Qatar wins 2026 and 2028 FIP Padel World Cups in Doha

Qatar tightened its grip on padel’s biggest national-team stage by winning hosting rights for the 2026 and 2028 FIP Padel World Cups in Doha. The 2026 event will run from November 2 to 7 at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex, with 16 men’s national teams and 16 women’s national teams set to compete for a €1.2 million prize fund.

The 2028 edition will raise that fund to €1.35 million, with prize money split equally between men and women. That matters beyond the headline number: in a sport still defining its global hierarchy, equal prize money at back-to-back World Cups gives the FIP a high-profile stage to formalize parity at the top of its calendar rather than treat it as a one-off statement.

The International Padel Federation said Doha was chosen because of its high-quality sporting infrastructure, the conditions offered to athletes and delegations, proven experience staging major international events, high safety standards, financial guarantees and the sporting legacy Qatar has built in recent years. FIP president Luigi Carraro said the award “looks to the future” of the sport, while Qatar Padel Federation secretary general Tareq Zainal said Qatar was honoured to receive both editions.

The decision also extends a pattern that has been developing in plain sight. The Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex, which opened in 1992 and is run by the Qatar Tennis Federation, has already hosted the Qatar Major Premier Padel since 2022. Doha then staged the 2024 FIP World Padel Championships from October 28 to November 2, where Argentina won the men’s title and Spain won the women’s title at the same venue.

For the FIP, that repeat assignment is more than a logistical choice. It places Doha at the center of the sport’s competitive and commercial future, with the same city now lined up to host premier team events, elite professional tournaments and the most prestigious national-team competition on the calendar. The message is clear: padel’s next phase will be shaped in venues that can deliver scale, money and control, and Doha has become one of the few places already doing all three.