Professional Padel in China
A Chinese professional has to leave the country to find competition. 43 Chinese players hold a world ranking and compete on the FIP circuit, with no domestic tour of any depth to progress through and no junior structure feeding them from below. Play at home is concentrated in commercial venues in Shanghai and Beijing, which is where nearly all of China's courts were built after 2020. The sport is establishing itself in a country with deep institutional strength in badminton, table tennis and tennis, and competes with all three for coaches, court space and attention.
43 ranked players · Highest ranked Chinese players: Bohou Zhang #237 · Zhai Yu #221
Chinese Padel Players Competing This Week
Latest Results for Chinese Padel Players
Zhai Yu
#221Ai Liu
#367Fitriani Sabatini
#244Fadona Kusuma
#331FIP Silver High Velocity Bangkok
Hector Vazquez Lopez
#162Alvaro Lopez Luque
#183Antonio Varo Ramos
#228Bohou Zhang
#237FIP Silver High Velocity Bangkok
Zhai Yu
#221Ai Liu
#367Anais Nussaume
Thassha Vitayaviroj
FIP Silver High Velocity Bangkok
Chinese Professional Padel Rankings
Ranking page →| CN | Men | World | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bohou Zhang |
▼4
#237
|
195 |
| 2 | Beihang Fu |
▼3
#647
|
37 |
| 3 | Wenjie Wang |
▼6
#700
|
33 |
| 4 | Shengkai Yang |
▼6
#710
|
32 |
| 5 | Haoxuan He |
▼8
#754
|
29 |
| 6 | Fan Yang |
▼12
#775
|
28 |
| 7 | Lei Xing |
▼9
#798
|
27 |
| 8 | Xie Zongnan |
▼16
#994
|
18 |
| 9 | Xusheng Wang |
▼16
#994
|
18 |
| 10 | Xinjian Jiang |
▼21
#1059
|
16 |
| CN | Women | World | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhai Yu |
▲4
#221
|
115 |
| 2 | Ai Liu |
▲29
#367
|
49 |
| 3 | Minghui Wu |
▲5
#379
|
46 |
| 4 | Yixuan Wang |
▲5
#379
|
46 |
| 5 | Sirui He |
▲2
#477
|
31 |
| 6 | Huiwen Liu |
▲2
#509
|
28 |
| 7 | Lauren Fujino |
▲4
#570
|
22 |
| 8 | Yiyun Chai |
▲4
#629
|
19 |
| 9 | Ni Xiong |
▲2
#654
|
18 |
| 10 | Fuman Xie |
▲2
#654
|
18 |
Leading Padel Pairs China
Padel Tournaments in China
History of padel in China
Padel arrived in China late and from the top down, appearing first in the international districts of the largest cities rather than spreading through existing clubs. The base is small against the size of the country, but growth has been quick, and 43 Chinese players hold a world ranking.
Read the full historyChinese Padel — Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the highest-ranked Chinese padel player?
Bohou Zhang is the highest-ranked Chinese man, at world #237, and Zhai Yu is the highest-ranked Chinese woman, at world #221. Both positions update every week with the official tour rankings.
See the full China ranking →What have Chinese padel players won?
No Chinese player has won a title at a professional tournament in our records. Chinese players compete on the international circuit, and every result they post is listed on this page.
Which Chinese padel players are competing this week?
3 Chinese players are in a tournament draw this week, at FIP Silver High Velocity Bangkok. Every name is listed further up this page, with each player’s world ranking.
Chinese players competing this week →Where can I see the latest results for Chinese padel players?
On this page. It tracks completed matches involving ranked Chinese players across the professional tour — the tournament, the round, the opponents and the set scores — and updates as results come in.
Latest results →Are there professional padel tournaments in China?
None is scheduled in China at the moment. The most recent was FIP Silver Pingyuan (9–12 Jul, Pingyuan).
Tournament details →How many Chinese players are included in the world padel rankings?
43 Chinese players hold a world padel ranking — 24 men and 19 women. All of them are listed on this page, with their world rank, points and weekly movement.
Every ranked Chinese player →Is padel popular in China?
Padel is growing but remains small relative to the size of the country. It is concentrated in the largest coastal cities, particularly Shanghai and Beijing, and has little presence outside the major urban centres.
When did padel arrive in China?
Effectively in the 2020s. China had almost no padel infrastructure before then, and the sport arrived through expatriate communities, international schools and commercial operators rather than through existing clubs.
Why has padel grown more slowly in China than in Europe?
Because there was no incumbent padel culture to build on. European growth could attach to established tennis clubs with members already in place, whereas in China courts, coaching, competition and an audience all had to be created at the same time.
Does China compete internationally in padel?
China sits inside the sport's formal governance structure, though competitive participation at international level remains limited relative to the country's broader sporting resources.
Where can you play padel in China?
Play is concentrated in commercial venues in the largest cities, with Shanghai and Beijing accounting for a substantial share of the country's courts.