Edinburgh Sports Club & Barnton Park win Padel Scottish Cup 2025
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Edinburgh Sports Club and Barnton Park LTC are celebrating after being crowned champions at the Padel Scottish Cup Finals 2025.
The capital clubs got their hands on the women’s and men’s trophies respectively following a thrilling day of action at David Lloyd Shawfair.
In the women’s event, Edinburgh Sports Club required a nail-biting 10-point shootout to claim the title after coming from behind to split the four regulation rubbers 2-2 with opponents and holders West of Scotland Padel.
Despite two-times champions WOS striding out to a 4-1 lead in the shootout, ESC came roaring back to win 10-8 and lift the Scottish Cup for the first time.
ESC captain Desni McIntosh said: “We can’t quite believe it - we are an older team against the young ones and had never beaten them before, so at long last we did it. It’s all been played in a really nice spirit and it’s been a really great day.”
In the men’s event, Barnton Park completed a revenge mission in a repeat of last year’s final, sweeping past holders West of Scotland Padel to lift the Scottish Cup for the second time in three years.
The title was secured after the third rubber with Barnton Park leading 3-0, before WOS pulled one back in the fourth match.
Captain David Holmes and Calum Gordon teamed up to secure victory with a clinical 10-3 tie-break win in the decisive encounter.
Holmes said: “It feels good to take the win this year after a rematch of last year’s final. They were all such tight games, but we managed to get through them.
“We’re happy to get the trophy back after last year - all the boys put in a great effort and we had a solid team for every tie.”
Scoreboards
Women’s Final: Edinburgh Sports Club 3-2 West of Scotland Padel
Rubber 1
Desni McIntosh & Mairi Wrench (ESC) bt Gillian McIlroy & Janet Oliphant (WOS) 6-2, 7-6
Rubber 2
Charlotte McClure & Meghan Montgomerie (WOS) bt Harriet Balloch & Jo Cowie (ESC) 6-2, 6-2
Rubber 3
Charlotte McClure & Meghan Montgomerie (WOS) bt Desni McIntosh & Mairi Wrench (ESC) 6-3, 6-4
Rubber 4
Harriet Balloch & Jo Cowie (ESC) bt Gillian McIlroy & Janet Oliphant (WOS) 6-0, 6-7, 10-6
Shootout
Edinburgh Sports Club 10-8 West of Scotland Padel
Men’s Final: Barnton Park LTC 3-1 West of Scotland Padel
Rubber 1
David Holmes & Calum Gordon (BP) bt Allan McClure & Grant Semple (WOS) 6-4, 6-3
Rubber 2
Will Lyburn & Andrew Burgess (BP) bt Gavin Picken & Mark Picken (WOS) 6-3, 6-4
Rubber 3
David Holmes & Calum Gordon (BP) bt Gavin Picken & Mark Picken (WOS) 6-4, 5-7, 10-3
Rubber 4
Allan McClure & Grant Semple (WOS) bt Will Lyburn & Andrew Burgess (BP) 4-6, 6-4, 12-10
