Stormzy-backed Padel Social Club raises £5.5m to open three new sites Sport Business Stormzy-backed Padel Social Club has raised £5.5m from new investors to open three new sites across London. It comes as the business prepares to add a total of 17 new courts at sites at the O2, in Kentish Town and Paddington this year. The fresh investment includes leading consumer investors Clark Group and Active Partners, [...]
Padel: Britain now third biggest market in world for rising racquet sport Sport Business Britain is now one of the top three padel markets in the world by revenue, fuelled by new club openings and ever-increasing demand for court bookings. Data from racquet sports booking app Playtomic reveals that only clubs in the long-established hotspots of Spain and Italy generate more money than those in Britain. In addition, Britain [...]
Stormzy ‘hooked’ on padel and opening new club at O2 Sport Business Stormzy has become the latest celebrity to back the world’s fastest growing sport after agreeing a deal to be an ambassador for and investor in Padel Social Club. The award-winning music artist’s involvement comes as the London-based chain opens a third site, at the O2 in Greenwich, with a fourth club in the pipeline. Stormzy’s [...]
London venue named on list of world’s most luxurious padel clubs November 4, 2024 London’s Padel Social Club has been included in a new list billed as the fast-growing racket sport’s answer to the Michelin Guide, Club Aguilas. The venue in Earls Court is one of three in England on the 16-strong list, along with Beaverbook Club in Surrey and The Club by Bamford in the Cotswolds. Other luxury [...]