Inaugural Awards 2026
Meet the 2026 Finalists
Across 21 categories, these are the players, coaches, clubs, brands and community champions who made the shortlist. Winners are announced at the gala on 16th May at Victoria Warehouse, Manchester.
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Player & Performance
On-court excellence
01
Best Male Player
- Alfonso Patacho
- Cameron Dollimore
- Ethan Bardo
- Jake Bewley
- Louis Harris
- Nikhil Mohindra
- Theo Garton
7 finalists
02
Best Female Player
- Abigail Tordoff
- Aimee Gibson
- Catherine Rose
- Eloise Tait
- Jasmine Dedakia
- Rosie Quirk
- Tia Norton
7 finalists
03
Best Young Talent (U18)
- Ben Phillips
- Chloe De La Mare
- Harley Dixon
- Jamie Broughton
- Liam De La Mare
- Rosie Quirk
- Stan Hunt
7 finalists
Coaching
The people who develop the game
04
Best Coach
- Alejandro Grilo Acosta
- Dan Troy
- George Weller
- Hugo da Silva
- Paul Berry
- Sakib Talha
- Sue Morrison
7 finalists
05
Adaptive Player Award
- Andrew Simister
- Jack Binstead
- Kristen Paskins
- Louis Telford
- Malik Berbiche
- Nathan Young
- Sheena Varsani
7 finalists
Clubs & Venues
Where the sport happens
06
Padel Club of the Year
- Carbon Padel Club
- Destination Padel – Northwich
- Padel Maidenhead
- Padium – London
- Rocket Padel Ilford
- Soul Padel Stockport
- Square One – Ashford
- World Padel Academy – Mansfield
8 finalists
07
Best Padel Club Operator
- Game4Padel
- Padel United UK
- Pure Padel
- Rocket Padel
- Soul Padel
- The Padel Club UK
- The Padel Hub
7 finalists
08
Club Manager of the Year
- Alan Cutts – Slazenger Padel, Leeds North
- Casper Krzyzanowski – Soul Padel Loughborough
- Duncan Maclay – East Grinstead Sports Club
- Oskar Wynne – Rocket Padel Ilford
- Sam Hicks
- Sam McKibbin – Just Padel Derby
6 finalists
09
Best Court Installation / Construction Company
- Hexa Padel
- PRO Padel Courts
- Shaun Greenslade
- Total Padel Courts
4 finalists
10
Best Padel Experience / Padel Trip Provider
- Love Padel Holidays
- Padel Travel X
- Spain Padel Trips
3 finalists
11
Best Padel Event / Tournament Coverage
- Anglo American Padel Cup
- Crown Padel Tour UK
- Emily Kilner
- Grief Encounter Tournament
- Padel Empire
- Pro Am Padel Tour
- Salty Padel
- UK Padel Convention Padel Directory
8 finalists
Equipment & Brands
Gear that makes a difference
12
Best Racket Supplier / Brand
- PDX
- Raquex
- Serve Padel
- Speedway Padel
- Víperón
- Y1 Padel
- Zylo Padel
7 finalists
13
Best Apparel & Footwear Brand
- Kuuki
- One Bounce
- Padel Apparel
- PADELHUD
- Palair
- Pulco Studios
- This Is Paria
7 finalists
14
Best Equipment Innovation (Technology / Accessories)
- Bas3line
- Courtbrain
- NameThatBall
- PadelFast
- Pango Sports
- Racket Rescue
- Smash by THG Studios
7 finalists
Community & Partnerships
Growing the game together
15
Community Initiative of the Year
- Connect Padel
- Empower Padel
- Northampton Padel
- P Club
- Padel & Prams
- Rocket Padel Ilford – Access & Ramadan Padel
- Soul Timers
- The Padel Network
- JM Padel Academy
- Legends Padel Tour
10 finalists
16
Partnership Award
- Access Padel
- Corta Padel
- PALAIR
- What's That Racket? by Soul Padel
4 finalists
Media & Influence
Spreading the word
17
Padel Influencer of the Year
- Ben Nichols
- Brad Porter
- Laura Kay
- Olivia Çiftçi
- Padel With Holly
- Sarah Horrocks
- Suzanne Baum
7 finalists
18
Best Social Media Content Creator
- Everything Padel @everythingpadel
- Gonzalo @padeldrive
- Laura Kay @laurapadeladdict
- Louis @padelactico
- MK Padel
- Padel Pals @thepadelpals
- Precision Padel
7 finalists
19
Best Podcast
- Padel School
- Joy of Padel
- Padel Stories Podcast
3 finalists
Special Awards
Standing out from the crowd
20
Padel Ambassador Award
- Ben Nichols
- John Leach
- Minter Dial
- Phil Salter
- Sara Wooland
- Sarah Horrocks
6 finalists
21
Celebrity Padel Enthusiast of the Year
- Aitch
- Darren Bent
- Harry Cooksley
- Jason Manford
- Joe Marler
- Kem Cetinay
- Nadine Merabi
7 finalists