Manchester rapper Aitch invests in popular sport backed by huge celebs
Brit Award winning artist will partner with the UK’s largest padel club operator Multi-award-winning UK rapper Aitch has become the latest high-profile investor in Game4Padel.
A keen padel player himself, the 25-year-old, real name Harrison Armstrong, is excited to partner with the company as padel continues its rapid growth across the world.
The investment from the Manchester-based star will help Game4Padel’s ambitious growth plans as it continues to expand. Aitch will also work with Game4Padel on a range of projects to help bring padel to a wider audience.
Game4Padel already has 29 venues, two more opening soon and plans for many more to open throughout 2026. The company also has as well as a booming coaching programme, with over 250 padel coaches trained in the past three years.
Aitch said: “I’ve been hooked on padel from the moment I picked up a racket. It’s proper addictive and what Game4Padel is doing to grow the sport and open it up to everyone is class”.
“It was a natural fit really and having been to a few of the Game4Padel venues now, I can’t wait to help out and get involved. It’s a buzzing community and exciting to play my part in growing that as more and more people play across the UK.”
Michael Gradon, Co-founder and CEO at Game4Padel, said: “Padel continues to surge in popularity across not only the UK but the world, and having someone as influential as Aitch come on board as a Game4Padel investor is a fantastic endorsement of what we’re building and shows how mainstream the sport is becoming.
“We’re passionate about growing the game and making it accessible for all and having his involvement will help us reach new audiences and inspire even more people to pick up a racket.” Aitch joins an already impressive list of famous investors in Game4Padel, including both Sir Andy and Jamie Murray, Annabel Croft, Virgil van Dijk and Jamie Vardy among many others.
Padel is the world’s fastest growing sport played in over 160 countries around the world – forecasters predict it will become an Olympic sport by 2032. David and Cruz Beckham, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Andy Murray, Eva Longoria and Elle MacPherson are some of the famous names that have taken up the sport in recent years.
The sport has become popular because of the ease in which it can be learned, the fact that it is highly sociable and lots of fun, and it’s mental and physical health benefits.
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