Pro Padel League 2025 begins in Miami later this month with 10 teams competing in an expanded international calendar across North America and Europe.
Following its inaugural 2024 season, which featured events in Miami, San Diego, and New York, 2025 will see the PPL head to San Sebastián, Spain and Guadalajara, Mexico.
The first serve of the season will take place on 19 June at the home of Unrivaled basketball league, Wayfair Arena, a world-class venue on the campus of Mediapro’s production facilities in Miami.
“This schedule is a defining moment in our journey,” said PPL CEO Mike Dorfman. “With Spain being the heart of the international padel scene, and Mexico, the birthplace of padel and home to one of our most passionate fanbases, our 2025 season isn’t just expanding — it’s going global.
“Our opening event at the home of Unrivaled, the newest women’s professional basketball league, is purposeful. Wayfair Arena is a cutting-edge venue that will provide an epic in-arena experience for our fans, but equally important is the direct connection to women’s sports as the PPL is the epitome of a modern sports league. We are growing the sport of padel globally to the benefit of the best players in the world – regardless of gender – and will engage and inspire a new generation of fandom.”
The PPL curated a roster of host cities renowned for their vibrant cultures which align with the lifestyle of padel, culminating in New York with the PPL City’s Cup. The schedule is:
● June 19-22: PPL Miami (USA) at Unrivaled basketball league’s Wayfair Arena
● July 10-13: PPL San Sebastián (Spain)
● August 14-17: PPL Guadalajara (Mexico)
● August 30 – September 1: PPL All-Star Festival (The Hamptons, USA)
● October 16-19: PPL City’s Cup (New York, USA)
Each regular season event will have all 10 teams – Arkansas Matrix, Cancun Waves, Flowrida Goats, Houston Volts, Las Vegas Smash, Los Angeles Beat, Miami Padel Club, New York Atlantics, San Diego Stingrays, Toronto Polar Bears – competing in group stage play in both men’s and women’s divisions.
The top four teams in each division after the group stage move on to contend for first, second and third place podium finishes and prize money. All matches follow a fast-paced format — best-of-three sets with unique padel rules like “Golden Point” scoring and a 10-point tiebreaker in place of a full third set.
The PPL season will include men’s, women’s and overall team standings determined by total points accumulated. Points are awarded based on the finishing position in the men’s and women’s divisions at each event. Overall team points at each event will be the sum of a team’s men’s and women’s points earned.
PPL Regular Season Event Points System:
The top eight teams in the overall points standings at the end of the regular season will see its
men’s and women’s teams qualify for the PPL City’s Cup, a single-elimination playoff to determine the champion for each division and an overall champion based on total points accumulated.
Additionally, the league will host its first-ever PPL All-Star Festival in The Hamptons (30 August – 1 September), featuring Pro-Ams, celebrity exhibitions, and local community clinics.
- PPL recently announced the successful close of a $10M seed round in funding led by Left Lane Capital. The league also bolstered its executive team with a pair of c-suite hires, with Brian Flinn joining as Chief Operating Officer and Diane Gotua as Chief Commercial Officer.
