Prize Partner
Your product goes into the prize stack and is handed to the winners on camera. Your logo sits on the bracket page and on the certificates.
You give: product
4categories
€40entry per player
€1 300prize pool
The tournament
One day, one venue, four brackets
Open / 001 is the first tournament under the Padel Heads Laboratory name. Four categories, real brackets and a prize pool that is worth the drive. It runs on a Saturday, from check-in in the morning to Diggitality on vinyl at night, and it is the template every Open after this one follows.
Who it is forM6, M5, F6 and F5 — from confident beginners to solid intermediates. No pros, no sandbagging.
What you getThree matches minimum, a welcome pack, your matches on video, drinks, and the afterparty.
Who runs itPadel Heads Laboratory. Referees on the finals, a single bracket board, one person answering your messages.
Why it mattersSeason one starts here. Winners of 001 are seeded first in 002.
Format
Four brackets, one day
Four categories, each run the same way: two groups, then semifinals, final. Everyone is placed by level before the first serve.
01 · Men
Men M6
8pairs16players
Group stage↓Semifinals↓Final
02 · Men
Men M5
8pairs16players
Group stage↓Semifinals↓Final
03 · Women
Women F6
8pairs16players
Group stage↓Semifinals↓Final
04 · Women
Women F5
8pairs16players
Group stage↓Semifinals↓Final
Three matches minimumNobody drives home after twenty minutes on court. Every pair is guaranteed at least three matches, whatever the result.
Bracket
The draw
Pairs are seeded when registration closes. Until then the slots stay open — this is the exact structure they drop into.
Group A4 pairs
1PAIR 01open slot—
2PAIR 02open slot—
3PAIR 03open slot—
4PAIR 04open slot—
Group B4 pairs
1PAIR 05open slot—
2PAIR 06open slot—
3PAIR 07open slot—
4PAIR 08open slot—
Semifinals
To be announced—
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Final
To be announced—
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QualifiesSlot open
Recordings
Every match on camera
Padel is a sport you only get better at by watching yourself lose. So we film, and you get your own matches back.
Recordings land here after the tournament
What we filmAll four finals and both semifinals in every category, full match.
What you getYour own group matches, cut and sent to your pair within a week.
WherePublished on this page and in the chat, free for everyone who played.
Court-side cameras, fixed angle, no commentary. Clip anything you want for your own feed — it is your match.
Schedule
How the day runs
The order is fixed. Exact times land with the date and the venue.
01Check-inPairs confirmed, shirts and packs handed out.To be announced
02BriefingRules, scoring, courts, referees. Five minutes, no speeches.To be announced
03Group stageEvery pair plays its group. Golden point.To be announced
04SemifinalsTop two of each group go through. Two semifinals per category, back to back.To be announced
05FinalsFour finals, one court, everyone watching. Cash handed over on the spot.To be announced
06AwardsPrizes from partners, photos, the winners' post.To be announced
07AfterhoursBarbecue, cocktails and vinyl by Diggitality. Same room, different game.To be announced
Location
The venue is not booked yet
Open / 001 is in Lisbon. Which club it is in has not been signed, so this page does not name one. What we are looking for is a single site that can run four categories in one day, rather than a good club that would need two.
Venue to be announced
CityLisbon / Portugal
What we needOne site, four categories, one day
DateTo be announced
Until there is a signature there is no club name here, no address and no photograph. A venue you can see pictures of reads as a venue that is booked, and this one is not. When it is signed it goes up here, in the chat and to everyone on the list, on the same day.
Prizes
€1,300 in cash, plus everything the partners put on the table
The pool is split equally across the four categories. Women play for the same money as men — that is the point, not a gesture. Partner prizes sit on top: product, vouchers and drinks handed over on camera.
€1 300prize pool · cash
Winning pair€250 per category
Finalist pair€50 per category
Head of the Open€100
Head of the Open is voted by the players at the awards: the one who made the day. Not always the winner.
Category Partner
You own one of the four brackets: "MEN M5 presented by You". The €250 goes out in your envelope, your roll-up stands on that court, the final reel is yours.
You give: product or cashVoucher Wall
Every player leaves with your voucher in the welcome pack, on a code only we use. You see exactly how many people came back — that number decides whether we do it again.
You give: discount codesAfterhours Partner
You cover the bar at the Diggitality party. Your brand is on the booth, in the night reel and in every photo from the room.
You give: drinksCash is paid out on the day, in full, in front of everyone. Partner prizes are handed over at the same moment. Nothing is paid in "credits" or vouchers that expire in a week.
Afterhours · Diggitality
Good padel music
Finals, awards, then vinyl.
Diggitality is the founder's own party series: vinyl only, 200 to 300 people, Lisbon nights that end at sunrise. Open / 001 does not finish at the last point. Awards happen on the decks, then the room turns into the party.
Two decks · rotary mixer · vinyl only
WhatAwards on the decks, barbecue, cocktails, then a vinyl set until the early hours.
WhoPlayers, plus-ones, and party-only tickets for everyone else.
WhereSame venue when licensing allows, otherwise a partner bar within walking distance.
Food & drinkBarbecue fired up after the finals and a cocktail bar running all night.
draw size · to be announced
List is open
How many pairs we take depends on the venue, and the venue is not signed, so there is no cap written here yet. Joining the list costs nothing and holds your place in the order the requests arrived.
Entry
Request your slot
Fill this in and we confirm your pair by WhatsApp or Instagram. Payment details come with the confirmation, once the date and venue are locked.
Rules & questions
Read this before you sign up
Short rules, no fine print. If something here does not work for you, say so before the draw rather than on the day.
On court
- Group matches are one set to 9 games with a tie-break at 8–8. Golden point on deuce — no advantage, one point decides.
- Semifinals and finals are best of three, with a 10-point tie-break instead of a third set.
- No referee in the groups. You call your own lines and keep your own score; if you disagree, replay the point.
- Be at your court when it is called. Ten minutes late is a 1–0 penalty, twenty minutes is a walkover.
- Play your level. If a pair is clearly above its category, we move it up and the result stands for the new bracket.
- One pair, one category. You cannot enter two brackets, and a partner swap after the draw needs our OK.
Questions
What do I bring?
A racket, court shoes and water. Balls, bibs and the welcome pack are on us. Bring a second shirt — it is a long day.
My partner drops out. What now?
Tell us as early as you can. We hold a short reserve list and will try to pair you again inside your category; if that fails, your entry rolls to Open / 002 or you get the money back.
When do I pay?
Not now. Payment details come with your confirmation, after the date and venue are announced. Nothing is charged before that.
What if it rains?
Eight of the ten courts are covered, so the tournament runs. If the weather takes out the outdoor courts, the schedule tightens and we play on.
Can I come just to watch or party?
Yes. Spectators are free, and there are party-only tickets for the afterhours. Bring people — that is the whole point.
How are the groups drawn?
By level and by hand, not at random. Pairs we do not know get seeded from what you write in the level field, which is why it is worth being honest there.
Presented by
Padel Heads Laboratory®
In partnership with
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Four partner slots for Open / 001, one per package above. Prizes, product, vouchers or the bar — the brands land here, on court and in the winners' post.
Padel Heads Laboratory
Open / 001
Open / 001
Four categories.
Real brackets.
One Saturday.
Real brackets.
One Saturday.
Padel / Sound / People
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