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Bupa Arabia concludes
Bupa Padel 2026 tournament,
promoting active lifestyles
in Saudi Arabia
(RIYADH)
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Bupa Arabia Cooperative
Insurance Company
concluded the Bupa Padel
2026 tournament in Riyadh,
held from 1 to 3 October at
iN2Padel DQ, with support
from the Saudi Padel
Federation and in the
presence of Abdullah
Al-Hazza, CEO of the
federation. The event drew
more than 600 participants
and visitors, marking the
tournament season's final
regional stop.
The
third edition of the
tournament, held under the
theme “Beyond the Court,”
brought together corporate
teams for a series of padel
competitions across Jeddah,
Al Khobar and Riyadh. Each
regional event featured up
to 32 corporate teams, with
two players representing
each team.
The
tournament supported broader
efforts to encourage
physical activity and
promote active lifestyles
through organized sporting
events and workplace
engagement.
Riyadh
tournament results
CORE secured first place
in the Riyadh competition,
followed by Saudi Arabia
Railways (SAR) in second
place and King Salman
International Airport (KSIA)
in third. The top three
teams received trophies,
medals, and monetary-value
shopping vouchers of SAR
30,000, SAR 20,000, and SAR
10,000, respectively.
The season opened in
Jeddah, where Basamh Group
took first place, followed
by My Clinic and Dallah
Albaraka. The event
attracted more than 500
participants and visitors.
In Al Khobar, SLB
secured first place,
followed by AZAQ and Al
Gosaibi. More than 300
participants and visitors
attended the three-day
event. SLB also qualified to
represent the Eastern
Province in the Bupa Padel
Super Cup.
After the
regional competitions, the
winning teams from Jeddah,
Al Khobar and Riyadh will
compete in the Super Cup for
the season title.
Promoting physical
activity through corporate
sport
Commenting on the
tournament, Abdullah
Al-Hazza, CEO of the Saudi
Padel Federation,
said the competition
reflected growing corporate
participation in padel
across the Kingdom.
He highlighted the role of
partnerships in supporting
the development of the
sport, expanding
opportunities for
participation and improving
the competitive environment
for players.
Marwa Afandi, Senior
Director of Marketing and
Customer Experience at Bupa
Arabia, said the
tournament had expanded its
participation among
companies and provided
opportunities for employees
to engage in sport and
recreational activities.
The initiative also
aimed to strengthen
connections among employees
and encourage participation
in activities associated
with an active lifestyle.
International
participation and
partnerships
The tournament featured
professional padel players
from several countries,
including Eneko Arija of
Spain, Federico Dip Nazar of
Italy, Fredrik Ask of Norway
and Ali Zaghloul of Egypt.
Exhibition matches featuring
professional players added
to the competition program.
Bupa Clinics
participated as the health
partner, while Sports
District supported the Al
Khobar event as a partner.
Other sponsors included
ASICS, 1Pass, Active
Division, Slope Roastery,
Breth, Harvest and TanGulf.
The tournament aligns
with wider Saudi Vision 2030
objectives to increase
participation in physical
activity and support
healthier lifestyles. While
organized sporting events
can provide opportunities
for community engagement and
exercise, their longer-term
contribution to population
health depends in part on
sustained participation and
access to regular physical
activity beyond individual
events.
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