Padel / Rule 11
Interference
FIP · 2026In short
Deliberate hindrance and repeated accidental interference.
Intentional or accidental
Interference occurs when a player’s action distracts an opponent while the opponent executes a shot. Deliberate interference costs the offending pair the point. For the first involuntary interference, the umpire calls a let and the point is replayed rather than awarded.
Repeated interference
A second unintentional interference by the same pair costs that pair the point. The distinction is therefore not simply intentional versus accidental: an accidental action can also lose the point when repeated. Officials assess the interference during the opponent’s shot.
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