🔥 SAPL WEEK 5 RESULTS: THE PLAYOFF RACE IS ON
8/9 predictions correct! 🎯 At this point we're either getting very good at this, or the SAPL teams are finally starting to follow the script. 😂 Week 5 delivered two huge draws, a few serious upsets, some unbeaten streaks taking their first hits, and one very important fact: Thrashers have officially qualified for the playoffs. And with only two rounds left for most teams, the league table is starting to look less like a standings page and more like a spreadsheet someone has shaken violently. 😂
21 Sept 2026 · SAPL Editorial
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Match of the Week
08 Oct 2026
LivPadel Supersport Park
Category battles
Mens Intermediate
Gordon & Ryan Hunt
VSStefan Nel & Grant Hewitt
Ladies Open
Abigail Radbone & Brigitte Winterstein
VSMarna & Marlie
Mens Beginner
Chad Shayne Ayford & Danile Basson
VSIan Neethling & Christopher van der Merwe
Mens Open
Luca Milan Radmanovic & Edwin de Villiers
VSJacques Minnaar & Egmond van heerden
Playoff Race
- S1.U-Pro (Invitational)73
- E2.Thrashers72
- E3.MK Padel60.5
- S4.Proactive Wingate58
- N5.Team Apex (Lynwood)49
- N6.WRC 147
- S7.Banter Bandits42
- N8.KOP Rietondale 139
Top 2 per conference + 2 best third-place teams
Full standings🍩 Donut Factory
- 1♀
Liezel / Freda Potgieter9 - 2♂
arnoscholtz20@gmail.com / Rudolph van Biljon6 - 3♀
Marie-Louise Kleynhans / Carmen Hargroves5 - 4♂Egmond van heerden / Jacques Minnaar4
- 5♂
Alex Papageorgiou / Damian James Schlebusch3 - 6♂Christopher van der Merwe / Ian Neethling3
- 7♂Dino Pavlou / Andreas Lendowsky3
- 8♀
Hilmari van Heerden / Letitia da Silva3 - 9♂
Kean / Ryan3 - 10♀Marlie / Marna3
Total Prize Pool
R100,000+
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- 4Rally Rebels0Sone Hendriks's TeamsPremier
- 5WRC 40Tuks Padel ClubPremier
Top Clubs
- 1Waterkloof Racquet Club4 teams1026
- 2SKYe Padel1 teams1026
- 3The Net1 teams1026
- 4Thrashers1 teams1026
- 5Rietondale Padel3 teams978
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