PADEL NEW ZEALAND TOUR 2025
Padel New Zealand Tour 2025 - that’s a wrap!
The Padel New Zealand Tour 2025 has come to an exciting close - marking another milestone year for padel in Aotearoa.
This year’s tournaments brought players together from across the country and delivered three memorable events, each with its own atmosphere, challenges, and standout moments. From the energy in Tauranga, to the intensity of winter competition in Wellington, to a vibrant finale in Auckland, the inaugural tour showcased the passion, dedication, and spirit within our growing community.
Thank you to every player, club, volunteer, and supporter who helped make the first-ever Padel New Zealand Tour possible.
We’re proud to have provided this early series of tournaments in 2025.
Looking Ahead in 2026
Padel New Zealand delivered three national-level events in 2025 to create valuable opportunities for players to compete while many clubs were still developing their courts, facilities, and player bases. At that early stage, this higher level of central delivery was intentional and appropriate, and the national series played an important role in setting benchmarks, building visibility, and creating a shared competitive reference point across the country. Seeing the strong engagement from players confirmed the value of this approach during padel’s initial establishment phase in Aotearoa New Zealand.
With those systems now in place - and with more courts operating and club communities becoming established - the competition framework for 2026 reflects the next phase of the sport’s growth. This phase focuses on long-term sustainability, shared responsibility, and expanding competitive opportunities.
Looking ahead, the 2026 tournament structure will evolve as the sport continues to develop. Competitions will operate within a two-tier structure, maintaining a clear national competition pathway (Tier 1) while enabling affiliated clubs to play a central role in delivering competitive opportunities (Tier 2) within the Padel New Zealand framework.
Tier 1 represents the national competition pathway and benchmark, operating under Padel New Zealand governance, standards, and oversight.
Tier 2 consists of sanctioned club competitions, delivered entirely by affiliated clubs while operating within the Padel New Zealand Sanctioned Competition Framework. Sanctioned club competitions award Padel New Zealand ranking points (Tier 2 - at a lower weighting than Tier 1 national events) when delivered in line with the approved framework.
The sanctioned model for 2026 is designed to support both clubs and players and to expand competitive opportunities beyond what centrally delivered events alone can offer. By enabling clubs of different sizes to participate within a shared national framework, this structure is designed to create more opportunities to compete locally and across regions.
For players, this means clearer pathways, more consistent competition standards, and recognised outcomes through Padel New Zealand’s ranking system.
For clubs, it provides a shared framework that supports competition delivery without requiring each club to rebuild formats, rules, or processes from scratch.
Together, this approach strengthens the connection between club-level competition and the national pathway, while supporting the continued growth of padel across Aotearoa.
Winners 2025:
Tauranga - April 2025:
A Grade Men’s
🥇 1st Place: Francisco Mendieta & Ollie Bartosh
🥈 2nd Place: Ignacio Acuna & Jorge Goikoetxea Urkitza
🥉 3rd Place: Jonathan Kemp & Adrian Lagman
B Grade Men’s
🥇 1st Place: Adrian Melgar Gomez & Hector German Felipe
🥈 2nd Place: Gabriel Ignacio Montenegro & Gonzalo Deza
🥉 3rd Place: Gonzalo Fernandez & Franco Emanuel Herrera
A Grade Women’s
🥇 1st Place: Sarah Wardenburg & Emma Eccleton
🥈 2nd Place: Camila Caroca & Laura Isbey
🥉 3rd Place: Asoiva Mckavanagh & Amaia Emparanza Garcia
B Grade Women’s
🥇 1st Place: Isabella Pejcic & Caitlin Gray
🥈 2nd Place: Josefina Varela & Karina Arroyo
🥉 3rd Place: Jessica Gancharov & Hilary Woodham
Wellington - July 2025:
A Grade Men’s
🥇 1st Place: Ollie Bartosh & Francisco Mendieta
🥈 2nd Place: Jorge Goikoetxea & Adrian Lagman
🥉 3rd Place: Jamie Nisbet & Marcel Glover
B Grade Men’s
🥇 1st Place: Karl Bennetts & Adam Pejcic
🥈 2nd Place: Diego Villegas & Fabian Villegas
🥉 3rd Place: Adam McDonald & Gareth O'Brien
A Grade Women’s
🥇 1st Place: Sarah Wardenburg & Emma Eccleton
🥈 2nd Place: Stella Cliffe & Laura Isbey
🥉 3rd Place: Camila Caroca & Hilary Woodham
Auckland - November 2025:
A Grade Men’s:
🥇 Ollie Bartosh & Francisco Mendieta
🥈 Jorge Goikoetxea & Adrian Lagman
🥉 Alexis Salas & Camilo Cornejo
(walkover – opponent withdrawal)
B Grade Men’s:
🥇 Gonzalo Deza & Ignacio Montenegro
🥈 De Villiers Koster & Gonzalo Fernandez
🥉 Alexander Hersov & Michael Wang Chen
A Grade Women’s:
🥇 Emma Eccleton & Sarah Wardenburg
🥈 Camila Caroca & Stella Cliffe
🥉 Laura Isbey & Carlota Casasampere
B Grade Women’s:
🥇 Karla Brodie & Ana Lucia Diaz
🥈 Rosy Interrigi & Kimberlee McMeeking
🥉 Greta Paris & Wictoria Markula
Photos:
Tauranga - April 2025
https://www.padelnewzealand.org.nz/tour-2025-tauranga-photo-gallery
Photo credit: Aurelius Vincent
Wellington - July 2025
https://flickr.com/photos/201883558@N05/albums/72177720327697141/
Photo credit: Hamish Black
Auckland - November 2025
https://foxallphotography.pixieset.com/padelnewzealandtour2025auckland/
Photo credit: Paul Foxall @Pfoxallsports
Ranking Points
All Padel New Zealand’s tournaments will have Ranking Points.
Player License
Player License Required for National Tournaments
Licenses are required under international padel regulations for all federation-sanctioned events. They also help Padel New Zealand maintain accurate records of player participation, skill levels, and ranking points throughout the season
To compete in a national tournament organised by Padel New Zealand, players must hold a valid player license for the new license for the 2025/2026 financial year, valid from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.
License Fee: $25 per year (credit card fees apply)
Please purchase your license when registering for a tournament. If you already have a current license, please indicate this in your Tournament registration.
Register for a license here:
www.padelnewzealand.org.nz/player-license www.padelnewzealand.org.nz/player-license
Frequently Asked Questions - Padel New Zealand Tour 2025:
1. Who can enter these tournaments?
Anyone with a valid Padel New Zealand player license is welcome, regardless of skill level or nationality.
Players may enter one grade per tournament only.
2. What does my registration fee cover?
Your entry fee goes mainly to the hosting club to help cover event costs such as court hire and related expenses, with a smaller portion supporting Padel New Zealand’s event-related costs.
Both the hosting club and Padel New Zealand contribute additional funds beyond this fee, as tournaments are expensive to run.
3. Why did some grades sell out so quickly in 2025?
Check out our Tournament FAQs - Understanding Sell Outs
4. I don’t have a partner - can I register?
Please find a partner before registering - you will need to enter as a team. Your local club may able to assist to find partners or try to contact other players in the various padel Whatsapp groups.
5. What is an approximate guide for the A and B grades in 2025?
A Grade: For competitive players with stronger skills - typically strong upper-intermediates through to advanced level players.
B Grade: For more social players - generally low-intermediates to mid-intermediates.
Players are responsible for choosing the grade that best matches their level in 2025.
5. What equipment do I need?
A standard padel racket and non-marking shoes. HEAD padel balls are provided, and a limited number of demo rackets will be available to borrow at some venues.
6. Are spectators allowed?
Friends and family are welcome to come along and support but there could be limited space in some venues of the Tour, please contact the venue directly to enquire. Each venue will have its own food and beverage options.