Padel has properly arrived in London. More than 20,000 fans packed into Olympia across the week for London Premier Padel P1, the sport’s first ever P1 event on UK soil, and by the time the finals wrapped up on Sunday evening, the UK had crowned its first Premier Padel champions.

Martina Calvo and Claudia Fernández-Sánchez took the women’s title, while Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia lifted the men’s trophy. For Calvo, it wasn’t just a first title, it was a piece of history. At just 18, she’s now the youngest ever winner in Premier Padel history.

“To win my first tournament is an achievement I’ve always wanted,” Calvo said after the win. “If I had played in many finals and not won, my head would be all over the place! We are very happy.”

London Premier Padel P1: A Statement Debut for UK Padel

Promoted and operated by Sela, London Premier Padel P1 was always billed as more than just a tournament, and the numbers back that up. Four courts of elite padel, a fan village buzzing all week, partner activations, and a finals day performance from Zak Abel on Centre Court. It’s the kind of production padel in the UK hasn’t seen before, and it landed.
Stewart Hosford, CEO International at Sela, put it simply: “We wanted London Premier Padel P1 to be more than a tournament, we wanted to create an experience that could introduce padel to a new audience and give the sport a stage that matches its ambition.”

He added that seeing over 20,000 people come through the doors, along with the atmosphere they created and the players’ reaction, shows exactly what’s possible when great sport, great entertainment and a great city come together.

For Sela, that’s the whole point, creating experiences that live beyond the competition itself. And as Hosford put it, this feels like the start of something much bigger for padel in the UK.

World Number One Arturo Coello on Padel’s Growth in the UK

It wasn’t just the organisers buzzing. World number one Arturo Coello, who left Olympia with the men’s title, didn’t hold back on what the week meant for the sport.
“It’s been a great experience,” Coello said. “It’s the first Premier Padel event in the UK, so you can really feel the excitement, it’s fantastic to see the sport continuing to grow in new markets.”
He also picked out the venue itself, calling the atmosphere inside amazing and Olympia a special place to play, a great stage for a tournament like this one. And with fans out in force from the very first days, Coello reckons this is just the beginning of something even bigger for padel in the UK.

What London Premier Padel P1 Means for the Future of UK Padel

For a sport that’s been building momentum in Britain for years, this is the moment a lot of players and fans have been waiting for. A genuine top-tier Premier Padel event, on home turf, with the sport’s biggest names competing in front of a packed house.

If this is what the first ever London P1 looked like, the future of padel in the UK is looking very bright indeed.