‘Road to Doha’, the final stop in Kuwait: Asian and African national teams seek the last FIP World Cup spots
October 26, 2026
The road to the FIP World Cup 2026, taking place in Doha, Qatar, from 2 to 7 November, reaches its final qualifying event. Following the tournaments held in Toronto for North and Central America, Asunción for South America and Madrid for Europe, it is now the turn of the national teams from Asia and Africa to compete for the remaining places in the final stage. The FIP World Cup Qualifiers in Kuwait, running from 26 to 30 October, will complete the line-up of participating teams. One place in the men’s draw and two in the women’s draw are available.
Fourteen teams are competing in the men’s tournament, divided into four groups.
Group A: Australia, Lebanon, Philippines.
Group B: Egypt, Senegal, Indonesia.
Group C: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Pakistan.
Group D: Japan, Bahrain, Morocco, Tunisia.
Thirteen national teams are competing in the women’s tournament, also divided into four groups.
Group A: Japan, Oman, Saudi Arabia.
Group B: Egypt, Lebanon, Bahrain.
Group C: Philippines, Senegal, Tunisia.
Group D: Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Indonesia.
The competition will begin with a group stage, in which each national team will face every other team in its group. At the end of this stage, the group winners will progress to the knockout phase, which will determine the national teams qualifying for the FIP World Cup 2026.
THE OPENING DAY Matches get under way on Monday 26 October at the Oro Padel and Padel In venues. The morning men’s schedule features Egypt v Indonesia in Group B and two Group D matches: Bahrain v Tunisia and Japan v Morocco. The women’s draw will also begin, with Kuwait v Hong Kong, Japan v Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates v Indonesia.
The afternoon session starts at 14:00 local time (12:00 CET). In men’s Group C, Kuwait face Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia take on Pakistan, while Australia and the Philippines meet in Group A. The women’s schedule features Egypt v Bahrain and the Philippines v Tunisia. All matches will be streamed on the International Padel Federation’s YouTube channel.
