Padel Brand

Black Crown

Black Crown is a small Catalan padel specialist built around one enduring franchise: the Piton, a control-oriented racket family that has run through more than ten numbered generations since the brand emerged around 2010. A family company with a value-for-money reputation, it earned its professional credibility through Marta Marrero, who played its rackets for roughly a decade.

Black Crown racket ranges

4 ranges

Black Crown's line-up runs from the Piton, its round control frame, up through Patron, Win, Invictus and Steel. The Piton is versioned by year rather than by tier, so a Piton 14 is the 2026 edition of the same racket rather than a different model, which is worth knowing when comparing listings across seasons. The Patron and Win both carry a carbon build above the base frame, and Steel and Invictus sit alongside them as separate frames rather than as steps in one ladder.

Black Crown questions

How much does a Black Crown racket cost?

Black Crown rackets currently run from 120 to 170 EUR, depending on the model and how recent it is. The cheapest right now is the Black Crown Win Carbon.

What racket ranges does Black Crown make?

Black Crown builds 3 racket ranges — Patron, Piton and Win. Each range has several models tuned to different playing styles.

How many Black Crown rackets are there?

We track 7 Black Crown rackets currently listed by the retailers we follow, across every range and model year.

Why does the Piton matter so much to Black Crown?

It is effectively the brand. Most padel companies spread identity across several families; Black Crown concentrated it in one control-oriented franchise that has been updated through more than ten numbered generations, plus Attack variants. That continuity means a club player can stay with a familiar mould for years — rare in a market driven by annual reinvention.

How did such a small company stay visible in professional padel?

By backing one marquee player at a time instead of a roster. Marta Marrero gave the brand roughly a decade of women's-tour presence from around 2013, and Xisco Gil carried the men's side from 2023 to 2025. Company registry data suggests a business with only a handful of employees — the single-flagbearer model was visibility on a budget.

Who is Black Crown really for?

Club players who want a Spanish specialist's racket feel without flagship pricing. The brand has always positioned itself on value — its founder framed the philosophy as quality at reasonable prices — and with no current Premier Padel star to fund, its mid-range pricing is structural rather than promotional.

About Black Crown

Black Crown is proof that a padel brand can stay relevant with one franchise and one marquee player at a time. The brand was built by Jordi Rovirosa, who left a multinational career to launch it during the Spanish economic crisis; the company behind it, Padel Positive SL, was constituted in Llinars del Vallès, near Barcelona, in March 2010. It has been a padel-only, family-run operation ever since, positioned deliberately on quality at reasonable prices rather than sponsorship spend.

Its professional story runs through two players. Marta Marrero, a former world number one, played Black Crown rackets from around 2013 for at least seven consecutive seasons, giving a genuinely small company a decade of top-level visibility on the women's tour. When she wound down, Xisco Gil carried the men's side from early 2023 — arriving from Bullpadel and fronting the attack-oriented Special line — until he left at the start of the 2026 season. Today the roster is a spread of lower-profile ambassadors, including players in Japan, rather than a Premier Padel star.

The product identity is anchored by the Piton, the brand's round, control-focused flagship that has been updated continuously — from the mid-2010s Piton 5.0 era to recent numbered editions — alongside the Piton Attack, the diamond-shaped Special family and the Hurricane line once associated with Marrero. For club players, Black Crown occupies a specific niche: a Spanish specialist's product feel at prices below the sport's heavyweight sponsors.

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