Golden Point Padel held the first instalment of the Bristol Padel Championship at Surge Padel last weekend.
The first clash in the new four-leg series saw Surge Padel win the men’s and ladies’ events at their home venue, beating Padel4all Lockleaze and Rocket Padel respectively in the finals, to take an early lead in the points table.
Surge, Lockleaze, Rocket and We Are Padel each select four men and four women to take part in each round, with points awarded for first, second and third place. Whoever has most points over the four rounds will be crowned champions of Bristol.
Organisers Golden Point Padel have set a maximum Playtomic rating of 4 for all players to allow those who don’t usually get the chance to represent their clubs at this level a chance to get involved in a competition.
Golden Point Padel founder George Modler said: “It was a great day for padel in Bristol and I am grateful to have the opportunity to be able to run events like this. The atmosphere was electric throughout the day and it was great to see people enjoying themselves, competitively and socially.”
Padel4all Lockleaze will host the second event in the series in the summer.
Before the first leg of the competition, George told us: “We’re not looking to stoke a rivalry. There will be bragging rights, obviously, but the aim is to make the Bristol padel community stronger by bringing it together.”
Golden Point Padel is already building a reputation for great events. Founder George is in his third year of a business degree at the University of Bristol, but found the time between studies to organise the UK’s first university padel tournament last November. A second edition was held in February.
