun | Middlesbrough Padel Club | Durham & Cleveland |
| 19–21 Jun | Slazenger Padel Clubs Leeds | Leeds |
| W/c 22 Jun | Smash Padel Cardiff | Cardiff |
| W/c 29 Jun | East Glos | East Glos Club, Cheltenham |
| 10–12 Jul | Surge Padel | Harrogate, Yorkshire |
| W/c 27 Jul | R3 Stratford Bullpadel | Stratford Padel Club, London |
| 6–9 Aug | Padel United The Wirral | Port Sunlight LTC, Cheshire |
| W/c 10 Aug | Padel Maidenhead | Maidenhead |
| W/c 24 Aug | HOP Pro Cheshire | Cheshire |
| W/c 7 Sep | Rocket Padel Beckton | Beckton |
| 10–11 Oct | PADELHUB Crawley | Crawley |
| 24–25 Oct | Slazenger Padel Clubs Leeds | Leeds |
| 6–8 Nov | West of Scotland Padel | Scotland West |
FIP Tour Events in the UK — 2026
Five FIP Tour events are hosted in Britain in 2026, up from four in 2025. These are part of the international professional circuit and offer FIP ranking points.
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 4–10 May | FIP Bronze – Rocks Lane | Rocks Lane, Chiswick |
| 18–24 May | FIP Silver – HOP London Padel Open | Padel Hub, Whetstone |
| 27 Jul – 2 Aug | FIP Silver – Rathbones Jersey | Island Padel, Jersey |
| 5–11 Oct | FIP Silver – R3 Bullpadel Cup | Stratford Padel Club, London |
| 19–25 Oct | FIP Silver – Rocket Padel | Rocket Padel, Ilford |
Senior and Junior Highlights
Senior players have more than 20 weeks of competition in 2026, anchored by four Grade 1 and 17 Grade 2 events on the seniors circuit. Notably, the GB Seniors Tour events are all treated as Grade 2 for ranking purposes regardless of how they’re branded — relevant if you’re building a seniors ranking.
Junior players have 16 weeks of FIP and British Tour Grade 1 and 2 events, plus three FIP Promises tournaments (Stratford in April, Rocks Lane in April, and Smash Padel Cardiff in June). The LTA Padel Junior National Championships returns in 2026 with the date and venue to be confirmed later in the year.
Grade 4 and 5: How to Find Events Near You
Hundreds of Grade 4 County Tour and Grade 5 Local Tour events run throughout spring and summer. They’re not listed centrally in a way that’s easy to navigate, which is part of the problem with the LTA’s competition portal — but the search works if you know how to use it.
Go to the LTA competitions portal, select padel, filter by grade (4 or 5), and search by postcode or county. Grade 5 events fill within hours of opening, so set up your LTA Advantage account in advance and check the portal regularly. For a full breakdown of how entry works at each grade, see the complete guide to LTA padel grades explained. For Grade 4 specifically, the LTA Padel Grade 4 County Tour guide covers ranking-based acceptance and what standard to expect. For Grade 5, the LTA Padel Grade 5 guide covers what to expect and how to get in before spots sell out.
