The 2027 Tour · Six cities

For those who scale ideas.

A private, global club for the people who turn ideas into growth — founders, operators and the growth & go-to-market leaders behind them. The court — tennis, padel or pickleball — is just where we meet.

Request Ticket → How It Works

Limited to 32 players. Every request is reviewed personally.

The 2027 Tour

Six cities, one year.

The 2027 Tour runs across six cities — Tokyo, Dubai, Munich, San Diego, Miami and New York — from February to September, in tennis, padel and pickleball. Each a single, curated day; more hubs to follow. And with DDX × Future Courts, padel comes to the DDX Conference as its after-conference court.

Asia

Tokyo

13 Feb 2027 · Pickleball

Middle East

Dubai

21 Mar 2027 · Tennis

Europe

Munich

11 Jul 2027 · Tennis

USA

San Diego

18 Sep 2027 · Padel

USA

Miami

25 Sep 2027 · Padel

USA

New York City

TBA · Padel

Competition breaks the ice. The conversation follows.

Why Future Courts

Why the court?

Traditional networking creates dozens of short conversations. Tennis, padel and pickleball create better ones — two people, thirty minutes, one thing to focus on. Competition breaks the ice, and the conversation follows naturally. The court is simply where the relationship begins.

Thirty minutes together

Every match puts two people side by side for half an hour — no name badges, no elevator pitch.

Competition breaks the ice

The game does the difficult part. By the first changeover, the conversation is already underway.

The court is the beginning

The match ends; the relationship does not. That is the entire point of the day.

Attending

How it works.

Request

Submit a ticket request with a few details about you and your game. Two minutes.

Reviewed

Every request is reviewed personally, to build a balanced and engaging group of players.

Confirmed

Confirmed players receive their ticket to the Founding Munich Edition.

The day

Seven rounds on court, meals and a reception throughout, closing with the championship final.

The game is the excuse.
The people are the point.

Who attends

Built for those who scale.

Future Courts is built for the people who turn ideas into growth — and the leaders they do it with. Real conversation, a competitive match, and a room that moves markets.

Growth & go-to-market

The people who scale what gets built. Growth, demand, revenue and brand — the go-to-market engine behind the breakout companies.

Founders & operators

The people building the companies. Early and established, technical and commercial.

Investors & advisors

Backing and guiding the next generation. Close to the work, not the sidelines.

Tournament format

A format where everyone plays.

Thirty-two players across eight courts, in a Swiss-style tournament of seven rounds. Winners meet winners; players with similar results meet each other. There is no early elimination — everyone plays throughout the day, right up to the championship final.

32 · 8

Thirty-two players, eight courts. A curated field, kept deliberately small.

Swiss · 7 rounds

Seven rounds, matched by result. You are always playing someone at your level.

No early exit

Every participant plays all day. One loss never ends your tournament.

The match ends.
The network doesn’t.

Experience

More than a tournament.

The game is the reason to come. The day is what you remember — a single, well-made experience from morning to evening.

A full day on court

Seven rounds across eight courts, closing with the championship final and awards.

Around the table

Breakfast, a networking lunch, an evening reception and dinner — the conversations between the matches.

Kept for good

Professional photography throughout, so the day stays with you long after the last point.

The day

One day, start to finish.

A single, well-paced day — enough play to matter, and enough time around it to actually meet people.