FIP Silver Bangkok 2026: The Dates, Draw and Venue for Thailand’s September Stop

The FIP Silver High Velocity Bangkok is scheduled for 14–20 September 2026 at Pista Samakom Racquet & Social Club in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi. The tournament brings men’s and women’s international competition to Greater Bangkok, with an €18,000 prize fund and a main-draw weekend ending on Sunday 20 September.

For players following Thailand’s September calendar, the timing makes this the next FIP destination after Phuket. The transition also brings a different setting: a metropolitan club in Nonthaburi, within the wider Bangkok area, following the Bronze competition on the island. Both stops offer international matches in Thailand, while remaining separate tournaments with their own entry lists and draws.

From qualifying to the final weekend

The official tournament information lists qualifying from 14 September and the main draw from 18 September. Those dates explain why the event occupies a full week even though the decisive main-draw programme is concentrated around the weekend. A qualifying pair has a different route into the competition from a partnership accepted directly into the main draw.

FIP’s published structure provides for 32 pairs in the main draw: 26 direct acceptances, four qualifiers and two wild cards. The qualifying structure allows for 64 pairs. These are draw capacities and entry allocations; they should not be read as a count of players who have already taken the court.

That route gives qualifying its own sporting importance. A partnership needs to earn one of the available main-draw positions before it can challenge the directly accepted field. Match preparation therefore starts earlier for those entrants, and a successful qualifying run brings additional competitive work before the main weekend begins.

The final is listed for 20 September. Individual match appointments belong to the daily order of play, which supplies the court and time information needed to follow a particular pair. A tournament date range is useful for planning the week, while the order of play is the practical reference for a specific visit.

A Greater Bangkok venue

Pista Samakom is listed at 8 Soi Chaeng Watthana–Pak Kret 38, Bang Talat, Pak Kret, Nonthaburi. The Bangkok event name describes its metropolitan setting; the venue itself is in Nonthaburi. That distinction is useful for anyone choosing accommodation or arranging transport around the competition.

The official information describes indoor courts and permits outside play. For spectators, outside play can produce some of padel’s most distinctive recoveries, when a player follows a ball through the court opening and attempts to keep the point alive. Whether a particular rally creates that opportunity depends on the shot and the court situation.

For competitors, the more continuous challenge is the partnership across the net. Court coverage, decisions about when to advance and the ability to defend together will shape matches long before a spectacular recovery becomes possible. The Silver week provides a concentrated setting in which to watch those decisions against international opposition.

A tournament with its own stakes

The €18,000 fund is the total prize money listed for the event, rather than a payment to an individual winner. The published player entry fee is €40, and the registration deadline was 4 September. With that deadline passed, the draw and match schedule become the relevant sporting references for the competition itself.

Bangkok’s place on this sequence matters particularly to players based in Thailand. A home-country international event can bring a demanding competitive target closer to their regular training environment. Entry still depends on the event’s acceptance and qualifying arrangements; geographical proximity alone does not guarantee a position in the field.

For local followers, the week offers a chance to connect familiar club padel with the demands of an international draw. The useful comparisons are visible on court: how consistently a pair defends, how it turns a neutral rally into an attacking position and how well both partners respond after losing a difficult game. Those details will give Bangkok’s Silver stop its sporting character as the programme moves towards Sunday’s finals.