beIN Sports scores rights to Padel Tour
February 5, 2026
beIN Media Group, the sports, entertainment and media group, has secured rights to all 2026 Qatar Airways Premier Padel Tour and the 2026 FIP World Cup in 39 territories across MENA, APAC and North America. Fans will be able to tune in to the action via beIN Sports as well as on beIN’s OTT platform TOD in the MENA region.
The 2026 Premier Padel season begins with the Riyadh Season P1 on February 9th and concludes with the Qatar Airways Premier Padel Finals in Barcelona, taking place between December 7th–13th. The season will feature 24 tournaments across 17 countries with inaugural tournaments in two new markets – UK (London) and South Africa (Pretoria). The deal also covers the FIP World Cup at the start of November.
Richard Verow, Chief Sports Officer of beIN Media Group, said: “We are delighted to be extending our partnership with Premier Padel, reinforcing beIN Sports position as the home of one of the fastest-growing sports in the world. The 2026 season promises to be one of the most exciting yet and we look forward to bringing fans across our territories comprehensive, world-class coverage and behind the scenes content throughout the year.”
Rob Mitchell, Vice President, Commercial at Premier Padel, added: “Our partnership with beIN Sports is central to Premier Padel’s global growth strategy, particularly in bringing the sport to new fans and audiences across the key emerging regions of MENA, Türkiye, Asia-Pacific and North America. The implementation of the new ‘Star Point’ scoring system for the 2026 season brings new broadcast appeal and opportunity for enhanced fan engagement.”
Under the agreement, all live matches of the 2026 Qatar Airways Premier Padel Tour and 2026 FIP World Cup will be available to beIN subscribers across the following 39 territories: Algeria, Bahrain, Brunei, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen, Türkiye, Australia, Cambodia, East-Timor, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, United States of America and Canada.