Ticket sales open for Hexagon Cup 2026
The Hexagon Cup, padel’s premier elite team competition, returns to Madrid in January for its third edition – with an incredible 18 of the world’s top 20 players competing, including the entire women’s top ten.
From Agustín Tapia to Arturo Coello, Gemma Triay to Delfina Brea, the event will be a showcase of top talent coupled with ‘next gen’ players making waves in the sport. And you could be there to watch it, with tickets for the cup, from January 28th to February 1st at new venue Caja Mágica, now on sale.
Team sport
With eight celeb-backed teams – including former world number one tennis player Andy Murray’s ADvantage Padel Team and F1’s Pierre Gasly’s 10 Padel Alpine – battling it out for first place, the cup is once again laying on a treat for padel fans, with eight matches each day: three men’s, three women’s and two Next Gen fixtures.
Last year the Next Gen players were decisive in determining the tournament’s outcome. This group of emerging players has become one of the main attractions, showing that padel’s youth ranks are ready to challenge the sport’s top stars. The alternating format means that this year’s edition will feature male Next Gen pairs. All rank within the world’s top 150, a generation set to dominate padel in the coming years.
Day one blockbuster
The team representing the Rafa Nadal Academy, with players Pablo Cardona and Franco Stupaczuk, will get the competition underway, facing team ElevenEleven, represented by Javi Garrido and Tino Libaak.
KRÜ Padel by Taktika, with Fede Chingotto and Momo González, begin their title defence against Mike Yanguas and Javi Leal of X Padel.
Meanwhile, Delfina Brea and Martina Calvo, billed as one of the most exciting pairings in the event, will team up for Andy Murray’s ADvantage Padel team against Alejandra Salazar and Carmen Goenaga from the Hexagon Team.
Agustín Tapia (Team RL9) and Gemma Triay (Rafa Nadal Academy) also make their debut on day one of the tournament, completing its stellar line-up.
World No 1 Arturo Coello, alongside Coki Nieto, of Team Bella Puerto Rico, will bring the league phase to a close on the third day before Sunday’s grand finale, featuring the finals and third place play-off, both best-of-three-match ties that will decide the Hexagon Cup 2026. Each men’s and women’s match in the league phase hands out two points to the winner, while each Next Gen win counts for one.
“We are proud that the Hexagon Cup has become synonymous with top-level sporting quality and competitive intensity from day one,” said Sergio Lewin, Operations and Sporting Managing Director of the Hexagon Cup. “Spectators will enjoy world number ones on court every day, in an iconic, something truly unique that confirms our place among the global elite of padel.”
Teams
Krü Padel by Taktika (Sergio ‘Kun’ Agüero, Leo Messi and the Taktika Padel)
Men: Federico Chingotto & Momo González (pair remains unchanged)
Women: Sofía Araújo (new signing) & Claudia Jensen
Next Gen: Andrés Fernández Lancha & Alejandro Jérez Carnero
KRÜ Padel will be looking to defend its title with a strengthened team for 2025. The big signing is Sofía Araújo, who last year competed with ADvantage, the 2024 winners. She will join Federico Chingotto in leading the title defence against teams reinforced with some of the circuit’s top names.
Rafa Nadal Academy Team powered by Richard Mille, (Runners-up 2024 & 2025)
Men: Franco Stupaczuk & Pablo Cardona (new signing)
Women: Gemma Triay & Marta Ortega (pair remains unchanged)
Next Gen: Enzo Jensen & Ramiro Valenzuela
The team brings in Pablo Cardona, a mix of youth and explosiveness. Just two years ago, Pablo competed as a Next Gen player; in 2026, he returns as one of the world’s top professionals.
ElevenEleven (Eva Longoria, Pepe Bastón & Dani Homedes from Dara Sport)
Men: Javi Garrido (new signing) & Valentino Libaak
Women: Paula Josemaría & Alejandra Alonso (pair remains unchanged)
Next Gen: Francisco Cabezas & Guillermo Collado
Eleven Eleven has signed Javi Garrido, who played for X Padel last year.
Team Bella
Men: Arturo Coello & Coki Nieto (pair remains unchanged)
Women: Bea González & Beatriz Caldera (new signing)
Next Gen: Aimar Goñi & Juan Ignacio Rubini
Team Bella has retained Arturo Coello and welcomes back a motivated Bea González, returning to competition after injury.
RL9 Team powered by CUPRA
Men: Agustín Tapia & Jon Sanz (pair remains unchanged)
Women: Ariana Sánchez & Andrea Ustero (new signing)
Next Gen: Diego García & Dani Santigosa
X Padel Team
Men: Mike Yanguas & Javi Leal (new signing)
Women: Claudia Fernández & Tamara Icardo (pair remains unchanged)
Next Gen: David Gala & Flavio Abbate
ADvantage Team (2024 Champions) Andy Murray, Anthony Joshua, Arran Yentob & Dani Vallverdú from AD Global Sports
Men: Martín Di Nenno & Juan Tello (pair remains unchanged)
Women: Delfi Brea & Martina Calvo (promoted from Next Gen)
Next Gen: Manuel Castaño & José Jiménez Cabezas
Martina Calvo, who played in the Next Gen category last year competes in the main women’s pair for ADvantage alongside world No 1 Delfina Brea.
Hexagon Team
Men: Paquito Navarro & Fran Guerrero (new signing)
Women: Alejandra Salazar & Carmen Goenaga (new signing)
Next Gen: Pol Hernández & Mariano González
The team, selected through fan voting, will include Carmen Goenaga and Fran Guerrero in their bid for a first title.
Match schedule
Wednesday, January 28th
Centre Court
11am – Rafa Nadal Academy v ElevenEleven (men’s)
Krü Padel by Taktika v ElevenEleven (women’s)
Rafa Nadal Academy – RL9 (women’s)
X Padel v Krü Padel by Taktika (men’s)
ADvantage Padel Team v Hexagon Team (women’s)
ADvantage Padel Team v RL9 (men’s)
Stadium 3: Next Gen
11am – ADvantage Padel Team v Team Bella Puerto Rico
Hexagon Team – RL9
Thursday, January 29th
Centre Court
11am Hexagon Team v Rafa Nadal Academy (women’s)
Team Bella Puerto Rico v Rafa Nadal Academy (men’s)
X Padel v Team Bella Puerto Rico (women’s)
X Padel v ElevenEleven (men’s)
Krü Padel by Taktika v RL9 (women’s)
Rafa Nadal Academy v ADvantage Padel Team (men’s)
Stadium 3: Next Gen
11am – X Padel v RL9
Krü Padel by Taktika v ElevenEleven
Friday, January 30th
Centre Court
11am – Team Bella Puerto Rico v RL9 (women’s)
RL9 v X Padel (men’s)
ADvantage Padel Team v ElevenEleven (women’s)
Hexagon Team v ElevenEleven (men’s)
Rafa Nadal Academy v X Padel (women’s)
Team Bella Puerto Rico v Krü Padel by Taktika (men’s)
Stadium 3: Next Gen
11am X Padel v Rafa Nadal Academy
ADvantage Padel Team v Hexagon Team
Saturday, January 31st
Centre Court
11am ADvantage Padel Team v X Padel (women’s)
RL9 v Hexagon Team (men’s)
Hexagon Team v Krü Padel by Taktika (women’s)
Krü Padel by Taktika v ADvantage Padel Team (men’s)
Team Bella Puerto Rico v ElevenEleven (women’s)
Rafa Nadal Academy v Team Bella Puerto Rico (men’s)
Stadium 3: Next Gen
11am – Krü Padel by Taktika v Rafa Nadal Academy
Team Bella Puerto Rico v ElevenEleven
Sunday finals
3rd and 4th place play-off (best of three matches)
Matches for the title (best of three matches) 🎾
