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Community Spotlight
A deeper look at the people making a significant impact in our padel community.
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Dora Chamli
Tunisian professional padel player Dora Chamli on her path from tennis to FIP tournaments and her drive to inspire young athletes, especially girls.
16 Oct 2026
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Aidan Yunus
Former Malaysian number one junior squash player Aidan Yunus found padel a natural fit when the sport arrived in Kuala Lumpur.
23 Nov 2025
The Joshua Tree
The Joshua Tree's Christmas Padel Tournament at Destination Padel, Northwich was organised to support families affected by childhood cancers.
9 Nov 2025
Max England
Max England competed in tennis nationally and internationally while studying at the University of Bath, before friends introduced him to padel.
9 Nov 2025
Femme Open
Founded by Johanna Livijn and Johanna Aybar in Båstad in 2018, Femme Open grew from a simple idea into a movement for women's padel.
29 Oct 2025
Sunset Padel Club
Junior played 12 days in a row after trying padel at the gym, then founded Sunset Padel Club in London.
19 Oct 2025
Padel And Prams
Emma Powell and Vic Nicholas founded Padel & Prams in 2025 to help new parents stay active and social through padel.
17 Oct 2025
Aziz Padel
A colleague's joke inspired Aziz Padel's viral point-of-view videos, filming padel from the player's own perspective.
15 Oct 2025
Anastasia
Anastasia was hooked after a casual match on holiday in Spain, and padel brought fitness back into a busy office life.
14 Oct 2025
World’s Longest Padel Match
Four friends set out to play the world's longest padel match in November 2025 to raise awareness and funds for the charity CHECT.
8 Oct 2025
Men Of The Mile
Lee founded Men of the Mile, a men's community in Dubai that grew from Walk & Talk sessions, and took up padel in October 2024.
5 Oct 2025
RAF Padel
Ben discovered padel in Madrid in 2022 and made it his mission to bring the sport to the UK Armed Forces community.
3 Oct 2025
Padel Smash Girls
Jo and Gail turned a shared love of padel into Padel Smash Girls, a community that grew from a Sky Sports News WhatsApp group.
28 Sep 2025
Louis Telford
Louis Telford plays professional wheelchair basketball and represents Great Britain in adaptive padel as the UK's number three wheelchair player.
25 Sep 2025
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