The Bandeja Magazine Issue 2

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Padel en
Vogue
Model/photographer Laura Bailey
is, by her own admission, crazy for
padel. She recently played with GB
No 1 Tia Norton at Game4Padel’s
Padel Festival at Westfields London.
Writing about the experience in
Vogue, she said there was ‘no time
to be nervous’ before going on court
with Tia, whom she described as ‘a
gymnast, a trickster, a powerhouse’.
Read the Vogue article here:
https://bit.ly/3X2bDYZ
Full article about the Padel Festival
on pages 25-27.
Padel goes
organic
Bamford. It’s a name synonymous
with style, sustainability and a hefty
dose of celebrity nestled in the
Cotswolds - and now the brand
is branching out into a private
members’ retreat complete with
padel courts.
The Club by Bamford is billed as
a ‘360º wellness experience within
the Daylesford Farm estate. It’s due
to open shortly offering activities
from indoor and outdoor gyms to
swimming, yoga, a sauna, ice bath and,
of course, padel.
Members can make use of the adjacent
Bamford Spa and iconic Daylesford
farmshop, reported to be a favourite of
David Beckham when he’s at his home
in the area. Given he’s also a padel
fan there’s a chance he might just be
checking out the reported £7,000+
annual fees for The Club.
@bamfordtheclub
Padel is coming home….or at least much closer to
the home town of GB No 1 player Tia Norton, with
work underway to install two courts at Kenilworth
Tennis, Squash and Croquet Club. The £200,000
project is being funded by a Warwick District Council
grant and an LTA loan.
Jesús Ballvé
Nox sales
Padel was good for Nox in 2022,
with some 70% of its almost
28 million euro turnover
coming from the sale of padel
rackets. It was also a monster
year for sales growth, up from
10.5 million euros.
Boss Jesús Ballvé may be
satisfied with these numbers
but it hasn’t stopped him
setting the 2023 bar at 35
million euro turnover.
Matt Stanforth
LTA grows
padel team
The LTA has appointed Matt
Stanforth in to the new role of Padel
Performance Manager.
Matt, previously Head of England
Performance for Table Tennis England,
will oversee managing performance
players and the support they receive
from the LTA, developing a player
pathway and managing national
teams/creating opportunities.
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