🎾 PBM Weekly Newsletter - Issue 14

Hi everyone,

Welcome to the 14th issue of Padel Business Magazine – a publication and vetted community dedicated to helping padel industry decision-makers capitalise on the explosive growth and development of the sport.

Coming up this week:

• LevelTech co-founder Jethro Binns shares insights on his firm’s partnership with iPadel and their new Box Leagues format featuring the player rating tool PadelLevels.

• The LTA and Hexagon Cup’s British-owned Team AD/vantage announce a partnership to accelerate the growth of padel in the UK.

• Our round-up of other major headlines in the global padel business, including controversy in Sweden over the funding of a new padel facility, and the decision by the Miami Open tennis tournament to feature the new Publix Padel Cup.

Enjoy the latest issue!

The PBM Team

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The weekly serving

Essential news highlights to keep your padel business game sharp

• 🇸🇪 Kramfors municipality sparks controversy with €52,000 investment in padel courts

  The Kramfors municipality in central Sweden has sparked controversy by investing almost SEK600,000 (€52,000) in an indoor sports facility featuring two padel courts. The site also has a tennis court and a space for taekwondo. The move has led to fears it will compete with the privately owned Padel Rink in Uusimaa, around 17km from Kramfors.

• 🇺🇸 Miami Open to feature new Publix Padel Cup and build three padel courts 
  The Miami Open tennis tournament has announced that this year’s edition will feature the Publix Padel Cup, a new professional padel competition which will take place at Hard Rock Stadium on March 27-30. Three padel courts will be built on the Miami Open campus by new tournament partner Padel Lux.

• 🇮🇳 Bollywood star Sohail Khan unveiled as owner of new World Padel League team
  The Mumbai-based tournament World Padel League has announced that the Indian actor, writer and director Sohail Khan has become the owner of Team Panthers through his film production company Sohail Khan Entertainment. The Bollywood star’s team will make its debut at this year’s event, which takes place on February 5-8 and will feature 32 players across four teams.

• 🇬🇧 Soul Padel to build first padel courts at Loughborough University 
  UK operator Soul Padel is making a £150,000 investment to bring padel to Loughborough University for the first time after agreeing to construct two new padel courts and a clubhouse at the university’s campus. The facility is set to open in late Q1 2025. Loughborough is regarded as the world’s leading academic institution for sports-related subjects.

• 🇬🇧 Bradford to get first dedicated padel facility with five-court site
  Bradford is set to have its first dedicated padel facility after plans were approved by the local council for the conversion of a unit at the West Yorkshire city’s Beckside Business Park into five indoor padel courts. A planning application for the project was submitted last year by Fahad Qureshi.

Net news

Diving deep into a major news story shaping the padel industry

LTA and Team AD/vantage announce partnership to accelerate growth of padel in UK

The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), the governing body for tennis and padel in the UK, has begun a partnership with the British-owned reigning Hexagon Cup champions Team AD/vantage. The collaboration is designed to build on the recent surge in popularity of padel in Britain and will cover activations and content collaboration.

The big hit

Exclusive interviews and in-depth analysis breaking down the business of padel

Jethro Binns interview: LevelTech co-founder on partnering with iPadel on Box Leagues launch 

Discover how LevelTech's co-founder Jethro Binns is driving padel innovation with the launch of PadelLevels, a data-driven player rating platform now powering iPadel’s Box Leagues. In this in-depth interview, Binns shares insights on the platform’s development, its potential impact on the UK padel scene, and his vision for global growth. Learn how technology can help shape the future of padel competition and community.