Brussels Premier Padel P2 2026: Complete Tournament Guide

The Premier Padel circuit returns to Europe. From April 19 to 26, 2026, Brussels hosts the Lotto Brussels Premier Padel P2 by CBC — the first P2-category tournament on European soil this season. The Belgian capital takes center stage as the 2026 calendar shifts continents and the Race standings continue to evolve at pace.

Tournament essentials

• Official name: Lotto Brussels Premier Padel P2 by CBC
• Dates: April 19–26, 2026
• Category: P2
• Location: Brussels, Belgium
• Qualifying draw opens: April 19

The tournament has secured strong institutional backing from the City of Brussels, a signal of growing interest among European municipal authorities in hosting top-level professional padel events.

Competition format

The P2 format in Premier Padel runs a group stage followed by direct elimination rounds. Teams open in groups, with results determining access to the round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, and the final. Qualifying rounds begin on Sunday, April 19, with the main draw unfolding across the week through to the final on Saturday, April 26.

Why this tournament matters: the first European P2 of 2026

The 2026 Premier Padel season opened outside Europe. The Miami P1 (United States) and the Newgiza P2 (Egypt) established the early-season calendar in the Americas and North Africa respectively. Brussels marks the turning point: the circuit returns to the continent where padel has its deepest audience base and its most established competitive infrastructure.

Belgium is not a new market for the sport, but hosting a P2 event in a European capital with high institutional and media visibility is a clear step in Premier Padel’s broader strategy to anchor its presence in major urban centres across the continent.

Players to watch

Coello and Tapia: the return of the world number ones

The most significant storyline heading into Brussels is the return of Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia. The world number ones chose not to compete at the Newgiza P2, which meant Galán and Chingotto were able to accumulate Race points in a week when the top pair earned nothing.

Coello and Tapia arrive in Brussels carrying the memory of the Miami P1 final, where Galán and Chingotto defeated them 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 to end their remarkable run of 19 consecutive final victories. Brussels is the first major European stage of the year and their most significant opportunity yet to reassert themselves at the top of the standings.

Galán and Chingotto: the form pair

Alejandro Galán and Federico Chingotto arrive in Brussels in the strongest form of any pair on the circuit. Winners of both the Miami P1 and the Newgiza P2, they have claimed two titles in consecutive tournaments and lead the Race 2026 cumulative standings. Sustaining that level across a third consecutive event is a different kind of challenge — the expectations are higher and opponents tend to prepare differently for a pair on a winning run. Their confidence, however, is grounded in results.

Lebrón and Augsburger: the third force

Juan Lebrón and Franco Augsburger are in their first full season together as a partnership. At the Miami P1, they reached the semifinals before falling to Coello and Tapia (5-7, 6-3, 6-2), and they continued to feature in the latter stages at Newgiza. In Brussels, they represent the most credible threat to the top two pairs for a deep run in the draw.

Stupaczuk and Yanguas: building momentum

Agustín Stupaczuk and Momo Yanguas arrive from Newgiza having reached the P2 final — their best result of the 2026 season so far. Their run to the title match in Cairo confirmed them as a pair capable of navigating a full tournament draw, and Brussels is an immediate test of whether that form carries over.

The Race 2026 context

The Race to N°1 is Premier Padel’s cumulative season ranking — the running total that tracks which pair is performing best across the full calendar year. After Newgiza, where Galán and Chingotto collected maximum points and Coello and Tapia did not compete, the gap between the two pairs in the Race widened in favor of the former.

Brussels is one of the first meaningful opportunities for Coello and Tapia to close that gap. A title in Belgium would deliver a substantial points block and reopen the Race conversation heading into the mid-season stretch. A shorter run — quarterfinals or earlier — would leave the deficit in place for another week.

For Galán and Chingotto, extending their lead or simply staying deep in the draw means maintaining an advantage that is already notable at this stage of the year. The pressure, in different ways, runs in both directions.

What to expect this week

The qualifying draw opens on Sunday, April 19, with the main draw matches distributed across the week. The final is scheduled for Saturday, April 26.

Padelium will have full coverage of the Lotto Brussels Premier Padel P2 by CBC throughout the week, including results, match analysis, and updated Race standings each day.