Notes from the team — product updates, padel-history pieces, and the occasional opinion about how booking platforms should work.
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Welcome to Padelya
A founder note: why we built Padelya, what V1 ships with, and the roadmap from here.
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Finding your padel level the Glicko way
Why we picked the Glicko rating system over a simple 1–5 label, and how the level bands keep open matches honest.
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The open-match marketplace, explained
How the open-match flow works on Padelya, why we mediate the chat, and what stops it from becoming something it shouldn't.
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How padel rallied — and why a small city is a good place to launch
The shape of padel's global growth, why we started in a young city, and the asymmetry that makes early-stage padel cities a good bet.
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