Padel

The World's Fastest Growing Sport. Now Properly Catered For.

If you have not played padel yet, the numbers suggest you are in a rapidly shrinking minority. In 2019, there were 15,000 padel players in Britain and 68 courts. By the end of 2025 there were 860,000 players, over 1,500 courts across 559 venues, and more than 10 million Britons expressing interest in trying the sport. Participation more than doubled in 2025 alone. Andy Murray has invested. The Premier Padel P1 is coming to London in 2026. Padel is no longer a trend — it is mainstream, and it got there faster than almost any sport in history.

For those who have not yet discovered it: padel is a gloriously social, deceptively tactical racket sport played in doubles on a smaller enclosed glass court. Serves are underarm. Rallies use the walls. It takes about twenty minutes to learn and considerably longer to stop thinking about. Accessible to all ages and fitness levels, it is the sport people play once and immediately start cancelling other plans for.

At Sostter we carry padel rackets, bags, clothing, shoes, balls and accessories from independent brands who know the game from the inside — including Padelspeed, Cardiff's leading padel retailer and coaching centre, and Nossa Padel, Manchester's premium performance racket brand. Whether you are buying your first racket or upgrading to something that keeps up with your game, this is the right place to start.

Discover more from our independent brand directory at Sostter, or explore our wider Men's and Women's collections. For the best padel gifts for the player in your life, browse our Shop by Purpose edit.