The growth of padel in the U.S. over the past year has been nothing short of incredible. And it’s apparently caught the attention of the world’s top professional padel circuit, the Qatar Airways Premier Padel Tour, as the organization recently revealed they will finally be hosting a tournament on U.S. soil in 2025.

So far 2024 has been a banner year for Premier Padel, which effectively took over the World Padel Tour at the beginning of the year. In fact, to date, an incredible 350,000 fans have attended the 14 different pro tournaments that Premier Padel has hosted across 12 different countries through the end of August.

Premier Padel Tour 2024 calendar

Granted, Premier Padel choosing to finally bring a tournament to the U.S. is really no surprise given some of the developments we’ve seen through the first eight months of the year here in the States including:

But even so, the U.S. is an incredibly new and small market for padel compared to places like Spain, Sweden, Italy, Argentina, and Mexico. So, where Premier Padel chooses to host their first-ever U.S. tournament will be incredibly important.

The Big Question

Of course, probably the most obvious place to host this caliber of tournament in the U.S. would be Miami, which has clearly established itself over the past year as a global padel mecca. This is also clearly the very early consensus from our 2,100+ followers on LinkedIn, with an overwhelming 83% of respondents favoring Miami over alternatives like New York City, Houston, and Los Angeles.

But as some have pointed out in the comments, many pro padel players tend to prefer to play indoors, which might make a venue like New York City’s iconic Madison Square Garden an attractive — and highly visible — option.

Premier Padel has promised to unveil their decision soon, so please stay tuned for updates. And in the meantime, feel free to weigh in below on where you think the first-ever Premier Padel tournament in the U.S. should take place.


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