Over three days, the open divisions delivered the standard of Padel this championship was created to
showcase. The Elite fields brought together top-tier talent, and the matches that followed, from the opening
rounds on Friday 16 October to the finals at Century City on Sunday 18 October, were of a high quality and
spectacular to watch.
As South Africa’s first-ever national Padel championship, the tournament set out to raise the bar for the sport
in the country, and the level of play across both weekends reflected just how quickly Padel is growing. It was
also a championship for players of every level, from the Age Group Divisions on the opening weekend
through to the Elite fields, with several players making their mark on both.
Padel 365 thanks every player who took part across both weekends, for the standard of Padel they brought
and the competitive spirit they showed. Immense thanks also go to title sponsor Growthpoint and to each of
the championship’s sponsors, whose support made the first National Championship possible. Finally, Padel
365 acknowledges its own staff at Century City and Richmond Park, whose hard work and effort, much of it
behind the scenes, delivered both weekends.
Norbert Sasse, Group CEO of Growthpoint Properties, said:
“It’s an honour and a privilege for Growthpoint to be sponsoring this event. I hope this is the
beginning of a long journey… The idea behind this tournament, and Growthpoint’s sponsorship here,
is to become the premier tournament on the South African Padel circuit.”
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Open Division Results: Top Ten Placements
Ladies Elite Ladies Advanced Men’s Elite Men’s Advanced
1st Debbie van Aswegen
Linge Steenkamp
Amé Snyman
Jodie Sutcliffe
Adam van Harte
Jason Blakey-Milner
DJ Broeksma
Robert Sulcas
2nd Jackie Booth
Mikayla Plitt
Catherine Atkinson
Janine Stokes
Juan-Louis van Antwerpen
Joshua Heath
Abdullah Davids
Mieka-eel Jacobs
3rd Clorinda Wessels
Ashleigh de Wet
Courtney Cornelius
Jessica Lemmon
Egmond van Heerden
Warren Kuhn
Franco Smit
DF Luttig
4th Imaan Hassim
Zinel Parau
Natasha Jansen
Shan Wilson
Aidan Carrazedo
Tremayne Mitchell
Cebo Faleni
Mark Stillerman
5th Lucinda Gibbs
Lea Sterley
Chelsea du Plessis
Martina Cho
Leeuwner van der Merwe
Oloff van Achterbergh
Joshua Greyling
Marc Anderson
6th Elizma Slabbert
Martie Wahl
Brenda Smith
Renette Kingston
Martin Redelinghuys
James Munro
Codi van Reenen
Michael Moreland
7th Jamie Dodd
Jess Brown
Jamie Read
Crystal Wang
Ockie Oosthuizen
Scott Whysall
Michael Georgiades
Raphael Georgiades
8th Tamara Pieters
Michelle van Staden
Kerry Bee
Elizna Wilken
Max Bendel
Charl Vos
Adam Closenberg
Ryan Stein
9th Caprice Ebersey
Nannie de Villiers
Amy Wilson
Jessica Wilson
Hamza Kana
Tim Korsten
Colin Sher
Pierre-Hugo Dupey
10th Hayley Nel
Kimberley Whysall
Helene Roos
Keri Harker
Philip Franken
Marc Anderson
Jared Hoole
Michael Brits
Weekend 1 Age Group Champions
Jackie Booth and Nannie de Villiers (Ladies 50+), Robert Sulcas and Denton Goslett (Men 55+), Paul
Atkinson and Paul Waldburger (Men 45+), and Ockie Oosthuizen and Scott Whysall (Men 35+).
The Championship was supported by Standard Bank, Blu Label Unlimited, CIB, Broll Auctions, FlySafair,
Rabie Property Group, Repower Africa, Thorp Motor Group, HEAD as the official ball partner and NORdee
as the official tournament t-shirt partner, with a total prize pool of R125,000.
Giving Back
A portion of the sponsorship raised for the Growthpoint SA Nationals Padel Championships 2026 was
donated to Amazeballs.
Amazeballs is a registered non-profit organisation that collects used Padel balls and upcycles them into
playground equipment, furniture and art, keeping them out of landfill. Its work includes creating play spaces
for under-resourced preschools, giving children safe and imaginative places to play.
About Padel 365
Padel 365 owns and operates Padel clubs in Cape Town and Johannesburg, including Century City,
Richmond Park and Greenstone Shopping Centre.
