# 41 hours in Vigo: the longest padel match in history sets a new record

> In Vigo, Brais Rey, Martín Domínguez, Jorge Bigotes and Pablo Santos played 41 hours of padel, 100 sets and a charity challenge for the AECC.

Source: Actu Padel
Canonical: https://actu-padel.com/en/longest-padel-match-vigo-41-hours/
Language: en-US
Published: 2026-07-02T09:07:09+02:00
Modified: 2026-07-02T09:08:17+02:00
Author: Jérôme
Categories: Padel International, Padel Spain
Tags: padel-solidarite, record-padel, Spain, vigo
Featured image: ![Les quatre joueurs du match de padel record de 41 heures à Vigo](https://cdn.actu-padel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/match-plus-long-padel-vigo-41-heures.png?strip=all&sharp=1)

The Vigo padel record comes down to one clear number: 41 hours of play. At Máis que Auga Barreiro, Brais Rey, Martín Domínguez, Jorge Bigotes and Pablo Santos played 100 sets as part of the XII Torneo de Pádel Concello de Vigo, aiming to surpass the world mark set in Blackpool.

One detail matters: the Galician challenge is being presented locally as the longest padel match ever played, but official homologation by [Guinness World Records](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/210939-longest-marathon-playing-padel) is still the step to watch. For now, Guinness still lists the homologated record as the 40 hours achieved in Blackpool, United Kingdom, on 22 November 2025.

## What is the record for the longest padel match?

The answer depends on the level of validation used. **The Guinness-homologated record** remains Blackpool’s 40 hours. The Vigo attempt claims a new 41-hour mark, one hour longer, pending official validation.

On court, the four players completed their target. The match started on Friday shortly after midnight and ended on Saturday evening, after 8:30 p.m. The final score underlines the scale of the effort: Brais Rey and Martín Domínguez beat Jorge Bigotes and Pablo Santos 57-43 after **100 sets played**.

In this kind of marathon, the sporting result almost becomes secondary. The real opponent is fatigue: keeping the footwork alive, staying clear-headed, drinking at the right time, managing pain and keeping enough focus to play rather than simply survive on court.

## A marathon with a charitable purpose

The challenge was part of a tournament already established in the local calendar. The [Concello de Vigo](https://xornal.vigo.org/noticias/33564-o-xii-torneo-de-padel-concello-de-vigo-convertera-mais-que-auga-nun-punto-de-encontro-deportivo-e-solidario) had presented the 2026 edition as a sporting and charitable event, held from 26 June to 5 July at the Barreiro and Navia facilities, with support for the Spanish Association Against Cancer.

The formula for this marathon was easy to follow: **one euro donated for every two minutes of play**. After 41 hours, the announced total reached €1,230. The cheque was handed over at the closing ceremony, with Vigo mayor Abel Caballero among those present.

That context changes how the performance should be read. The match was not only a record attempt: it became a club event, bringing players, spectators, organisers and a charitable cause together around the same court.

## What Vigo says about amateur padel

Such a marathon obviously says little about the professional elite. It says something else: the local attachment to padel, a tournament’s ability to create a collective moment and the growing place of unusual formats in the sport’s culture.

The next step is administrative. If Guinness validates the file, Vigo will be able to officially claim those 41 hours as a new world benchmark. Until then, the image is already powerful: four players, one hundred sets, almost two full days of padel and a performance built as much on resistance as on solidarity.