New padel hype featuring Bayern Munich star Kimmich comes to the Netherlands: winner can grab €100,000

All or nothing in one rally

While traditional padel matches consist of sets and games, the One Point Challenge is all about direct elimination. Each round is decided in a single rally. Winning means moving on, losing means you are out immediately. The format was tested in Germany in 2025 and is now growing into an international tour with an expected eight events spread across Europe. There is €10,000 in prize money waiting per tour stop. The tour ends in Germany with a grand finale, where a total prize pool of €100,000 awaits the winner.

From amateur to millionaire winner

The fact that the format works was already proven on the world's biggest tennis stage. During the Australian Open, the concept was tested on a large scale for a global audience for the first time. It immediately caused a sensation: an amateur player walked away with a prize pool of no less than €1 million. An outcome that perfectly shows what the format is all about: everyone has a chance, as long as you win that one point.

Padel on its way to the Olympic Games

The arrival of this tour aligns with the explosive growth of padel worldwide. The sport is rapidly gaining ground in Europe and beyond, and is seen by experts as a serious candidate for the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane. An important step in this is that padel has been added to the 2027 European Games in Istanbul, an Olympic-style multi-sport event. International recognition is seen as a crucial route towards official Olympic status. With formats like the One Point Challenge Tour, which combine sport and entertainment, padel is trying to further accelerate that growth and attract a new, young audience.