Team captains and ticket details confirmed for padel’s first Clash of the Coaches
Clash of the Coaches – the first worldwide tournament for padel coaches – has announced ticket details and team captains for the inaugural event in London on Friday 7 August.
The tournament is an opportunity to witness more than 40 of the best UK and international coaches do battle in a mixed team format.
Early bird spectator tickets for the tournament, being held at London’s impressive Racketeer club, start at just £7 (plus booking fee) and include a drink from the venue’s Recover-Me station.
Three planning approvals put Padel People on course for nine venues by year-end
Independent UK padel operator Padel People is on course to increase its network by 50% this year after securing planning permission for three new venues this month.
The approvals cover sites in Oxfordshire, Wiltshire and Dorset and will take the business from six venues to nine by the end of 2026.
Beyond those locations, Padel People has a wider pipeline spanning 19 venues and 70 courts across England.
The announcement comes at a time when Britain is preparing to host its first-ever Premier Padel tournament at London's Olympia next week.
Decathlon Becomes Official Retail Partner of the UK’s First Premier Padel Tournament
Decathlon UK & Ireland has today announced its partnership with Sela and the London Premier Padel P1, becoming the event's exclusive Official Retail Partner as the world's leading professional padel tour arrives in the UK for the very first time.
Taking place from 4–9 August 2026 at Olympia London, London Premier Padel P1 brings together the world's top male and female two-player elite teams for six days of elite competition.
The landmark event marks a major milestone for padel in the region - a sport that has seen participation rapidly accelerate, passing one million UK players in 2026 with adult awareness surging to 57%.
Padel heading to Cinderford as Bell Sports & Rugby Park serves up facility
Two-court indoor padel facility set to open in August, making padel accessible and affordable for the Forest of Dean community.
The world’s fastest growing sport, endorsed by multiple celebrities from David Beckham to Stormzy is heading to Cinderford in the heart of the Forest of Dean.
Construction work has begun this month with the facility due to complete and open in August. This padel club will be an inclusive club for all members of the local community.
The new club will offer two brand new padel courts built end to end, to the side of the rugby pitch including a canopy structure with retractable sliding walls to ensure the courts can beused throughout the year.
Padel news: First-ever professional tournament proves Northern Ireland is ready for world-class padel
Northern Ireland has underlined its credentials as an emerging destination for professional padel following the successful staging of its first-ever professional tournament last week.
Almost 1,000 spectators attended the FIP Silver R3 Bullpadel Cup – NI Open at Padel54 in Moira, where world-class players from across Europe competed in the highest level of professional padel ever staged on the island of Ireland.
Racketeer and Playtomic unite to shape the future of the padel community
Racketeer and Playtomic, the world’s largest racket sports booking and community platform, have officially launched their partnership with The Greatest Padel Party Ever, an immersive event that brought together hundreds of players for an evening built around one simple idea: the future of padel is community.
Held at Racketeer Club North Acton, the event marked the first activation of a partnership between two brands that share the ambition of making padel more social, more connected and more accessible.
As part of this partnership, the Racketeer club is now available on Playtomic, enabling players to discover and book Racketeer courts directly through the platform while connecting with a wider community of players.
Padel news: London to host the first Clash of the Coaches organised by World Padel Network
A new tournament specifically for padel coaches is to be held in London this summer.
The Clash of the Coaches, organised by World Padel Network, will be held at Racketeer and will bring together padel coaches from across the UK and Europe to compete, connect, and celebrate their role in the sport. The tournament will be held on Friday August 7 with the action starting at 12pm (BST).
Northern Ireland to host record UK padel field
The strongest player field ever assembled for a UK padel tournament will compete in Northern Ireland this week as the FIP Silver R3 Bullpadel Cup - NI Open gets underway at Padel54 in Moira.
Running from Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 July, the tournament marks the first time Northern Ireland has hosted a professional padel event and, by attracting the strongest field ever assembled for a UK tournament, represents the highest level of professional padel yet staged on the island of Ireland.
Part of the official CUPRA FIP Tour sanctioned by the International Padel Federation (FIP), the event has attracted more current and former world top-25 players than any previous UK tournament. Both the men's and women's draws also feature more players ranked inside the world's top 100 than any other tournament previously held in the UK.
Padel news: Playtomic takes the next step in powering community-driven pickleball through Major League Pickleball
The world's leading racquet sports platform joins Team Europe, the first European team competing in Major League Pickleball, strengthening its commitment to the U.S. pickleball community.
Playtomic, the world's largest racquet sports community, has become an Official Partner of Team Europe, the first European team competing in Major League Pickleball.
Padel news: Rafa Nadal’s everyday side takes center stage in Playtomic’s new campaign
The platform unveils a new campaign featuring the Mallorcan champion, using humor and authenticity to show how padel has become part of the everyday lives of millions of players around the world.
The campaign continues the collaboration between Rafa Nadal and Playtomic, where the tennis legend has served as both shareholder and ambassador since 2024.
Playtomic, the world’s largest racquet sports community for players and clubs, has launched a new digital campaign starring Rafa Nadal, the company’s ambassador and shareholder.
The campaign adopts a light-hearted and relatable tone to showcase everyday situations that any padel player can identify with.
Padel news: Why India’s padel boom is about depth, not size
Sports News Blitz have teamed up with Saidja Drentje, partner at CAA Portas, to keep us updated on all the latest news from the world of padel.
The number everyone asks me about India’s padel market is the one that matters least.
The country is on course for one million padel players by 2036, up from roughly 100,000 today — a tenfold rise in a decade, underpinned by a court base that has to grow around eightfold, to some 4,000, to get there. Impressive.
But scale is not what makes India unusual. Depth is.
Padel news: Why padel’s biggest returns now hinge on the district, not the country
Sports News Blitz have teamed up with Saidja Drentje, partner at CAA Portas, to keep us updated on all the latest news from the world of padel.
Padel’s headline numbers are spectacular. The sport has grown from around 10,000 courts in 2016 to more than 77,000 today, expanding at roughly 21% a year. On current trajectory, it should pass 90,000 courts by 2027–28. But aggregate growth hides the more important truth: padel’s economics are not spreading evenly – they are concentrating.
Padel news: Padel 100 launches initiative to provide free padel courts for Irish schools
Ireland’s largest padel rollout company Padel 100 has announced its plans to offer Irish schools free padel courts. With over 20 schools already onboarded and 50 new courts set for installation nationwide in coming months, it is an initiative that is generating huge attention from schools all over the country.
The plan forms part of the rapidly growing Irish sports company’s mission to make sport more accessible, modern, and community-driven for the next generation.
2026 Playtomic Global Padel Report identifies U.S. as one of the sport’s biggest long-term growth markets
New report reveals padel’s expansion in the U.S. is being fuelled by premium lifestyle positioning, wellness culture, hospitality and real estate development
Today, Playtomic, the largest racquet sports community in the world, and PwC’s Business Strategy Consulting arm, Strategy&, released the Playtomic 2026 Global Padel Report, which is widely referred to as “the Bible of Padel.”
The District Padel & Pickleball Club Celebrates Grand Opening in Toronto, Signaling a New Chapter in Racquet Sports and Social Culture
Toronto’s fast-evolving sports and social landscape is entering a new phase with The District Padel & Pickleball Club, a 55,000-square-foot flagship facility located just minutes from downtown Toronto.
Following an initial opening and community preview on March 28, the club will officially celebrate its Grand Opening on May 15, marking its full arrival as a premium, design-forward destination for racquet sports and social connection.
As interest in racquet sports accelerates globally, recent data from Playtomic’s Global Padel Report shows that a new padel club is opening every 2.5 hours worldwide.
Padel news: VanEck becomes exclusive ETF partner of the Anglo American Padel Cup
VanEck has announced that it will be the exclusive ETF partner of the Anglo American Padel Cup, set to take place in South Florida in February 2027.
The partnership demonstrates the growing global importance of the sport of padel, which has a vibrant community of an estimated 35 million players worldwide, and the significance of the Anglo American Padel Cup, a unique competition bringing together the best padel players from two nations with a historic sporting rivalry.
AD/Vantage Padel Team brings the Hexagon spirit to Los Angeles at a star-studded BERO Padel Classic
The Hexagon Cup champion team in 2024 and 2026 acted as cohost of the BERO Padel Classic in Los Angeles, an event that brought together padel, entertainment and international projection.
Tom Holland, Steve Aoki, Stormzy, Jay Shetty and a prominent group of celebrities were among the main attractions of the event.
AD/Vantage Padel strengthened its international profile in the United States as a two-time Hexagon Cup champion, in an event that helped boost the global visibility of padel.
Padel news: Manchester Padel Club taps into corporate events as padel boom reshapes networking
Manchester’s fast-growing padel scene is opening up new opportunities for corporate hospitality, with Manchester Padel Club positioning itself as a leading venue for business events in the North West.
The Heald Green–based club, which has invested over £1 million into its facilities and has partnerships with Monaco, Madrid, and Marbella padel clubs, is seeing increasing demand from companies looking for more engaging, social alternatives to traditional client entertainment and team-building activities.
National Padel League’s USA National Team League Announces Return for 2026 Season Following Breakout 2025 Campaign
Following a record-breaking 2025 season that solidified its position as the premier amateur padel team competition in the U.S., the National Padel League (NPL) today announced the launch of its 2026 USA National Team League season. Building on a year of unprecedented growth, the 2026 circuit will introduce a dual-season format (Spring and Fall), expanded women’s categories and a continued nationwide expansion across six major U.S. regions.
Second Anglo American Padel Cup Confirmed for South Florida in February 2027
The Anglo American Padel Cup is pleased to announce the venue and dates for its second edition, following the competition’s exhilarating London debut in October 2025, which saw Team USA secure a hard fought victory that came down to the last two matches on court.