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  • 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 [...]

    Britain's padel clubs are behind only Spain and Italy for revenue generated, says Playtomic
  • Rocket Padel banks on ‘tenfold’ growth ahead of London expansion

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    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 [...]

    Rocket Padel founder Sebastian Gordon wants more London clubs after Beckton

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