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Padel firm founder calls for operators to lower court rental costs September 20, 2025 The founder of a major padel tournament organiser has called upon court owners to “be responsible” and lower the price of rental rates for the popular sport. The boom of padel in recent years has seen demand to play outweigh the supply of courts, despite the United Kingdom this year passing the 1,000 court threshold. [...]
Harrods stocks padel brand for first time as sport booms August 14, 2025 Harrods has stocked a padel brand for the first time as the racket sport continues to expand across the United Kingdom. Pulco, a UK-based apparel brand, will be stocked in the iconic Knightsbridge department store with the collections designed in the capital. “We are incredibly proud to be the first padel apparel brand at Harrods,” [...]
Great Britain reaches 1,000 padel courts as sport booms July 17, 2025 Great Britain now has over 1,000 padel courts as the racket sport booms in popularity across the capital and beyond. The news comes as the sport looks to make a case for Olympic inclusion, while a Ryder Cup of padel is scheduled for 2026. London and the south east enjoy nearly a third of the [...]
London Sports Festival Unveils New Pop-Up Padel Court at Hay’s Galleria in Partnership with London Bridge City July 8, 2025 London, 7 July 2025 — Central London Alliance’s London Sports Festival is thrilled to announce the launch of a brand-new pop-up padel court in the heart of the city at the iconic Hay’s Galleria, in collaboration with London Bridge City. This exciting activation celebrates London’s dynamic role as a global hub of innovation, community engagement, [...]
Padel: 3,200 clubs built in 2024 as racket sport surges in popularity June 26, 2025 Over 3,000 padel clubs were built in 2024, according to a report that suggests padel is further surging in popularity. Around 3,200 clubs were constructed in 2024 along with over 7,000 courts added to the global padel surplus across the last 12 months, according to the Playtomic Global Padel Report 2025. That’s one club every [...]
Padel: Britain now third biggest market in world for rising racquet sport June 3, 2025 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 [...]
Fairway Capital and Investec shine at Alfred Dunhill Padel Classic May 20, 2025 Hurlingham Club in west London enjoyed large crowds this month as the Alfred Dunhill Padel Classic saw Fairway Capital win the Team Championship and investment bank Investec win the Plate competition. The Fulham competition raised funds for Laureus Sport for Good, and saw the likes of Peter Crouch take part alongside Champions Cup rugby sponsors [...]
New padel Europe vs Americas ‘Ryder Cup’ coming to London this year April 15, 2025 The padel equivalent of the Ryder Cup will hold its inaugural edition in London later this year, organisers confirmed on Tuesday. The FIP Intercontinental Cup will see Team Europe take on Team Americas in male and female competitions in July. It is testament to the rise in popularity of the racket sport across the capital, [...]
Rocket Padel banks on ‘tenfold’ growth ahead of London expansion February 5, 2025 Britain’s booming number of padel players can grow tenfold because the country has the “perfect ingredients”, says the founder of Rocket Padel as the operator prepares to open a new club in Beckton, east London. The new site, due to open in April, will be the Scandinavian brand’s seventh club worldwide and its fourth in [...]
Banker Rowland launches Britain’s most lucrative padel tournament February 3, 2025 Redwood Bank founder Jonathan Rowland’s R3 Sport is launching Britain’s most lucrative padel tournament in association with Bullpadel, one of the game’s leading brands. The R3 Bullpadel Cup will consist of up to six events taking place across the country from April this year and culminating in the Cup Finals in December. It is understood [...]