our Sponsors
Powering the Future of Student Sport
The UK PADEL National Universities Padel League (UK PADEL NUPL) is the UK’s first and only official student padel league, and the gateway for your brand to connect with 490,000+ student athletes across 20 leading universities.
Backed by a 349% surge in UK padel participation since 2021 and 58% YoY growth in student padel, we’re at the forefront one of the country’s most exciting sporting movements.
Our 2025/26 season brings 550+ matches and 300+ athletes, with Finals Day attracting national media coverage and 1.6M+ BBC viewers.
Digitally, we’ve already delivered 300K+ organic impressions in under a year and are on track for 1M+ annually by 2026, meaning your brand will be embedded directly into a high-growth, Gen Z–driven ecosystem.
Partnering with UK PADEL NUPL isn’t just brand exposure; it’s early entry into a global trend, powered by students and built for impact.
title partner
Role: Title Sponsor
Partnership Length: 3 Years
UK PADEL has taken a landmark step in powering the future of student padel, becoming the Title Sponsor of the National Universities Padel League in a three-year partnership and acquiring a significant stake in the business.
This long-term commitment removes cost barriers by covering entry fees for every student player, ensuring that the next generation can compete freely and accessibly across the UK.
For the NUPL community, this means more players on court, more opportunities for growth, and the certainty that comes with a stable, future-focused partnership.
As the country’s leading force in padel, operating clubs, organising flagship competitions, and championing accessibility, UK PADEL’s support reflects its mission to make the sport open to all while driving sustainable, community-led growth.
premier partners
Role: Premier Rackets and Equipment Partner
Y1 Sport brings its bold mantra: Reinvent the Game to the heart of student padel. Founded in 2015, Y1 has grown from a dorm-room idea into a carbon-neutral sports brand spanning apparel, equipment, and lifestyle, all driven by a mission to change lives through sport.
Having already supplied custom kit to more than 1,000 university clubs and societies across the UK, Y1 is a proven name in the collegiate sport space.
With community and expression at its core, Y1 Padel is designed to connect people on and off the court, celebrating the friendships, rivalries, and shared joy that only sport can deliver.
Role: Premier Drinks Partner
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official partners
Role: Official Education Partner
The Padel School brings world-class coaching expertise to the heart of padel. Founded by two brothers with one mission - to help every player that picks up a racket improve their game - The Padel School has built a global community of enthusiasts, delivering player events, holidays, and academies across Europe, the USA, and South Africa.
With hundreds of thousands of players supported worldwide and millions of content views, The Padel School has become the leading digital coaching hub for padel, making high-quality training advice accessible to players of every level.
Role: Official Ball Partner
MRH Sport (the official Bullpadel UK Distributor) was founded by Max Holloway and R3-Sport.
MRH Sport is a London-based distributor and marketing business specialising in high-performance brands across emerging sports.
As the exclusive UK & Ireland distributor for Bullpadel, MRH connects the next generation of players with equipment trusted by the world’s top professionals. Since its founding in 1995, Bullpadel has been driven by innovation, technology, and quality, developing more than 15 proprietary technologies in the last five years alone to stay at the forefront of global padel.
Role: Official University Operator Partner
The Padel Loft is set to transform student life through the power of padel.
Launching the UK’s first student-dedicated on-campus padel club in early 2026, The Padel Loft is breaking down barriers of affordability and accessibility, working exclusively with universities to build inclusive, community-led spaces for students and local residents alike.
Having supported the 2025 NUPL Finals Day, The Padel Loft has already seen the impact and momentum of the National University Padel League, and we’re excited to welcome them back for 2025/26.
Role: Official Directory Partner
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Role: Official University Operator Partner
Real Estate Director (RED) are a niche real estate consultancy dedicated to providing tailored property support for businesses of every scale.
With a belief that property should be a permanent feature on every board agenda, whether managing a portfolio or a single site, RED applies the same values of ambition, teamwork, and opportunity to the padel industry, and has made a name for itself in padel operator development real estate services.
With a proven track record in padel real-estate consultancy, RED has partnered with organisations like Smash Padel to deliver national padel projects.
Interested in a partnership?
UK PADEL NUPL is where brands win early, stand out authentically, and connect with the next generation before anyone else. Fill in the form and let’s create something game-changing together.
