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