Countdown to the Qatar Airways Premier Padel Finals: Top 16 Players to Compete for 2024 Titles in Barcelona

• Top 16 men’s and women’s players determined by final positions in FIP Race Ranking following the completion of the Milano Premier Padel P1.
• Distribution of equal prize money and FIP ranking points across men’s and women’s competitions.
• New third-place playoff introduced for the first time providing extra matches for fans.

The Qatar Airways Premier Padel Finals – held in Barcelona from 19 to 22 December 2024 – will provide padel fans with the opportunity to witness the culmination of an exhilarating 2024 season. The top 16 players across the men’s and women’s competitions will battle it out to be crowned champions and the International Padel Federation (FIP) and Premier Padel today provide further details of the qualification process.

FIP Race Ranking

The top 16 players will be decided by the “FIP Race Ranking” – a points-based ranking system – which considers an individual player’s FIP ranking points and performances during the 2024 season across both Qatar Airways Premier Padel Tour and Cupra FIP Tour tournaments.

This ranking is determined by each individual player’s best 22 results by FIP ranking points – from across all 23 Qatar Airways Premier Padel Tour tournaments and over 150 Cupra FIP Tour tournaments during the 2024 season.

The final 16 players eligible to participate in the Qatar Airways Premier Padel Finals will be the first 16 players classified in the FIP Race Ranking following the conclusion of the Milano Premier Padel P1 on 8 December 2024.

To follow the current standings in the “FIP Race Ranking” for the 2024 season – click here for the men’s rankings and here for the women’s rankings to see which players are leading the charge towards the Qatar Airways Premier Padel Finals! For reference, a FIP ranking points breakdown table for Qatar Airways Premier Padel Tour and FIP Cupra Tour tournaments can be found here.

Update on prize money and ranking points for Qatar Airways Premier Padel Finals

The Qatar Airways Premier Padel Finals will distribute equal prize money and FIP Ranking points across both the men’s and women’s competitions from a total prize money pool of 600,000€.

For the first time ever, the Qatar Airways Premier Padel Finals will also include a third-place playoff match between the losing semi-finalists, which will be played immediately before the finals on the last day of the competition. This addition was made in agreement with the Professional Padel Association (PPA) and the International Padel Players Association (IPPA), reflecting a collaborative effort to enhance the competition’s appeal and provide more thrilling matchups for fans.

Full details of FIP ranking points and prize money in both the men’s and women’s competition can be found in the table below:

About Premier Padel

Premier Padel is the leading official professional padel tour worldwide, founded by Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) together with the International Padel Federation (FIP) and the Professional Padel Association (PPA). Launched in 2022, backed by the Professional Padel Association (PPA), over 500 players from around the world competed in Premier Padel tournaments in its first year and played in some of the most iconic venues in sports history, including at Stade Roland-Garros in Paris. Over 110 leading professional female players joined Premier Padel in March 2023 through the International Padel Players Association (IPPA). In August 2023, it was announced that QSI would acquire World Padel Tour (WPT) to create a single global professional padel tour – called Premier Padel – governed by FIP. From 2024, Premier Padel includes 24 tournaments in 16 countries as the tour continues to grow the sport in new territories and in every dimension. As a global brand, Premier Padel also captures the dynamic essence and spirit of padel, with the sport embarking on an exciting new dawn on a global scale driven by the new unified global tour.

More information: www.premierpadel.com

About International Padel Federation

The International Padel Federation (FIP) is the world governing body of Padel, whose mission is to:

• Foster the growth and development of Padel at all levels and ages, from grassroots to professional
• Govern the sport by affiliating national member federations and regional associations. It now counts with 81 affiliated National Federations from all five continents.
• Make Padel become an Olympic sport and be part of the Olympic Games, the highest honour for any sport

FIP manages an international calendar comprising its two circuits (Premier Padel & Cupra FIP Tour), as well as its team competitions (World Championships and continental events) for young and senior players.

Starting from January 2024, FIP also governs a single official unified international ranking for professional male and female players, counting the tournament points achieved in its two circuits: Premier Padel and CUPRA FIP Tour.

More information: www.padelfip.com