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: 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.
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.”
Padel news: ‘The Olympics needs padel more than padel needs the Olympics’, says Gail Emms
Padel’s rapid rise in the UK is being driven by participation, visibility, and social appeal, with leading figures from sport and industry highlighting both the scale of its growth and the work still required to support its long-term prospects. That was the takeaway from the debut Padel 22 Media Sessions event in London.
Amidst growing discussion surrounding padel’s Olympic prospects for Brisbane 2032, it was former world badminton champion and Olympic silver medallist Gail Emms MBE who delivered one of the standout lines of the day, offering a measured take on the sport’s Olympic ambitions.
Padel news: UK padel participation more than doubled in 2025 as sport breaks into the mainstream
New UK data from Playtomic, the world’s largest racket-sports booking and community platform, reveals that participation in the sport more than doubled in 2025, underlining padel’s emergence as one of the UK’s fastest-scaling sports.
According to Playtomic’s UK platform data, the number of players booking courts rose from 76,695 in January 2025 to 172,564 by December, representing growth of approximately 125% across the calendar year.
Padel news: Pure Padel, Property+Padel host sellout networking event at flagship Manchester club
Property+Padel – the world’s leading corporate networking-meets-padel community – held its first event of 2026 for over 120 real estate and corporate professionals at the flagship Manchester venue of rapidly growing UK operator Pure Padel.
In what was the community’s sixth outing since the launch 18 months ago, the event marked Property+Padel’s first trip to the north of England, with the country’s most vibrant padel city, Manchester, playing host.