> ## Documentation Index
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# Padel Fan Index

> Sponsor-grade analytics that measure real fan engagement with professional padel players. Powered by Fantasy Padel Tour and Padel API.

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  **Padel Fan Index** is our analytics product for brands, sponsors, and players in professional padel. It combines engagement data from [Fantasy Padel Tour](https://fantasypadeltour.com) with performance data from Padel API to quantify the real visibility of players among active padel fans.
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## Why It's Different

Traditional sponsorship metrics rely on passive impressions: social media followers, TV viewership estimates, or event attendance. Padel Fan Index measures something far more valuable: **active fan decisions**.

Every data point in a Padel Fan Index report represents a deliberate action by a fan: selecting a player for their fantasy team, choosing them as a starter, or investing their limited budget on that player over others. These are signals of genuine preference that passive metrics cannot capture.

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## What's in a Report

Each Padel Fan Index report provides a comprehensive analysis of a player's brand value:

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  <Card title="Fan Reach & Engagement" icon="users">
    How many unique fans actively chose this player, and how often. Measured as real decisions across every tournament of the season.
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  <Card title="Starter Trust Rate" icon="star">
    When fans select a player, do they trust them enough to start them? A high starter rate signals strong fan confidence.
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  <Card title="Ownership Growth" icon="chart-line">
    How the player's market share evolved across the season, normalized against the growing user base to ensure fair comparisons.
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  <Card title="Demand Resilience" icon="shield">
    Does fan demand hold up when the player's price increases? A resilience index above 1.0 means demand grew faster than price, a sign of organic, genuine interest.
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  <Card title="Popularity Index & Gap" icon="ranking-star">
    How popular is the player relative to their ranking? A positive gap means the player attracts more fans than their competitive level would predict, valuable for sponsors seeking underpriced visibility.
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  <Card title="Brand Share of Voice" icon="bullhorn">
    How does the player's brand compare against competing brands in total fan attention? Understand your share of the market at a glance.
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Reports also include pair analysis, historical trends across seasons, market value evolution, and a competitive ranking of the top players by fan engagement.

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## Key Metrics

| Metric                      | What It Measures                                                                  |
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| **Fan Reach**               | Unique fans who included the player in their team during at least one tournament  |
| **Fan Engagement Days**     | Total fan-tournament interactions. Equivalent to "active impressions"             |
| **Starter Trust Rate**      | % of times the player is chosen as a starter vs. substitute                       |
| **Mindshare**               | Player's share of all fan selections across the circuit                           |
| **Popularity Index**        | Player's ownership % divided by the circuit average                               |
| **Demand Resilience Index** | Ownership growth / price growth. Values above 1.0 indicate growing organic demand |
| **ROI Proxy**               | Engagement per ranking position. Higher means better return on sponsorship        |

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## Data Sources

Padel Fan Index reports combine two proprietary data sources:

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  <Card title="Fantasy Padel Tour" icon="gamepad" href="https://fantasypadeltour.com">
    Fantasy sports platform where fans build their own padel teams each tournament. Every selection, starter pick, and budget decision becomes a measurable signal of fan preference.
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  <Card title="Padel API" icon="database" href="https://padelapi.org">
    Comprehensive database of professional padel rankings, match results, and player statistics. Every metric is contextualized with real competitive performance data from the Premier Padel circuit.
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## Who Is It For

* **Brands and sponsors** evaluating or managing padel player partnerships
* **Agencies** building sponsorship proposals with data-backed fan engagement metrics
* **Teams and players** looking to demonstrate their commercial value beyond rankings

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## Get in Touch

<Card title="Request a Report" icon="envelope" href="mailto:ferran@padelapi.org?subject=Padel%20Fan%20Index%20Inquiry">
  Email us at **[ferran@padelapi.org](mailto:ferran@padelapi.org)** to request a Padel Fan Index report or discuss custom analytics.
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