FIP Junior Asia Padel Cup, the last places in the Final 8 at stake in Jakarta. Decisive title matches begin on Tuesday

The qualifying groups have been drawn: 13 men’s national teams are competing for the four remaining spots in the Final 8 (the women’s lineup is already complete). From November 10 to 14, the final stage will take place, with eight men’s teams and six women’s teams competing for victory in their respective draws

 

 

JAKARTA – Great action at the FIP Junior Asia Padel Cup 2026, the continental team competition dedicated to the best talents of Asia’s NextGen, taking place in Jakarta (Indonesia). The men’s qualifying rounds are currently underway, with the tournament running from November 7 to 9, during which 13 national teams will compete for the four remaining places in the main draw. In the women’s competition, all participating teams have already been confirmed. From 10 to 14 November, the decisive matches will determine the champions, with eight men’s teams and six women’s teams competing at the ‘Pluit Padel Parq’. The format provides for three matches in each tie, across the Under 14, Under 16 and Under 18 categories, using a round-robin format. The first team to win two matches will take the tie.

 

QUALIFICATION PHASE The winners of the four qualification groups will secure their places in the men’s Final 8, joining the national teams already qualified on the basis of the FIP Junior Asia Padel Cup 2024 rankings: Japan, the defending champions, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. On-court action began on Saturday, November 7, with the final qualifying matches scheduled for Monday, November 9. Day3 features five matchups, all starting at 10 am local time (4 am CEST): Lebanon-Pakistan, Malaysia-Qatar, Australia-Philippines, Oman-Kazakhstan and Kuwait-Thailand.

 

Group A – Lebanon, Pakistan and Taipei

Group B – Kuwait, Thailand and Indonesia

Group C – Australia, Philippines and Hong Kong

Group D – Oman, Kazakhstan, Malaysia and Qatar

 

BOYS’S FINAL PHASE The line-up will not be complete until Monday evening. The eight men’s national teams will be drawn into two groups of four, with Japan and the United Arab Emirates seeded first in their respective groups. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams in each group will progress to the semi-finals, competing for positions 1–4. The remaining teams will play for the final standings from fifth to eighth place.

 

GIRL’S FINAL PHASE The participating national teams are Australia, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, the Philippines and Thailand. The six teams will be divided into two groups of three (Groups A and B). There will be no seeded teams, and the draw will follow the Snake System, with all teams placed in the same pot. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams in each group will progress to the semi-finals to compete for the title and positions 1–4, while the two third-placed teams will face each other to determine fifth and sixth place.

 

The FIP Junior Asia Padel Cup’s presence in Jakarta reflects the growing importance of padel in Indonesia, where the sport is experiencing a period of significant expansion. According to the World Padel Report 2026, produced by the International Padel Federation Research Centre, Indonesia ranks fifth worldwide in terms of the number of clubs, with 1,100 clubs, and seventh for the number of courts, with 3,300. This growing interest is also reflected in data from the FIP’s official website: in 2026, Indonesia became the third-largest country worldwide in terms of visits to the Federation’s website, behind only Spain and Argentina.