- Three weeks before the World Championships in Doha, in the fifth edition of the prestigious Qatar Airways Premier Padel Tour tournament, Chingotto and Galan will defend their men’s title, while Coello and Tapia will look to reclaim the throne. Ari Sanchez and Paula Josemaria, 2025 champions, will compete with Andrea Ustero and Bea Gonzalez respectively
- At the magnificent indoor Allianz Cloud venue, where total attendance exceeded 35,000 last year, valuable points will be at stake for the FIP Ranking and the Race leading to the
Barcelona Finals. The winners will be presented with the Champions’Ring, a special ring
- Extraordinary TV coverage on Sky, RedBull TV and Supertennis. Carraro: “The atmosphere of this event perfectly reflects the dimension of Padel at the highest level, in all its aspects”
For the fifth year in a row, Padel is ‘on fire’ in Milan. OYSHO Milano Premier Padel P1 returns to the Allianz Cloud, a tournament that represents one of the pillars of the professional circuit governed by the International Padel Federation (FIP) with Qatar Sports Investments (QSI). The tournament’s place in the calendar remains unchanged from 2025, with the main draw scheduled from Monday 12 to Sunday 18 October. The OYSHO Milano Premier Padel P1, presented today at the Sala Appiani of the Arena Civica Gianni Brera in Milan, will welcome the strongest female and male players on the planet, with 1,000 points in the FIP Ranking at stake for the winning pairs, competing in a thrilling end to the season that will take all the biggest names in world Padel to Doha (Qatar) in a few weeks for the FIP World Cup – the world championships for national teams – before culminating in December with the highly anticipated Barcelona Finals, where the top 16 women and top 16 men in the world Race will compete.
Every year, the attendance record is updated, demonstrating the growing interest not only in the show provided by the champions in Milan, but also in a sport that is ‘horizontal’, open to everyone, inclusive and highly social. In 2025, more than 35,000 fans attended the Allianz Cloud, also as a result of the tournament being moved in the calendar from December to October starting with last year’s edition. Premier Padel is therefore returning to Italy for the second time after the Major in Rome in June, but October is also the month in which two other Italian cities (Perugia and Turin) will host two major tournaments, the FIP Gold Mediolanum Padel Cup events on the CUPRA FIP Tour, confirming how high-level Padel in Italy is increasingly driving the growth of the entire European and global movement.
The numbers for Padel in Italy continue to grow year after year: there are more than 1.5 million players, with more than 10,000 courts, a figure that has increased by 120% since 2021. And 27% of the total number of players in Italy, as highlighted by the FIP Research & Data Analysis Department – the research centre of the International Padel Federation – play in Lombardy, where the number of courts has increased by 180% since 2021. During the week of the OYSHO Premier Padel P1, the new edition of the World Padel Report, produced by FIP, will also be presented: an accurate worldwide census of a sport whose growth continues unabated, towards an Olympic dream.
INSTITUTIONS The event is also made possible thanks to Minister for Sport and Youth Andrea Abodi, through the contribution of the Department for Sport, with the support of Lombardy Region and the patronage of the Municipality of Milan.
STARS Fede Chingotto and Ale Galan among the men, Ari Sanchez and Paula Josemaria among the women, arrive in Milan as defending champions. While the ‘Chingalan’ pair remain protagonists of the never-ending battle against Arturo Coello and Agustin Tapia, Sanchez and Josemaria ended their legendary partnership at the end of last season; Ari is playing with Andrea Ustero, and arrives fresh from triumphing at the Paris Major, while Paula is partnering Bea Gonzalez, who won the 2023 edition alongside Argentina’s Delfi Brea. Coello and Tapia will attempt to reclaim the throne they already conquered in 2024, but watch out for the outsiders: Juan Lebron, winner in 2022 and 2023 with Galan, will play alongside Argentina’s Leo Augsburger, while Franco Stupaczuk and Jon Sanz, Coki Nieto and Mike Yanguas, Martin Di Nenno and Paquito Navarro, the latter a favourite among the Italian crowd, will also look to challenge for the title. Among the women, Gemma Triay and Delfi Brea will be the number one seeds, followed by Josemaria/Gonzalez and Ustero/Sanchez, but there is huge interest in the young pairing of Claudia Fernandez (2006) and Martina Calvo (2008), who have already won a P1 this year (in London). The OYSHO Milano Premier Padel P1 will also be the final tournament in Italy for champion Ale Salazar, who will bring her extraordinary career to an end at the conclusion of the season. The 48-pair men’s main draw will feature all of the top 50 players in the men’s FIP Ranking; in the 28-pair women’s draw, meanwhile, the top 35 players in the world ranking will be present. For the first time in a Premier Padel competition, the winners will be presented not only with the traditional trophy but also with a ring, the “Champions’ ring” by Lagati Padel Jewels.
ITALIANS The OYSHO MilanoPremier Padel P1 will also serve as a springboard for the Italian players involved in the FIP World Cup in Doha from 2 to 7 November, where the women’s team will defend the bronze medal won two years ago (while the men finished fourth). Among the Italian women admitted to the main draw on ranking, the Allianz Cloud will feature Giulia Dal Pozzo and Carolina Orsi, partnering Spaniards Nuria Rodriguez and Patty Llaguno respectively; in the men’s draw, meanwhile, attention will be on Flavio Abbate (who will play with Alonso Rodriguez) and Alvaro Montiel (partnering Dani Santigosa). They will be joined by the wild cards, announced during the press conference. Among the men, Simone Iacovino and Giulio Graziotti, Marco Cassetta and Fabian Oviedo, Aris Patiniotis and Diego Garcia will feature in the main draw, while Lorenzo Di Giovanni and Giuseppe Fino and Matteo Sargolini and Matteo Rosingana will compete in the qualifying rounds; in the women’s draw, Giorgia Marchetti and Lara Arruabarrena will feature in the main draw, while Matilde Minelli and Camilla Livioni will compete in qualifying, starting on Saturday 10
October.
TV COVERAGE Sky Sport will provide extraordinary media coverage of the event, with a studio set up directly in the players’ area at the Allianz Cloud to cover the tournament with the voices of the protagonists live on Sky Sport 24. Live match coverage will begin on Monday 12, continuing with afternoon sessions from Tuesday to Thursday and the full programme from Friday to Sunday. As in the last two years, a special episode of This is Padel, the magazine programme presented by Alessandro Lupi, will also be produced during the OYSHO Milano Premier Padel P1. The decisive stages of the tournament will also be broadcast live on Supertennis and RedBull TV.
OFFICIAL APP The updated version of the Milano Premier Padel P1 app, available on the App Store and Google Play Store – and the first app for a single Premier Padel tournament ever launched – will offer an interactive and engaging experience, allowing fans to experience every moment of the tournament in real time. Designed to simplify access to all the information and activities related to the live event, the app offers numerous features and promotions designed for Padel fans, with an intuitive and user-friendly interface. In previous years, the Milano Premier Padel P1 app has already won over the public, recording a high number of downloads and significant interaction throughout the event. One of its most popular features is event management, which will allow registered users to book participation in exclusive appointments and activities, guaranteeing priority access. With just a few clicks, users can reserve their place and experience unique tournament-related activities from the inside. Through the official OYSHO Milano Premier Padel P1 app, ticket holders will also be able to book access to the stands at Court 1, for a maximum total of 50 people for each match of the day.
STATEMENTS Martina Riva, Milan Municipality Councillor for Sport, Tourism and Youth Policies: “When Padel comes to Milan, the atmosphere changes, because this is perhaps the event we have wanted the most: we fell in love with it in Rome in 2022, with the Allianz Cloud being the element that makes this Premier Padel stop so special. It is an extraordinary moment for sport in Milan, and this October Premier Padel can no longer be missing from the calendar. I would like to thank Milanosport because the venue makes this sporting event so special, and the ‘family’ at NSA Group, which works so well with the Municipality of Milan, and thank you for giving young students the opportunity to attend the arena free of charge during the first days of the tournament and get closer to this wonderful sport. And may it be a special and enjoyable edition, as always”.
Luigi Carraro, President of the International Padel Federation: “The atmosphere at the Allianz Cloud, with the great enthusiasm of the crowd, the light shows and the performances of the great male and female players, perfectly reflects the dimension of Padel at the highest level in all its aspects. The athletes love Milan, and Milan loves these great protagonists of sport on a global scale who, just a few days before the FIP World Cup in Doha, are ready to write more indelible pages in the history of our sport. Padel continues to grow in every respect and at every level, amateur, youth, professional, and also in terms of the worldwide distribution of courts and tournaments such as the one at the Allianz Cloud contribute to promoting our sport in Milan, Italy and around the world”.
Federica Picchi, Undersecretary for Youth and Sport of the Lombardy Region: “Lombardy continues to be Italy’s leading region for Padel, with 400,000 players and more than 10,000 registered members. In 2025 alone, 33 clubs and 111 courts were opened, accounting for 22% of the Italian total. Almost 83% of the new courts are indoor, confirming Lombardy as the leading Italian region for new installations for three consecutive years. These figures make us proud because we are also reaping the rewards of our daily work: supporting all sports, from the most traditional to more ‘recent’ ones, such as Padel, which has enjoyed great success and participation in Italy and Lombardy. This is also thanks to the international tournament, Milano Premier Padel P1, supported by the Lombardy Region through the Major Sporting Events programme, which has given the sector a decisive boost, increasing attendance from 27,000 spectators at the debut to 35,000 at the 2025 edition, representing a +31.3% increase in four years”.
Marco Gamberale, CEO of NSA Group: “I would like to thank Councillor Martina Riva for her kind words and President Luigi Carraro, who has supported us from day one while working to make Padel a professional sport. With the support of Martina Riva and the new Premier Padel project launched in 2022, all of this has been possible: Milan and the Allianz Cloud have given us tremendous momentum internationally in this regard. We have to show the players and the public that we are worthy of Milan, creating something new every year, such as the ring reserved for the winners, in true NBA style. There are only a few dozen tickets left for Saturday and Sunday, demonstrating how strong the following for Padel continues to be in Milan”.
OYSHO TITLE&TECHNICAL PARTNER OYSHO will once again be the tournament’s Title and Technical Partner. The company will provide official clothing for all staff, ball kids and event volunteers, and the MVP awards for the two draws will also bear the OYSHO name.
PARTNERS Mediolanum and Betsson.sport are the Main Partners; Qatar Airways the Official Airline; Heineken the Official Beer; CUPRA the Official Automotive Partner; Audemars Piguet the Official Timekeeper; Wilson the Official Ball; Bullpadel the Official Racket; Nox the Official Shoe; Philips the Official Shaving Partner; Ventura the Official Health Supplier; Carta Giovani Nazionale the Institutional Partner; Mejor Set the Official Court; Mondo the Official Turf; Sky Sport, Corriere dello Sport, RTL 102.5, Urban Vision and Metro 5 the Media Partners; Reaxing the Official Training Partner; Ticketone the Ticketing Partner; Weebora the Official Travel Agency; Lagati Padel Jewels the Official Champions Ring Partner; Melia Milano the Official Hotel; GocciaBlu the Official Water; Perillo the Circularity Supplier.
TICKETING Tickets for the OYSHO Milano Premier Padel P1 are on sale through the Ticketone portal, divided by playing session: thanks to YourSeats360 technology, already used in previous editions and for the first time on the Premier Padel circuit, it will be possible to purchase tickets by choosing your seat and viewing exactly how the court will look from your position. While there will be a single session on Monday 12 and Sunday 18 October – when the men’s and women’s finals will be played – from Tuesday 13 to Saturday 17 it will be possible to book a seat for either the daytime or evening session. FITP (Federazione Italiana Tennis e Padel) members will also be entitled to a 20% discount: all information on times and prices is available on Ticketone and on the official website www.milanopremierpadel.com
CARTA GIOVANI NAZIONALE Thanks to the partnership with Carta Giovani Nazionale (CGN), reserved for young people aged 18 to 35, 500 free tickets will once again be made available for each session (from Monday 12 to Wednesday 14), for a total of 2,500 tickets: the initiative is linked to the promotion of CGN activation via the app. Tickets can be collected at the arena box office by presenting your Carta Giovani Nazionale. Young people will also have the opportunity to experience the event from the inside by applying as volunteers and joining the operational team working alongside athletes, media, organisers and sponsors.
MUNICIPALITY OF MILAN AND MILANOSPORT Free tickets for Under-18s, for each session from Monday 12 to Wednesday 14, will also be made available thanks to the collaboration with the Municipality of Milan – Department for Sport and Milanosport.
COMMERCIAL VILLAGE As in the previous four editions, a commercial village will be set up for all Padel fans, with Temporary Stores installed right next to the Allianz Cloud. All the leading brands from the world of Padel and beyond will be represented. There will also be a large food area with food trucks and a Heineken area, the tournament’s Official Beer. Everything has been designed to allow guests to spend an entire day at the Allianz Cloud enjoying Padel, technical tests with the most innovative sports equipment, shopping and food experiences.
SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS The Organising Committee has always aimed to minimise the event’s environmental impact by providing alternative forms of transport (electric cars for athlete and staff transportation) and a conscious and controlled energy supply for all activities carried out within the park and on the sports courts. For the fifth consecutive year, the tournament is pursuing a responsible approach to managing waste generated during the event through tracking and reporting activities concerning the impact associated with the waste produced.