Padel Pilipinas tops APPC Manila as team standings reshape competition

Padel Pilipinas finished atop the APPC Manila group stage. The Asia Pacific Padel Cup’s collective scoring system pushed every result into one team table instead of a standard pair-by-pair bracket. Finals are now set at Play Padel McKinley in Manila, and the hosts emerged from a 10-team field drawn from seven nations. Their position at the top reflected depth across the men’s, women’s and mixed categories.

The third edition of the event ran June 25-28, 2026, at Play Padel McKinley, the biggest padel club in Metro Manila, with five covered open-air courts. Padel Pilipinas entered as defending champions after winning in Kuala Lumpur in 2025, while Indonesia won the first APPC title in Bali in 2024.

In APPC, a win in one category can be offset by a stumble in another, so squads spread strength across the full lineup. Padel Pilipinas led the overall field, while the Professional draw ended with the Prescott Development Team from Pakistan and the Ace Padel India Team level on points, Pakistan taking second on the head-to-head tiebreak and India finishing third. India made its third straight APPC appearance; Pakistan and South Korea were in their second APPC year.

The Amateur draw was led from start to finish by GöPadel from Taiwan in its first APPC appearance. Hosts Padel Pilipinas finished second there, and The Racquet Garden Brunei Padel Team made its first regional outing.

Alex Domenech said APPC was “one of the top team competitions in Asia” and “a moment to unite the region.” Atty. Jacqueline Gan of Padel Pilipinas said hosting seven nations showed how fast padel is growing, and that the sport had earned its place at the Asian Games this year. APPT’s Manila edition also carried a visual identity called Weave Story, inspired by the Banig woven mat, with each band representing one of the participating countries.