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𝙉𝙤 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙆 𝙞𝙣 2025 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙋𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙡 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙚! Less than 24 hours after crowning this year's champions - the 2025 Premier Padel schedule is released. There are seven new locations - including the tour heading to Miami to coincide with RacquetX - but there is no place in the 24 tournament schedule to come to the UK. It is the one anomaly with every other key padel playing European nation - Spain, Italy, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany - and probably Sweden hosting an event in 2025. Portugal may also feel agrieved! But given padel is booming in the UK and has an excellent reputation at hosting major sports events, why is it not getting a look in at padel's top table? It can't be down to a lack of venue or expertise - so is it down to sponsorship? Certainly the question needs asking! The Bandeja Emma Kimber Mike Dale Jonathan Dyson Kevin Palmer John Challinor Suzanne Baum LTA Tom Murray

ICYMI: Padel is booming across the UK and, in September, LTA announced its new strategy for the sport. One of the main focuses of the strategy is to grow and improve the infrastructure of padel. “The strategy will help take padel in Britain to the next level. The strategy and tactics that we’ve put in place will truly help to open padel up to many more people across the country, with more funding, facilities and coaches ensuring that the sport is accessible, welcoming, enjoyable and inspiring." - Tom Murray, Head of Padel at LTA. We also include a round-up of some recent projects, including: Bloom Heathrow London, Bolton School, CopriSystems, DESTINATION PADEL, Fordingbridge, Game4Padel, The Heron Country Club, PORTICO SPORT UK, Rocket Padel, Smart-Space Instant Buildings, Soul Padel, Turley. #padel #facilityinvestment #strategy Read more: https://bit.ly/4gHcAz9

Don't miss your chance to get involved with The Padel Book! If you have news of a club opening or padel installation and would like it included (there is no charge for this), the deadline for receiving the material is 23 December. Simply email john@nationmedia.uk with 100-200 words on the project and a high-res image or two. And if you haven't seen the latest issue of SportsNation with our padel special, you can check it out here: https://bit.ly/4fZ2qcZ

Padel is booming across the UK and, in September, LTA announced its new strategy for the sport. One of the main focuses of the strategy is to grow and improve the infrastructure of padel. “The strategy will help take padel in Britain to the next level. The strategy and tactics that we’ve put in place will truly help to open padel up to many more people across the country, with more funding, facilities and coaches ensuring that the sport is accessible, welcoming, enjoyable and inspiring." - Tom Murray, Head of Padel at LTA. We also include a round-up of some recent projects, including: Bloom Heathrow London, Bolton School, CopriSystems, DESTINATION PADEL, Fordingbridge, Game4Padel, The Heron Country Club, PORTICO SPORT UK, Rocket Padel, Smart-Space Instant Buildings, Soul Padel, Turley. #padel #facilityinvestment #strategy Read more: https://bit.ly/4gHcAz9

The latest issue of SportsNation is now available. Packed with industry news, interviews, updates including The Football Association's plans to grow the game as well as a special focus on padel. LTA SAPCA The Sports and Play Construction Association #sport #news #football #facilityinvestment #padel Read it here: https://bit.ly/4fZ2qcZ

PadelNation is the new home of The Padel Book (so that it aligns with our other magazines and websites - SportsNation, WellNation and PlayNationMag) - and will carry business news and updates from the world of padel. The website will soon be live and the book will be published within the next month or so. If you want to get involved with The Padel Book or have some news to share, please get in touch!