About Sporthouz

Sporthouz Journal is an independent editorial magazine, written and produced in Copenhagen, devoted to the racket sports that quietly shape life in the Danish capital — badminton played in church halls in Nørrebro, indoor tennis on the courts at KB Hallen, and the padel courts that have spread, almost overnight, from Hellerup down through Amager.

We launched in early 2024 because nobody was telling these stories with the seriousness they deserve. Across Scandinavia, racket sports are a thread that runs through everyday life — practical, social, year-round — and yet most of the writing about them is either thin gear-affiliate filler or English-language coverage of professional tours that have very little to do with what happens at your local club on a Tuesday evening.

So we built something different. Sporthouz publishes long-form gear reviews from people who actually play, technique pieces written by coaches and credible amateurs, profiles of Danish players at every level, and quiet, observational essays about racket culture in Copenhagen and the wider Nordic region. We cover badminton, tennis, padel and squash with equal weight. We do not run paid placements. We do not sell rackets. The site has no shop, no affiliate links, no sponsored content — only editorial.

Our small team writes in English so the magazine is useful to the growing international community in Copenhagen as well as to Danish readers who prefer English-language sports writing. We publish two to three pieces a week, plus a Sunday newsletter — The Court Report — that summarises what we have been reading, watching and playing.

If you are a coach, club organiser, junior player or just someone who has fallen quietly in love with the sound of a racket striking a shuttle in a cold January gymnasium, you are exactly the reader we are writing for. Thanks for being here.