FIP Junior America Padel Cup gets under way: the continent’s leading young talents face off in Mexico

Eleven countries and 22 national teams take to the courts from today until 14 November at Journey Padel Arena in Cancun, featuring the best Under 14, Under 16 and Under 18 players

 

CANCUN – The NextGen of American Padel is ready to shine on the courts of Journey Padel Arena in Cancun. From 10 to 14 November, the Mexican city hosts the FIP Junior America Padel Cup, the last of the four continental team competitions for young talents organised this year by the International Padel Federation.

 

DRAW AND FORMAT Eleven countries are taking part in the boys’ and girls’ competitions, with a total of 22 national teams set to compete in the Under 14, Under 16 and Under 18 categories: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, the United States, Uruguay and Venezuela. The participating teams have been divided into three groups, one featuring three teams and the other two four teams each.

 

Boys

 

Group A: Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil

Group B: Mexico, USA, Ecuador, Panama

Group C: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela

 

Girls

 

Group A: Argentina, Paraguay, Panama

Group B: Mexico, Chile, USA, Ecuador

Group C: Brazil, Uruguay, Venezuela, Colombia

 

THE FORMAT The tournament, which will be streamed live on the FIP YouTube channel, begins with the group stage, scheduled from 10 to 12 November, as teams compete for a place in the knockout stage. The quarter-finals, followed by the semi-finals and finals, will take place from 13 to 14 November. The top two teams in Group A and the top three in Groups B and C will advance to the knockout stage. The teams that do not qualify will compete for places from ninth to eleventh. Each tie consists of three matches, one in each age category: Under 14, Under 16 and Under 18.

 

LET THE MATCHES BEGIN The opening day of the 2026 FIP Junior America Padel Cup gets under way on Tuesday at 10 am local time (4 pm CET) with the women’s matches: Mexico-USA, Argentina-Panama, Chile-Ecuador, Brazil-Venezuela and Uruguay-Colombia. The action will continue in the afternoon, from 2 pm local time (8 pm CET), with the start of the men’s group stage. Argentina will face Uruguay on the Centre Court, while the other matches will be Mexico-Ecuador, USA-Panama, Brazil-Colombia and Chile-Venezuela.