In a recent article, I noted that anytime we get some big news out of Padel Haus, even more big news tends to come right behind it. Case in point, following these two bits of big news last week, it has now just been announced that Padel Haus will be the host venue of the inaugural U.S. vs. U.K. padel competition to be known as the “Anglo-American Padel Cup” in 2025.
Similar to the America’s Cup in sailing (launched 1851), the Davis Cup in tennis (launched 1899), or the Ryder Cup in golf (launched 1927), the purpose of this new cross-Atlantic competition will be to pit the best men’s and women’s padel players from the U.S. and U.K. against one another across both Open and age-group (40s, 50s, 60s) divisions.
The U.S. and U.K. teams will each consist of four players (split across two teams) per category in both the men’s and women’s draws, with a total of 64 players participating at one of the U.S.’s premier padel venues during the two days of competition.
The first annual Anglo-American Padel Cup will take place at Padel Haus in Brooklyn from May 9 – 11, 2025, with London set to play host when it becomes Britain’s turn to stage the Cup in 2026.
Padel Haus Founder and CEO Santiago Gomez remarked, “Britain and America’s long-standing sporting history needs no introduction, and so I am thrilled that Padel Haus has been chosen to host this landmark tournament which comes at a time of immense growth for the sport across the United States.”
Meanwhile, Anglo-American Padel Cup co-founders Bill Ullman and Ben Nichols have both lived in the U.S. and the U.K. and say they, “share a joint passion for Britain and America’s renowned special relationship, shared cultures and longstanding tradition in racquet sports.”
Of the competition itself, they explained, “Our two countries have long shared an esteemed sporting rivalry which has included tennis’ Davis and Wightman Cups, golf’s Ryder and Walker Cups, and many others over the years. Given the historic sporting rivalry between our two nations, we realized that we were sitting on a fascinating twist in this most storied of sporting duals, in that with padel, Britain and America are, actually ‘the new kids on the block.'”
“We decided that with the Cup, we could create a fantastic new slice of Anglo-American sporting history through the lens of the world’s fastest-growing sport,” the co-founders added.
The organizers noted that further details will be announced in the coming months, and have asked anyone interested in participating in this event as a sponsor, player, coach, or referee to reach out to them via email or LinkedIn.
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