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Last updated: August 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Padel Speak exists for one reason: <\/p>\n\n

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Provide padel players with accurate, up-to-date, and verifiable information. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Rankings, results, equipment<\/strong>, clubs….<\/p>\n\n

This page explains who writes, how, and within what limits.<\/p>\n\n

Who writes for Padel Speak?<\/h2>\n\n

Arnaud G\u00e9l\u00e9bart<\/a><\/strong>. An author, not an anonymous editorial team. <\/p>\n\n

I’ve been playing tennis<\/strong> since the early ’90s (highest ranking: 1\/6<\/strong>) and switched to padel in <\/strong>2019; I’m an amateur competitor with a highest ranking of 2,500 <\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n

Each article is signed and dated<\/strong>. No content is published under a pseudonym or a made-up author’s name. <\/p>\n\n

4 Principles<\/h2>\n\n
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  1. The player before the partner.<\/strong> An article serves first and foremost the person who reads it, never the brand mentioned.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. A number rather than an adjective.<\/strong> Weight in grams, price in euros, date of measurement. There\u2019s no such thing as an \u201cexcellent racket\u201d without the data to back it up. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. One source per statement.<\/strong> Rankings, results, prize money, tournament draw: the source is cited or linked.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. What is not known is revealed.<\/strong> An untested product, an unconfirmed date, missing information: it’s all in the article.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

    How an Article Is Produced<\/h2>\n\n

    3 steps, always the same:<\/p>\n\n

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    1. Data collection<\/strong>: official data, manufacturer technical specifications, prices collected in stores, field research.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Verification:<\/strong> Each figure is cross-checked against its original source before publication. Any figure that cannot be verified is not published. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Update<\/strong>: The rankings, calendar, and promo code pages are updated monthly. The update date is displayed. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

      Where does the information come from?<\/h2>\n\n