The Only Way is Essex!
The Essex men’s, women’s and Mixed team showed the 217 competitors at the UK PADEL County Championships the way as they swept the board with all three titles.
The biggest UK PADEL County Champs ever was spread across two venues for the first time and the level of padel on display also multiplied. The Men’s being played at Surge Padel in the morning and then joining up with the main venue Rocket Padel in the afternoon, both venues were superb competition hosts to 29 Counties and over 60 teams in the Men’s, Women’s and Mixed events.
There was a big gear shift in quality of padel being played across the board from that witnessed at the inaugural county champs stages last November. An early indication of this was a group stage match where the Wiltshire mixed team (a county with just three courts) took the Essex team (including UK number 1 Sarah Lochrie) into a Champions Shoot and narrowly lost.
The mixed final was viewed by hundreds of spectators on Saturday night as we hosted a player’s party at the venue but also thousands on the live-streamed action with commentary on the UK PADEL YouTube channel.
Essex came out champions, defeating a Hertfordshire team who had played wonderfully well all day winning all three of their group matches against tough opposition.
In the Women’s competition the irrepressible Yorkshire women’s team once again dominated throughout the day proving too strong for any team that stood in their way, and with a good win over Surrey in the group stages. But they had to come up against an Essex team in the final in a fiercely competitive match, with the pairing of Sarah Lochrie and Jo Ward playing some extraordinary shots along the way to secure their match in the tie break and the title for Essex.
The men’s final concluded the weekend. A more dramatic match you could not have wished for. After seeing Surrey take the first rubber to finish, the first Essex pairing dug deep and came back from behind to win their string by the narrowest of margins. The match went into a Champions Shoot-out with the Essex pairing of Jake Bewley and Ethan Bardo suddenly finding an extra gear to overcome the Surrey pair of Chris Salisbury and Ed Tandy. You can see how that played out 10-4 in the Championship shoot out here
There will, no doubt, be some aching limbs attached to the 217 competitors today but also a huge collective warm glow of achievement and enjoyment, with every participant contributing to a phenomenal weekend of competitive padel.
Well done once again to Essex for their marvellous clean sweep
Women’s 2024 UK PADEL County Champions Essex, Runners up Yorkshire
Men’s 2024 UK PADEL County Champions Essex, Runners up Surrey
Mixed 2024 UK PADEL County Champions Essex, Runners up Hertfordshire
Many thanks to the Event Sponsors ACT Sports, Hexa Padel, Back In Action for their support in taking this UK PADEL County Championship to the next level.
MEN’S GROUPS
GROUP 1
GROUP 2
GROUP 3
GROUP 4
GROUP 5
GROUP 6
GROUP 7
WOMEN’S GROUPS
GROUP 1
GROUP 2
GROUP 3
GROUP 4
MIXED GROUPS
GROUP 1
GROUP 2
GROUP 3
GROUP 4
SCORE CARDS
MEN’S MATCHES
SATURDAY 16th
RP – Rocket Padel   S – Surge
09:30-10:30 | COURT 1&2 | S
EAST SCOTLAND V HAMPSHIRE
09:30-10:30 | COURT 3&4 | S
NORTH SCOTLAND V LINCS
09:30-10:30 | COURT 7&8 | S
SUFFOLK V CHESHIRE
10:30-11:30 | COURT 1&2 | S
STAFFS V CORNWALL
10:30-11:30 | COURT 5&6 | S
OXON V DORSET
11:30-12:30 | COURT 1&2 | S
EAST SCOTLAND V CHESHIRE
11:30-12:30 | COURT 3&4 | S
SUFFOLK V HAMPSHIRE
11:30-12:30 | COURT 7&8 | S
NORTH SCOTLAND V CORNWALL
12:30-13:30 | COURT 1&2 | S
STAFFS V LINCS
12:30-13:30 | COURT 5&6 | S
WARKS V DORSET
13:30-14:30 | COURT 1&2 | RP
SOUTH SCOTLAND V YORKS
13:30-14:30 | COURT 3&4 | RP
AVON V LANCS
13:30-14:30 | COURT 5&6 | RP
ESSEX V HERTS
13:30-14:30 | COURT 7&8 | RP
SURREY V BERKS
13:30-14:30 | COURT 9&10 | RP
DEVON V CHANNEL IS
13:30-14:30 | COURT 11&12 | RP
SOUTH WALES V SUSSEX
17:30-18:30 | COURT 1&2 | RP
WARKS V GLOUCS
17:30-18:30 | COURT 5&6 | RP
WILTS V BUCKS
17:30-18:30 | COURT 7&8 | RP
SOMERSET V MIDDLESEX
SUNDAY 17th
RP – Rocket Padel   S – Surge
09:00-10:00 | COURT 1&2 | S
SOUTH SCOTLAND V BUCKS
09:00-10:00 | COURT 3&4 | S
SURREY V MIDDLESEX
09:00-10:00 | COURT 5&6 | S
WILTS V YORKS
09:00-10:00 | COURT 7&8 | S
SOMERSET V BERKS
10:00-11:00 | COURT 3&4 | RP
ESSEX V CHANNEL IS
10:00-11:00 | COURT 9&10 | RP
DEVON V HERTS
10:00-11:00 | COURT 1&2 | S
AVON V SUSSEX
10:00-11:00 | COURT 7&8 | S
SOUTH WALES V LANCS
10:30-11:30 | COURT 3&4 | S
BUCKS V YORKS
10:30-11:30 | COURT 5&6 | S
MIDDLESEX V BERKS
11:00-12:00 | COURT 1&2 | RP
WARKS V OXON
11:00-12:00 | COURT 3&4 | RP
NORTH SCOTLAND V STAFFS
11:00-12:00 | COURT 5&6 | RP
CHESHIRE V HAMPSHIRE
11:00-12:00 | COURT 7&8 | RP
CORNWALL V LINCS
11:00-12:00 | COURT 9&10 | RP
DORSET V GLOUCS
11:00-12:00 | COURT 11&12 | RP
EAST SCOTLAND V SUFFOLK
11:00-12:00 | COURT 1&2 | S
SURREY V SOMERSET
11:00-12:00 | COURT 7&8 | S
SOUTH SCOTLAND V WILTS
11:30-12:30 | COURT 3&4 | S
AVON v SOUTH WALES
11:30-12:30 | COURT 5&6 | S
SUSSEX V LANCS
13:30-14:30 | COURT 1&2 | RP
ESSEX V DEVON
13:30-14:30 | COURT 9&10 | RP
CHANNEL IS V HERTS
13:30-14:30 | COURT 11&12 | RP
OXON V GLOUCS
15:00-16:00 | COURT 5&6 | RP
QUARTER 1
15:00-16:00 | COURT 7&8 | RP
QUARTER 2
15:00-16:00 | COURT 9&10 | RP
QUARTER 3
15:00-16:00 | COURT 11&12 | RP
QUARTER 4
16:00-17:00 | COURT 1&2 | RP
SEMI FINAL 1
16:00-17:00 | COURT 9&10 | RP
SEMI FINAL 2
17:00-18:00 | COURT 1&2 | RP
FINAL
WOMEN’S MATCHES
SATURDAY 16th
RP – Rocket Padel   S – Surge
15:30-16:30 | COURT 1&2 | RP
YORKSHIRE V AVON
15:30-16:30 | COURT 3&4 | RP
MIDDLESEX V SOMERSET
15:30-16:30 | COURT 5&6 | RP
BERKS V SURREY
15:30-16:30 | COURT 7&8 | RP
SUSSEX V GLOUCS
15:30-16:30 | COURT 9&10 | RP
ESSEX V CHANNEL IS
17:30-18:30 | COURT 3&4 | RP
LANCS V DEVON
17:30-18:30 | COURT 9&10 | RP
WILTS V SOUTH WALES
17:30-18:30 | COURT 11&12 | RP
DUR & CLEV V BUCKS
SUNDAY 17th
RP – Rocket Padel   S – Surge
09:00-10:00 | COURT 1&2 | RP
SUSSEX V SOMERSET
09:00-10:00 | COURT 3&4 | RP
MIDDLESEX V GLOUCS
09:00-10:00 | COURT 5&6 | RP
YORKSHIRE V SURREY
09:00-10:00 | COURT 7&8 | RP
BERKS V AVON
09:00-10:00 | COURT 9&10 | RP
DUR & CLEV V SOUTH WALES
09:00-10:00 | COURT 11&12 | RP
WILTS V BUCKS
10:00-11:00 | COURT 1&2 | RP
LANCS V CHANNEL IS
10:00-11:00 | COURT 5&6 | RP
ESSEX V DEVON
10:00-11:00 | COURT 7&8 | RP
SUSSEX V MIDDLESEX
10:00-11:00 | COURT 11&12 | RP
GLOUCS V SOMERSET
12:30-13:30 | COURT 1&2 | RP
DUR & CLEV V WILTS
12:30-13:30 | COURT 3&4 | RP
CHANNEL IS V DEVON
12:30-13:30 | COURT 5&6 | RP
ESSEX V LANCS
12:30-13:30 | COURT 7&8 | RP
BUCKS V SOUTH WALES
12:30-13:30 | COURT 9&10 | RP
SURREY V AVON
12:30-13:30 | COURT 11&12 | RP
YORKSHIRE V BERKS
15:00-16:00 | COURT 1&2 | RP
SEMI FINAL 1
15:00-16:00 | COURT 3&4 | RP
SEMI FINAL 2
17:00-18:00 | COURT 11&12 | RP
FINAL
MIXED MATCHES
SATURDAY 16th
RP – Rocket Padel   S – Surge
09:00-10:00 | COURT 1&2 | RP
AVON v BUCKS
09:00-10:00 | COURT 3&4 | RP
ESSEX v WILSTSHIRE
09:00-10:00 | COURT 5&6 | RP
YORKSHIRE v GLOUCS
09:00-10:00 | COURT 7&8 | RP
SUSSEX v HERTS
09:00-10:00 | COURT 9&10 | RP
MIDDLESEX v CHANNEL IS
09:00-10:00 | COURT 11&12 | RP
SURREY v LANCS
10:00-11:00 | COURT 1&2 | RP
SOMERSET v BERKSHIRE
10:00-11:00 | COURT 3&4 | RP
SOUTH WALES v DEVON
10:00-11:00 | COURT 5&6 | RP
MIDDLESEX v WILTSHIRE
10:00-11:00 | COURT 9&10 | RP
SURREY v BUCKS
11:00-12:00 | COURT 1&2 | RP
SUSSEX v DEVON
11:00-12:00 | COURT 3&4 | RP
SOUTH WALES v HERTS
11:00-12:00 | COURT 7&8 | RP
YORKSHIRE v BERKSHIRE
11:00-12:00 | COURT 11&12 | RP
SOMERSET v GLOUCS
12:00-13:00 | COURT 1&2 | RP
ESSEX v CHANNEL IS
12:00-13:00 | COURT 5&6 | RP
AVON v LANCS
12:00-13:00 | COURT 9&10 | RP
DEVON v HERTS
12:00-13:00 | COURT 11&12 | RP
BERKSHIRE v GLOUCS
14:30-15:30 | COURT 1&2 | RP
SUSSEX v SOUTH WALES
14:30-15:30 | COURT 3&4 | RP
YORKSHIRE v SOMERSET
14:30-15:30 | COURT 5&6 | RP
CHANNEL IS v WILSTSHIRE
14:30-15:30 | COURT 7&8 | RP
LANCS v BUCKS
14:30-15:30 | COURT 9&10 | RP
ESSEX v MIDDLESEX
14:30-15:30 | COURT 11&12 | RP
AVON v SURREY
16:30-17:30 | COURT 1&2 | RP
SEMI FINAL 1
16:30-17:30 | COURT 11&12 | RP
SEMI FINAL 2
18:30-19:30 | COURT 1&2 | RP
FINAL
UK PADEL are delighted to welcome the fantastic sponsors who are helping to continue to grow the highly successful UK PADEL County Championships.
Together we want to use the impact of the events to help to lift up the awareness of Padel as an easy to pick up, fun, dynamic and social sport. For more information on the event please contact Tournament Director Mark Ayers Mark@ukpadel.org
Act Sports are Official tournament turf sponsor of UK PADEL
UK PADEL are delighted to join forces with global sports turf brand Act Sports to reinforce the sport’s popularity in the UK and back its County Championships.Â
UK Padel decided to team up with Act Sports, Beaulieu International Group’s sports brand, to encourage the popularity of the sport in the UK. Act Sports provide quality turf for clubs and tournaments all over the world and in 2023 alone, supplied astroturf for 2,500 padel courts across Europe.
Act Sports have a wide range of padel systems that boast high quality and playability, guaranteeing ultimate comfort for players of any level and age. That’s why organizations such as UK Padel and Premier Padel – the highest level of our sport – rely on Act Sports padel turf. more on Act Sports here https://act.sport/
Hexa Padel are the official court sponsor
Hexa Padel are on a mission to grow Padel in the UK. Our small part is to help make the best courts available at the lowest possible prices. We aim to offer a service that can support you through the whole construction process and then deliver market leading post build services.
 The wider Hexa Padel team have over 70 years’ worth of combined experience within the sports industry ranging from building tennis centres, product development, setting up padel centres and helping the LTA train future padel coaches. We are pleased to be supplying courts to the UK PADEL club at SeaSpace Newquay and supporting UK PADEL grow the County Championships and the number of padel players and courts in the UK. Please find out more at https://www.hexapadel.co.uk/padelcourts
Back In Action are the official lifestyle and wellbeing sponsor
We’ve persuaded ergo experts Back In Action to bring a number of their Spinal Mobilisers to the County Championships events. We want players to prep their body for the tournament and recover between rounds.
Back in Action have already seen how the powerful Mobiliser system enhances performance and recovery for padel players.  The UK PADEL team are using the mobiliser and we will tell you more about the benefits we have experienced.
Back in Action are rated the number one retailer in the UK, and the Mobiliser product is widely used by those seeking to beat back pain, from walking wounded up to world-class athletes. The mobiliser is widely used in the military to get people back into Service quickly after back injuries.Â
You’ll see their name around the event and one of their four retail stores is in Bristol if you’d also like to sample their incredible range of ergonomic furniture you can see it online at https://www.backinaction.co.uk plus details of their other stores in London, Amersham and Marlow.Â
Slazenger Padel are the official Ball sponsor
UK PADEL are delighted to have the Slazenger Challenge no 1 ball as our official ball of the UK PADEL County Championships and know competitors will love playing with this ball.
Since 1902 Slazenger has been the Official Ball supplier to The Championships at Wimbledon. And it remains the longest unbroken sporting sponsorships in history.
 Experience top-tier performance with the Slazenger challenge No.1. It’s not just a ball; it’s a game winning companion.
Official sponsor of the Hexagon Cup and the UK PADEL County championships.
Elevate your game with the Slazenger Challenge No.1. now available at the UK PADEL store
https://shop.ukpadel.org/collections/uk-padel-county-championships
About UK PADEL
UK PADEL is a leading provider of Padel in the UK, with clubs currently in Buckinghamshire and soon Cornwall.   We also run and manage some of the biggest Padel tournaments nationally – including the UK PADEL County Championships, which when launched in November 2023, was the biggest ever Padel tournament to be held in the UK, with over 170 competitors from the length and breadth of the UK. For further information please visit: www.ukpadel.org











