Great Britain’s padel stars will bid to take their place in the 2026 World Cup through qualifying in Madrid this week.
Beginning on Tuesday (September 22) the qualifying period takes place over five days, until Sunday (September 26) with the fixtures to be drawn later on Monday (September 21).
Following last year’s World Cup event, 10 teams already have their places confirmed for this year’s finals, and there are two more up for grabs for GB’s men and women this week in European qualifying in Madrid.
That means they need to reach the final two in order to secure their spot in November’s Qatar finals.
GB Squad
The GB men’s squad is headlined by Christian Medina Murphy, the world no.147, who has reached the semi-finals of FIP events in Utrecht and Bangkok in September.
Other names of interest include Louie Harris and debutant Theo Garton, 22, whose parents both represented GB. His story can be read here.
The women’s squad is headlined by two top 100 players, Aimee Gibson (world no.91) and Catherine Rose (world no.93). Both are in strong form ahead of the tournament, with Gibson having won FIP Bronze Casablanca two weeks ago, before reaching the final of FIP Silver Guimaraes over the weekend. Rose, meanwhile, picked up a FIP Bronze title in Turkey over the same weekend.
Also in the women’s squad is 16-year-old debutant Chloe De La Mare.
Full Great Britain lineups
Men
Christian Medina Murphy
Alex Loughlan
Louie Harris
Alfonso Patacho
Chris Salisbury
Sam Jones
Theo Garton
Jamie Lobo Wordsworth
Women
Catherine Rose
Aimee Gibson
Tia Norton
Abigail Tordoff
Lisa Phillips
Chloe De La Mare
Victoria Nicolas
Laura Jackson
How to watch FIP World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – Europe
Live coverage of the European qualifiers can be watched on the FIP YouTube channel, while the scores and standings will be available on the FIP website.
I saw it! The matches are being with a lot of emotions, cant believe how big is going PADEEL