FIP World Cup Qualifiers 2026: Results & updates
• 2 minutes read
Catch up with the latest results and updates from the FIP World Cup Qualifiers, where Great Britain are in action from 22-26 September.
Summary
-
Great Britain's women qualify for FIP World Cup after overcoming Poland
-
GB's men miss out after marathon nail-biter against Germany
- Draws & results
- Watch the GB matches at the FIP World Cup Qualifiers on the FIP YouTube channel
Day five: GB's women qualify for Finals as men narrowly miss out to Germany
Great Britain's women secured their place at November's FIP World Cup in Doha after a dominant campaign at the European qualifier in Madrid.
Entering the event as top seeds, GB completed a sensational week with a 2-0 victory over Poland to grab one of the two qualifying spots alongside Germany, who beat Denmark 2-1 in the other semi-final.
However, the British men's team lost 2-1 to Germany in a dramatic semi-final lasting almost six and a half hours, in which all three matches went to three sets. They missed out on a place in this year's World Cup in Doha.
GB women celebrate World Cup passage
Aimee Gibson and Catherine Rose ended a week of serene dominance with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Julia Pacocha and Magdalena Kiszczynska in Saturday morning's decisive tie with Poland. The scoreline meant GB's No.1 pair conceded just three games all week.
The British victory was sealed by Chloe de la Mare and Victoria Nicholas — but they had to dig very deep against Aleksandra Rosolska and Zofia Piorkowska for a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 triumph.
After the first two sets were shared, the British pair broke the Poles' serve at the most crucial juncture in the 10th game, sealing by a ripping backhand crosscourt winner by 16-year-old debutante de la Mare.
The victory seals GB women's first appearance at a World Championship since 2021 and the first time they have appeared without the men's team.
GB men miss out
There was an early setback for the men in their concluding clash with Germany when Sam Jones and Chris Salisbury went down 6-4, 6-7, 3-6 to Johannes Lindmeyer and Benjamin Fitzon.
Jones and Salisbury were serving for the match at 6-5 in the second set but let the opportunity slip and lost the ensuing tie-break 7-4. A break in the fifth game of the deciding set proved decisive for the German pair.
Up next were LTA Padel National champions Louie Harris and Alex Loughlan facing Agustin Reca and Matthias Wunner (world No.163 and 619 respectively). It proved to be a titanic battle.
After conceding the first set, GB's Welsh, Scottish combo ground out a gutsy 9-7 win in a second-set tie-break. Almost inevitably, a tense deciding set also went to a tiebreak. The Brits clinched it 7-4 to wrap up an exhilarating 4-6, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (4) victory.
That set up a nail-biting decider for GB No.1 Christian Medina Murphy and Alfonso Patacho against Christian Bohnke and Nick Merten.
After taking the first set, the British pair went an early break down in the second but broke back in the eighth. However, the tie-break didn't go their way, and they were then broken in the fifth game of the deciding set, going down 6-4, 7-6, 6-4.
Recent results
Great Britain's men defeated Ukraine in the quarter-finals of the FIP World Cup European qualifier in Madrid to set up a decisive clash with Germany on Saturday.
The dynamics of Saturday's match at the Padel G24 Club are simple: victory over the Germans (who beat Denmark 2-1 in a nail-biting quarter-final) will secure Great Britain's place in November's FIP World Cup in Doha.
Friday's victory over Ukraine was set up by reigning LTA Padel National Championships winners, Alex Loughlan and Louie Harris, who began the tie with a 6-2, 6-0 triumph over Fedir Modinov and Vladyslav Horodynskyi.
GB No.1 Christian Medina Murphy and Alfonso Patacho then had to overcome a sterner challenge from Ukraine's No.1 pairing Artem Avdieiev and Bohdan Levchuk, who took the second set via a break of serve in the third game.
That galvanised Medina Murphy and Patacho for the deciding set which they raced through in a blizzard of winners to complete a 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 victory which secured GB's passage into Saturday's decider.
GB's women were not in action on Friday due to receiving a bye through to the semi-finals. There, they will face Poland, who conquered Romania without dropping a set in Friday's quarter-final.
If GB defeat the Poles on Saturday, they will book a place in November's FIP World Cup in Doha alongside 15 other nations, including defending women's champions Spain and eight-time winners Argentina.
The British women are in action at 8:00 BST, while the men will take on Germany not before 11:00 BST.
Women's: Great Britain 3-0 Serbia
Great Britain's women are one win away from booking their place in November's FIP World Cup in Doha after sealing top spot in Group A on Thursday in Madrid.
The rapid 3-0 victory over Serbia, which followed the opening whitewash of Norway, sealed GB's passage into the knockout stage at Padel G24 club.
As top seeds, GB women receive a bye through to the semis which, if they win, will seal their place in the top two and passage into the FIP World Cup final phase in two months' time.
Teenage debutante Chloe de la Mare and Victoria Nicolas kickstarted the triumph over Serbia with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Bojana Jovanovic and Lidija Samardzic
GB's top pairing, Aimee Gibson and Catherine Rose then ruthlessly double bagelled Andjela Rajovic and Andjela Novcic - securing a 6-0, 6-0 win in just 34 minutes, before Abigail Tordoff and Lisa Phillips rounded things off with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Teodora Nikolic and Andjela Todorovic.
Men's: Great Britain 3-0 Moldova
Great Britain's men dropped only two games in waltzing past Moldova in their last Group C match to reach the quarter-finals.
Sam Jones and Chris Salisbury teamed up in the first rubber to dismiss 15-year-old Matei Straista and veteran Nicolae Morei 6-1, 6-1, before GB No.1 Christian Medina Murphy and Alfonso Patacho dispatched Victor Buzatu and Vitalie Sciuca 6-0, 6-0 in just over half an hour.
Jamie Lobo Wordsworth and debutant Theo Garton rounded off a thoroughly dominant GB team performance with another 6-0, 6-0 win against Cristian Tabacari and Vitalie Ceaus in 25 minutes.
Women's: Great Britain 3-0 Norway
The GB women’s padel team got off to a brilliant start in the FIP World Cup Qualifiers, winning their first match of the group stage against Norway 3-0.
The Brits didn’t drop a set in an emphatic performance against the Norwegian side.
Top-ranked Brits Aimee Gibson and Catherine Rose got the team up and running with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Alexandra Borg and Selin Devrimici in the first match.
In the second match, Chloe De La Mare enjoyed a winning debut with Victoria Nicholas. The Brits defeated Emma Karlsrud and Hannah Lehfeldt 7-6, 6-4 to secure the victory for GB.
Abigail Tordoff and Lisa Phillips closed out the tie with a 6-0, 6-2 victory against Sandra Bolstad and Birte Svenssen.
The Brits will play Serbia in their final match in Group A.
Men's: Great Britain 3-0 Austria
GB’s men’s padel team backed up the women’s victory with a 3-0 win of their own against Austria.
British No.2 Louie Harris and No.3 Alex Loughlan got off to a flying start with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Markus Krocher and Moritz Eiersebner.
It set the tone for a strong British performance as Christian Medina Murphy and Alfonso Patacho battled past Rainhard Boisits and Dominik Bierent 7-5, 6-2 to seal the tie.
Rounding off an impressive first day in Madrid, Sam Jones and Chris Salisbury raced past Christoph Krenn and Moritz Felber 6-0, 6-2.
Great Britain’s final group match will be against the Republic of Moldova.
