Most of Premier Padel is free to watch in the UK. You don't need a sports subscription for a normal tour stop. You need two apps and a rough idea of which round is on.
The one exception so far was London. That had its own TV deal. More on that below.
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The short answer
| What's on | Where to watch it | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Rounds 1 to 3 (the early rounds) | Premier Padel YouTube channel | Free |
| Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals | Red Bull TV (TV app and mobile app) | Free |
| Replays of past stops | Red Bull TV event pages | Free |
| London P1, August 2026 | TNT Sports 4 and HBO Max | Subscription |
That split has been the pattern since Premier Padel signed its deal with Red Bull. In that announcement, Premier Padel said live matches from the quarter-finals to the final would be on "the free platform Red Bull TV", with rounds 1 to 3 on its YouTube channel, free in selected territories. The same announcement says the Red Bull deal runs until the end of the 2027 season.
Red Bull TV: the business end
This is where you watch the matches people talk about on Monday. Red Bull's 2026 calendar page says it livestreams the quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals of both the men's and women's draws.
A few practical points:
- It's an app, not a channel. Red Bull TV runs on TVs and phones. Get it installed before finals day, not ten minutes into the first set.
- Replays sit on the event page. Red Bull's Premier Padel page lists past 2026 stops, London, Paris and Rotterdam among them, most with a "Watch the Replay" link. Handy when the final lands at a bad time.
- "Selected territories" matters if you travel. Premier Padel's own wording is that the streams are free in selected territories. If you're watching from abroad, check it works where you are before you rely on it.
Premier Padel YouTube: the early rounds
The first few days of a tournament go out live on the Premier Padel YouTube channel. Red Bull also says post-event highlights go out worldwide in English and Spanish.
The early rounds get overlooked, and they shouldn't. It's where you see the young pairs and the upsets. Also, most smart TVs already have YouTube, so there's nothing new to install.
London: TNT Sports and HBO Max
The first London P1 ran from 4 to 9 August 2026 at Olympia. For that event the UK and Ireland rights went to Warner Bros. Discovery, which announced the deal on 28 July:
- HBO Max streamed every match live, from day one.
- TNT Sports 4 showed the TV coverage from the round of 16 onwards, starting Thursday 6 August at 10:00 BST.
- Finals day, Sunday 9 August, had the women's final at 14:00 BST and the men's final not before 16:00 BST, both on TNT Sports 4.
Listings on WheresTheMatch for that week also showed the later-round matches on Red Bull TV alongside TNT.
Will London be on TV in 2027?
Nobody has said yet. As of 18 October 2026, no broadcaster has been named for a 2027 London stop. The TNT deal was announced for the 2026 event only, so don't assume it carries over.
What's left in 2026
Here is the rest of the season as of 18 October 2026, with the UK time difference so you can plan around work. UK clocks go back on 25 October, so these are all against GMT. Milan, the stop before Kuwait, finishes on 18 October.
| Event | Level | Dates (FIP calendar) | UK time difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | Major (upgraded for 2026) | 26 to 31 October | Kuwait is 3 hours ahead |
| FIP World Cup, Doha | National teams, not a tour stop | 2 to 7 November | Doha is 3 hours ahead |
| Dubai | P1 | 8 to 15 November | Dubai is 4 hours ahead |
| Mexico, Acapulco | Major | 23 to 29 November | Acapulco is 6 hours behind |
| Premier Padel Finals, Barcelona | Finals | 10 to 13 December | Barcelona is 1 hour ahead |
Three things to know about that table.
Dates vary a little by source. Red Bull's calendar lists Dubai from 9 November and the Finals from 7 December. The FIP calendar has the dates above. Check the FIP calendar in the week of the event for the exact order of play.
Kuwait got bumped up. On 7 May 2026, Premier Padel and the FIP upgraded Kuwait from a P1 to a Major, for the 2026 season only, citing disruption from the war in Iran. So it carries Major points this year.
The World Cup is a different thing. It's run by the FIP for national teams: 16 men's and 16 women's teams in Doha. It is not part of the Premier Padel tour, and I couldn't find confirmed broadcast details. Check the FIP's own channels nearer the time.
The time zones shape your week. An 8pm match in Dubai is 4pm in the UK. An 8pm match in Acapulco is 2am. Barcelona is the easy one.
How the tour levels work
Premier Padel is the top professional tour, and its calendar sits alongside the FIP's. When the LTA published its guide in April, the 2026 calendar had 26 tournaments in 18 countries, in four levels. A couple of stops have changed level or been postponed since, so treat the counts below as the start-of-season plan.
Majors. The biggest events with the most ranking points. Four were planned for 2026: Doha, Rome, Paris and Acapulco. The FIP calendar now lists the Qatar Major as postponed, and Kuwait moved up, so the 2026 Majors are Rome, Paris, Kuwait and Acapulco. The LTA says a Major winner gets 2,000 points.
P1. Ten events planned, one level down. Red Bull describes these as stops that still draw the established players on the world tour. London was a P1, and Pretoria was upgraded to one this year. A P1 winner gets 1,000 points.
P2. Eleven smaller events planned, which Red Bull describes as destinations with plenty of room for the sport to grow. The LTA puts a P2 win at 500 to 600 points. A good place to spot the next pair coming through.
Finals. The season closer in Barcelona, for the top 16 players in the men's and women's rankings. The winner gets 1,500 points.
On rankings, the LTA explains that only a player's best 22 results over a rolling 52 weeks count. Points from the same week last year drop off unless the player matches or beats that result. That's why the rankings can shift even in a week when a pair plays well. They may be defending a bigger result from 12 months earlier.
If you only watch one thing between now and Christmas, make it the Finals. Everyone in it earned their place across the whole year.
Watching with your padel lot
The time difference column decides what kind of viewing you're doing. Barcelona in December is a sofa job at a normal hour. Dubai evening matches land in the UK afternoon, so you might catch one on your phone at the club. Acapulco evening matches mean an alarm, a dark living room and a cold kitchen.
For the club version, finals weekend is a good excuse to book a court in the morning and put the final on afterwards, three or four of you round one screen. For the middle-of-the-night version, you want something warm and a hot drink.
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FAQ
Is Premier Padel free to watch in the UK? Mostly, yes. The early rounds are free on Premier Padel's YouTube channel, and the quarter-finals to the final are free on Red Bull TV. London 2026 was the exception, with TNT Sports and HBO Max.
What channel is Premier Padel on in the UK? For normal tour stops there's no TV channel as such. Use the Red Bull TV app for the later rounds and YouTube for the early ones. The London P1 in 2026 was on TNT Sports 4, with every match on HBO Max.
Can I watch Premier Padel replays? Yes. Red Bull's Premier Padel page has a "Watch the Replay" link for most past stops, and highlights go out in English and Spanish after each event.
What's the difference between a Major and a P1? Points and prestige. A Major winner gets 2,000 ranking points, a P1 winner gets 1,000. In 2026 the Majors are Rome, Paris, Kuwait and Acapulco, with the Qatar Major listed as postponed.
Will the 2027 London event be on TNT Sports again? No broadcaster had been announced as of 18 October 2026. The 2026 TNT Sports and HBO Max deal covered that year's event only.
Padelism is not affiliated with Premier Padel or the FIP. Tour details are taken from the sources listed and were correct as of 18 October 2026.
