Bayleys Padel Open 2026 poster · 17-18 October at Padel Park Hamilton
17–18 OCTOBER 2026 · CLUB EVENT SANCTIONED BY PADEL NEW ZEALAND

Bayleys Padel Open 2026 · Padel Tournament Hamilton, New Zealand · Padel Park

Two days, four grades, a club-run Tier 2 event sanctioned by Padel New Zealand. Official Tier 2 Padel New Zealand ranking points on offer. Grab your partner and we’ll see you on court.

DATESSat 17 – Sun 18 Oct
VENUEPadel Park, Hamilton
ENTRIES OPEN1 September 2026
PRIZE POOL$1,500 cash + gear
See the grades →
28 teams · four grades · Player Licence required.
Read the format →
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Hosted by Padel Park · Title sponsor Bayleys · Equipment partner Babolat

SANCTIONING & RANKING

Official Padel New Zealand Tier 2 event.

SANCTIONING STATEMENT

The Bayleys Padel Open is a club-run Tier 2 event sanctioned by Padel New Zealand. Official Padel New Zealand Tier 2 ranking points will be awarded in accordance with the Padel New Zealand Ranking System.

Matches will be played in accordance with the Padel New Zealand Sanctioned Competition Framework, the Standards & Formats, and the Padel New Zealand Rules of Padel.

Bayleys Padel Open 2026 tournament banner - 17-18 October at Padel Park Hamilton
ENTER THE DRAW

Four grades. Pick yours.

28 teams across four grades. Enter as a pair, secure your spot, and get ready for a full weekend of padel.

MEN’S

Men’s A Grade

8 teams · minimum 4 matches

$90 / player

Booking fees included. Player Licence required.

Register your team →
MEN’S

Men’s B Grade

8 teams · minimum 4 matches

$90 / player

Booking fees included. Player Licence required.

Register your team →
WOMEN’S

Women’s A Grade

6 teams · minimum 3 matches

$80 / player

Booking fees included. Player Licence required.

Register your team →
WOMEN’S

Women’s B Grade

6 teams · minimum 3 matches

$80 / player

Booking fees included. Player Licence required.

Register your team →

Every team receives a final placing through classification playoffs. Tier 2 Padel New Zealand ranking points will be awarded in accordance with the Padel New Zealand Ranking System.

Don’t have a partner? Email office@padelpark.nz with your grade and we’ll do our best to match you with someone keen to play.

PRIZE POOL

What you’re playing for.

$1,500

Cash prize pool across the four grades

A GRADE · MEN’S & WOMEN’S
Winner (per grade)$300
Runner-up (per grade)$150
3rd place (per grade)Babolat gear
B GRADE · MEN’S & WOMEN’S
Winner (per grade)$200
Runner-up (per grade)$100
3rd place (per grade)Babolat gear

Cash prizes total $1,500. Third place across all four grades takes home Babolat gear — thanks to our Equipment partner.

ENTRY FEE

All-in entry, no surprises.

Booking fees are on us. Player Licence purchased separately — see below.

$90

per player

Booking fees included.

$80

per player

Booking fees included.

Reflects the guaranteed match minimums (4 for men’s teams, 3 for women’s). Player Licence ($25 for the annual term) is a separate purchase — see the Player Licence section below.

FORMAT & SCORING

How the weekend runs.

GRADES & CAPACITY Men’s A & B (8 teams each) and Women’s A & B (6 teams each). 28 teams total.
STRUCTURE Each grade runs two pools into best-of-three semifinals into a final, plus classification playoffs (3rd/4th, and 5th–8th in the men’s grades) so every team receives a final placing.
MATCH MINIMUMS Men’s teams: minimum 4 matches. Women’s teams: minimum 3 matches.
SCORING FORMAT Two sets plus a 10-point match tie-break, Golden Point (No-Ad), for pool and placement matches. Best-of-three sets for semifinals and finals. All matches are self-refereed.
SCHEDULING & REST Match times shown are the club’s scheduling allocation only. Matches are not timed and are played to completion. The schedule is managed to give players a minimum of 60 minutes’ rest between their matches, with reasonable rest and recovery maximised wherever practicable.
CONDITION OF ENTRY

Padel New Zealand Player Licence.

STANDARD LANGUAGE · PADEL NEW ZEALAND

Every player needs a current Player Licence.

All players must hold a current Padel New Zealand Player Licence (2026/27, valid 1 July 2026 – 30 June 2027) to compete. Licences are $25 per player per year and must be purchased before registrations close.

A current Player Licence is a condition of entry.

Purchase your Padel New Zealand Player Licence →

PLAYER RULES

The essentials.

All matches are self-refereed in accordance with Padel New Zealand sanctioned competition standards.
Players must hold a current Padel New Zealand Player Licence to compete.
LIVE ON THE DAY

Follow the draw in real time.

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Live scoreboard & court notifications.

The event runs on Padel Park’s tournament software — a live online scoreboard players and spectators can follow in real time, with automated notifications to players in upcoming matches if their court is running early or late. This lets us account for natural variation in match length and adjust timing to protect players’ rest between matches.

Live scoreboard (link on event day) →

Grab your partner. We’ll see you on court.

Sat 17 – Sun 18 October 2026 at Padel Park. Entries open 1 September — jump into the grade that suits.

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OUR PARTNERS

Massive thanks to our partners.

This event doesn’t happen without the businesses backing the Padel Park community. Grateful to have you all on side.

Bayleys - title sponsor of the Bayleys Padel Open
Babolat - equipment partner of the Bayleys Padel Open
Waikato Orthodontic Centre - Padel Park partner
Rurtec - Padel Park partner
Thorburn Builders - Padel Park partner
BurgerFuel - Padel Park partner
Fit IQ - Padel Park partner