Ben Nichols
Blazing Padels to be Norfolk’s first padel club
Norfolk is preparing to welcome its first dedicated padel club as Blazing Padels brings the world’s fastest-growing sport to East Anglia this September.
Euro Padel League pilot season “an extraordinary journey”
Chris Warren described the inaugural Euro Padel League (EPL) season as "an extraordinary journey" after Sweden’s Järfälla Padel Club beat the home team in...
Playtomic releases Global Padel Report 2024
The eagerly-awaited Playtomic Global Padel Report 2024 has been released - and its insights prove that "padel's time on the world stage has now...
Hexagon Cup trophy jets into London for Alfred Dunhill Padel Classic
The Hexagon Cup trophy was presented to its inaugural winners, the Andy Murray co-founded Team AD/vantage, in London today as part of the Alfred...
Padelstars’ new investment to fast-track growth of club portfolio
PadelStars has announced a major investment by leisure specialist Dwellcourt Group that's set to fast-track a host of new padel clubs across the Home...
World’s first pickleball AND padel court!
Mobile padel court company Instantpadel has teamed up with flooring partner Versacourt to launch the world’s first dual padel and pickleball court surface.
Named Versacourt...
2024: the year that padel breaks through?
January lends itself to prophetic wisdom on what is to come as we press the reset button and head into a new year. When...
Sports star investors in padel – what’s in it for them?
Sports stars investing in padel is becoming increasingly commonplace. Ben Nichols looks at what's in it for them.
The UK padel club boom – what’s taking so long?
Padel 22 founder Ben Nichols and Concilio director Luke Francis discuss the impact of planning permission on the UK padel industry.
State of the Game: Padel in India
Ben Nichols, CEO and founder of communications consultancy Padel 22, continues his series assessing the truth behind the ‘padel boom’ in its key growth nations...
