🎾 PBM Weekly Newsletter - Issue 31

Hi everyone,

Welcome to the 31st 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:

• USPA president Bill Ullman reveals plans for the Anglo-American Padel Cup, with the new event set to be expanded if the first edition proves a success.

• Playtomic says the UK is now the world’s fifth largest and ‘most social’ padel market, as the booking app reveals the number of its users in the UK has risen from 35,000 to 156,000 over the past year.

• Our round-up of other major headlines in the global padel business, including the launch by Las Vegas-based operator P1 Padel of what it claims is the “first-ever padel franchise model” in the US, and the signing of a partnership between the Saudi Arabia Padel Federation and Madrid Padel Federation (FMP).

• The latest exclusive interviews, in-depth features and expert analysis from Padel Business Magazine, as we speak with BullDog co-founders Jim Allan and Ben Cheng about their four-step plan to build a community-focused padel club near Orlando, and explore the potential impact on the global padel industry of the tariffs imposed and threatened by US president Donald Trump.

Enjoy the latest issue!

The PBM Team

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The weekly serving

Essential news highlights to keep your padel business game sharp

• 🇺🇸 P1 Padel launches ‘first-ever padel franchise model’ in US
  P1 Padel has launched what it claims is the “first-ever padel franchise model” in the US. Founded by brothers Simon and Gigi Davison – founders of Escapology, the world’s largest escape room franchise – the operator, whose flagship padel club in Las Vegas has eight outdoor courts, said it is “now actively awarding franchise territories across the country”.

• 🌍️ Padel federations from Saudi Arabia and Madrid agree partnership

  The Saudi Arabia Padel Federation has struck a partnership with the Madrid Padel Federation (FMP) to help boost development of the sport in Saudi Arabia and internationally. The two organisations signed a memorandum of understanding during the Padel World Summit, held on 27-29 May in Barcelona. The agreement covers areas including coaching, youth development and sports management.

• 🇺🇸 Eight Sleep to sponsor 6LoveSports’ Miami Women's Padel League
  Women’s padel community 6LoveSports has struck a deal with New York-based sleep fitness company Eight Sleep to sponsor its flagship competition, the Miami Women's Padel League. The next season of the competition begins on 7 August, 2025, with over 160 women set to participate across multiple divisions. To mark the new partnership, Eight Sleep will award two Pod 5s to the winning team for each league season.

• 🇬🇧 Student to develop mezzanine padel courts plan after winning competition
  A York student has won top prize at the Royal Agricultural University’s Grand Idea competition for his plan to build mezzanine padel courts in existing sports stadia. Daniel Blacker, 28, who won £5,000, is now developing the project through his father’s firm, Blacker Steel Fabrications, and is hoping to get the go-ahead to build courts at York City’s LNER Community Stadium in the coming weeks.

• 🇧🇷 New sports complex with six padel courts to open in Blumenau
  A new sports facility with five padel courts is to open in the city of Blumenau in southern Brazil. The 5,000 sq m Nettz Arena will also have six courts for beach tennis and sand volleyball. The R$7 million (US$1.25 million) complex is due to open in the second half of 2025.

Net news

Diving deep into major news stories shaping the padel industry

USPA president Bill Ullman reveals plans for Anglo-American Padel Cup

In an interview with Padel Business Magazine US reporter Rodney Reeves, Bill Ullman says the event is to be expanded if the first edition proves a success.

Playtomic data: UK fifth largest and ‘most social’ padel nation 

Booking app reveals the number of its users in the UK has risen from 35,000 to 156,000 over the past year.

The big hits

The latest exclusive interviews, in-depth features and expert analysis from Padel Business Magazine

BullDog co-founders outline four-step plan to build community-focused padel club 

Opening in late 2025, BullDog will be the first padel-only facility to open in the Lake Nona area, a suburb southeast of downtown Orlando. It will feature world-class courts and an area for guests to socialise before and after matches. In an interview with Padel Business Magazine’s US reporter Rodney Reeves, co-founders Jim Allan and Ben Cheng discuss BullDog’s vision for its flagship location, how technology will enhance the playing experience, and how it will integrate within the local community.

Padel industry faces up to uncertainty as it counts cost of Trump tariffs 

The padel industry in the US and elsewhere is facing significant uncertainty over the tariffs imposed and threatened by President Trump on China, the EU and other parts of the world. Padel Business Magazine explores the latest developments and how they could affect the sport’s expansion.