The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi will host and organise the event. It acts in partnership with, and under the governance of, the International Padel Federation (FIP). The agreement adds a globally sanctioned team sport to Abu Dhabi’s growing events calendar. It also ties visitor strategy directly to one of the world’s fastest-growing participation sports.
Four events, one overall champion
The 2027 Hexagon World Series spans four events. Eight national-franchise teams accumulate points across the season, with cumulative results deciding the inaugural overall champion.
The series opens at Caja Mágica in Madrid with the Generali Hexagon Cup from 21 to 24 January 2027, per FIP’s competition outline. A North American stop follows in March, then a Scandinavian leg in June. Abu Dhabi’s October final closes the season. The emirate’s franchise competes under the name Dalma.
2027 Hexagon World Series Schedule
21–24 Jan 2027
Generali Hexagon Cup – Caja Mágica, Madrid, Spain
March 2027
North America leg – TBC
June 2027
Scandinavia leg – TBC
21–24 Oct 2027
Hexagon World Series Final – Abu Dhabi, UAE
Source: FIP
The following table sets out the confirmed series schedule as issued by FIP for the 2027 season.
| Event | Location | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Generali Hexagon Cup | Madrid, Spain | 21–24 Jan 2027 |
| North America leg | TBC | March 2027 |
| Scandinavia leg | TBC | June 2027 |
| Hexagon World Series Final | Abu Dhabi, UAE | 21–24 Oct 2027 |
By FurtherArabia’s reading of the calendar, Abu Dhabi holds the circuit’s most commercially valuable slot. The final carries the season’s decisive outcome — a positioning no earlier stop can replicate.
What does the deal mean for investors?
The tournament strengthens Abu Dhabi’s sports-tourism proposition in measurable ways. International visitors can plan travel around a fixed, globally sanctioned event. Local players gain direct exposure to elite competition and coaching.
Meanwhile, the emirate can build on existing indoor and outdoor padel facilities, coaching programmes, and age-group competitions. Those assets support participation well beyond the four-day final itself. The event’s infrastructure demand spans venue services, hospitality, broadcast facilities, and sponsorship activations.
Padel has expanded rapidly across Europe and Latin America over the past decade. The sport now counts tens of millions of players worldwide, according to FIP’s membership data. Abu Dhabi’s alignment with FIP positions the emirate inside that growth trajectory at a professional level.
The commercial case extends beyond ticket revenue. International visibility can support hotel demand, premium hospitality packages, and sports-related brand partnerships. However, investor returns will depend on attendance figures, broadcast reach, and the series’ ability to retain leading players season on season.
The internationally governed team format gives commercial partners a clear, scalable platform as the circuit adds stops and sponsors. Abu Dhabi’s role as season-closer gives that platform its highest annual moment of concentration.
Executives and fund managers tracking Gulf sports investment should watch attendance numbers from the January 2027 Madrid opener — those figures will set expectations for Abu Dhabi’s October final and signal the series’ long-term commercial viability.
Quick answers
The Abu Dhabi padel final takes place from 21 to 24 October 2027. It is the closing event of the inaugural Hexagon World Series, organised by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi in partnership with the International Padel Federation.
Eight franchise teams accumulate points across four events held in Spain, North America, Scandinavia, and Abu Dhabi. The team with the highest cumulative points after the Abu Dhabi final wins the inaugural overall title.
Abu Dhabi’s franchise in the 2027 Hexagon World Series is named Dalma, representing the emirate in the FIP-governed team competition.
