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Hi Dubai
07-05-2025
- Business
- Hi Dubai
Dubai Premier Padel Championship Returns Bigger and Bolder in 2025
Dubai is set to host the Dubai Premier Padel P1 Championship once again, returning from 9 to 16 November 2025 with a larger venue, increased prize pool, and some of the world's top-ranked players—marking a major milestone in the UAE's rise as a global padel hub. After drawing 24,000 spectators in its 2024 debut, the tournament will move to the 15,000-capacity Hamdan Sports Complex, the region's largest indoor sports arena. The venue boasts a 7,000-seat Centre Court—the biggest in UAE padel history—alongside multiple competition and practice courts accessible to fans. Organised by Gallop Global, the event is part of the international Premier Padel tour. Early-bird general admission tickets start from AED36 and are available via Centre Court tickets include access to all other matches. The 2025 edition will feature the sport's biggest stars, including men's World No.1 duo Arturo Coello and Agustin Tapia, and women's top-ranked team Ari Sanchez and Paula Josemaria. The prize pool has increased slightly to €474,500 (AED1.98 million), reinforcing the tournament's elite status. Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, President of the UAE Padel Association, called the championship's return a landmark for the sport's continued growth in the country. Saeed Mohammed Hareb of the Dubai Sports Council highlighted the venue upgrade as a testament to Dubai's ambition in global sports. With added entertainment and fan experiences planned, Tournament Director Ivan Modia said the 2025 event reflects the UAE's strong support for padel's development. Now home to around 1,000 padel courts—30% of Asia's total—the UAE is rapidly cementing its place on the global padel map. More information is available at News Source: Emirates News Agency
Al Etihad
06-05-2025
- Business
- Al Etihad
Dubai Premier Padel P1 aims for crowd record with venue shift
7 May 2025 00:55 DUBAI (ALETIHAD)Following the resounding success of the inaugural Dubai Premier Padel P1 tournament last year, the organisers are hoping to take the tournament to a bigger audience while trying to set an attendance record for the sport in the UAE with a change of year's tournament moves from the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, with a capacity of 5,000 people, to Hamdan Sports Complex with triple that capacity. Last year, the attendance total amounted to 24,000. The elite padel championship this year will be held from November 9-16, tickets for which went on sale on over 24 hectares, the Hamdan Sports Complex is the largest indoor sports facility in the Middle East. The Centre Court will take up half the event space, designed to fit more than 7,000 spectators, a record-setting capacity. There will be three secondary courts also in the operation, along with two practice courts at one of the biggest multi-purpose stadiums in the climate-controlled facility is sure to prove a popular choice among the growing number of padel lovers in the region. With every Centre Court ticket, the access to other competition courts will be free of charge. The first phase of ticketing for the second edition launched on with early bird prices starting from Dh36 for the general admission tournament is conducted by Gallop Global along with Dubai Sports Council and the UAE Padel Association (UAEPA). The Championship's prize purse has also increased marginally across the men's and women's categories, rising from €470,000 (Dh1.96m) to €474,500 (Dh1.98m), underscoring the marquee event's status on the Middle East sporting 240-player field is expected to include all elite competitors from around the globe, including current world No1 men's pairing – and 2024 winners – Arturo Coello and Agustin Tapia, as well as female top ranked players Ari Sanchez and Paula a statement, Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, the UAEPA President, reflected on the inaugural event last year as "a historic milestone for the sport, which has rapidly grown in popularity in the UAE. We eagerly anticipate the second edition... and from the UAEPA we are proud to support the biggest tournament in our country." Saeed Hareb, Secretary General of the Dubai Sports Council, added: "The return of Dubai Premier Padel P1 on the Middle East sporting calendar underscores the growing prominence of the sport in the region, and indeed worldwide. We look forward to welcoming even more spectators at this year's tournament in what is guaranteed to generate a special atmosphere inside the state-of-the-art Hamdan Sports Complex."
