# Padel Cup

> A proper tournament — draw, groups, knockouts, a referee and a trophy. Padel is the sport every UAE office already argues about; this settles it.

Package F-02 from Offsyte, corporate recreation in the UAE · [Sports & Wellness](https://offsyte.ae/catalog/corporate-sports-and-wellness/) · Web page: https://offsyte.ae/packages/padel-cup/

- **Duration:** 4.5 hrs
- **Ideal start time:** 13:30 — weekday off-peak courts are half the evening rate and completely empty
- **Departure window:** 09:00–15:00
- **Group size:** 16 min — 64 max
- **Emirate / venue:** Dubai — indoor padel facility, Al Quoz or Dubai Sports City
- **Season:** Year-round. Indoor and air-conditioned.
- **Booking lead time:** 10 days

## Price per person, excluding 5% VAT

| Group size | Per person | Billed for at least |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| 16–23 people | AED 490 | 27 people |
| 24–47 people | AED 420 | 32 people |
| 48+ people | AED 370 | — |

A group smaller than a band's "billed for at least" figure is still served, and is invoiced for that many people.
Where a larger band costs less in total, it is quoted instead: groups of 43–47 are billed as 48 people at the rate for 48+ people.

Payment: 50% advance on signature. 100% cleared 3 working days before the event. Numbers lock 7 days prior.

## Why this is not the retail version

A court is **AED 200–320 an hour** and everybody knows it, because half the office already books one on Thursday nights. So the price has to be defended directly: at AED 420 a person for thirty-two people, the courts themselves are 24% of what is being paid.

The rest is what turns four court bookings into an event. **A published draw** so people know who they are playing before they arrive. **A coaching clinic first**, which is the single thing that stops the four people who have never played from spending three hours embarrassed. **A referee and a live leaderboard**, so results are real. **A plate competition**, so a team knocked out at 16:20 is not standing around until 17:30. And a **final that everybody watches**, which is the moment the day actually becomes memorable.

**What the HR lead is buying is that the six best players do not spend the afternoon beating everyone.** A self-organised office tournament always ends that way. A seeded draw and a plate competition do not.

It is also **year-round, indoor, ten days' notice, and it fits in half a working day** — which makes it one of the easiest sells in the catalog when a client wants something in July.

## Timeline

- **13:30** — Transfer from client office. Arrival, branded welcome, teams and draw published
- **13:50** — Coaching clinic — two coaches, thirty minutes, split by ability. Nobody starts the tournament having never held a racket
- **14:20** — Group stage. Four courts running, timed matches, live leaderboard
- **15:40** — Break — sports lunch and hydration
- **16:10** — Knockouts. Losing teams get a plate competition; nobody sits out
- **17:10** — Final, played on one court with everyone else watching
- **17:30** — Trophy presentation and group photograph
- **18:00** — Transfer back

## Included

- Return transfer from client office
- Four courts for three hours — block-booked, group has the facility section to itself
- Coaching clinic with two qualified coaches before play begins
- Rackets, balls and all equipment
- Tournament management — organiser and referee, published draw, live leaderboard, plate competition
- Sports lunch and hydration station
- Trophies and medals
- Branded welcome setup and court signage
- Photographer, half day — 40+ retouched stills within 5 working days
- Same-day 60-second social edit
- Event coordinator on site

## Not included

- Padel shoes (non-marking soles required — briefed in advance)
- Alcohol
- Additional courts beyond four (see add-ons)
- 5% VAT

## Weather and backup plan

- **Trigger:** None — indoor facility, short transfer.
- **Fallback:** Venue failure moves to a contracted alternate facility in the same district at 48 hours' notice. Court availability is the constraint, not weather.
- **You are told by:** Immediate if the venue moves.

## Customisation options

- Additional court for groups above 48: AED 540/court
- Extend to a full day with a second sport — pickleball or table tennis: AED 180/person
- Professional player exhibition match: AED 4,500/event
- Engraved perpetual trophy for an annual series: AED 1,400
- Branded technical shirts: AED 45–90/person
- Post-tournament dinner: AED 65–90/person
- Videographer + edited reel: AED 1,200
- Quarterly series — four tournaments across a year: −12% on the annual value

## Questions about Padel Cup

### How much does Padel Cup cost per person?

AED 490 per person for 16–23 people; AED 420 per person for 24–47 people; AED 370 per person for 48+ people. All figures exclude 5% VAT. A group below a band's minimum chargeable size is billed at that minimum: 27 people in the 16–23 band, 32 people in the 24–47 band. Where a larger band costs less in total, it is quoted instead: groups of 43–47 are billed as 48 people at the rate for 48+ people.

### How long does Padel Cup take, and when does it start?

4.5 hrs. Ideal start: 13:30 — weekday off-peak courts are half the evening rate and completely empty. Departure window: 09:00–15:00.

### What is not included in Padel Cup?

Padel shoes (non-marking soles required — briefed in advance); Alcohol; Additional courts beyond four (see add-ons); 5% VAT. These are stated before enquiry rather than raised at invoice time.

### What happens to Padel Cup if the weather turns?

Trigger: None — indoor facility, short transfer. Fallback: Venue failure moves to a contracted alternate facility in the same district at 48 hours' notice. Court availability is the constraint, not weather. You are told: Immediate if the venue moves.

### How far in advance do we need to book Padel Cup?

The booking lead time is 10 days. Ramadan and December dates book out first.

## Read before you book

- [Dubai Fitness Challenge 2026: what to do as a company](https://offsyte.ae/blog/dubai-fitness-challenge-for-companies/): The Dubai Fitness Challenge's 10th edition runs to 29 November 2026. What a company can still organise this month, and why a 12-week programme is a spring plan.
- [Corporate sports tournaments for UAE teams](https://offsyte.ae/blog/corporate-sports-tournaments-uae/): How to run a company padel, cricket or multi-sport tournament in the UAE that the whole office enjoys, not just the six best players — formats, prices, season.
- [What to wear to a team building day in the UAE](https://offsyte.ae/blog/what-to-wear-team-building-uae/): What to wear to a team building day in the UAE, activity by activity — desert, water, mountain, indoor sport — and what to put in the invitation.

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