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Claim this club →This venue has fewer than 5 verified player reviews. The Pulse Score is still on the full 40 / 25 / 20 / 5 / 5 / 5 weighting — it will simply sharpen as verified reviews accumulate.
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Street ViewTenniscentrum Alken is a modern multi-sport complex in Alken, Belgium, offering 10 padel courts, indoor and outdoor tennis, squash, dance studio, Vamos Academy coaching for all ages, and an on-site brasserie.
The Pulse Score is Padel Pulse's independent 0–100 rating of each club. It is the weighted sum of six components: Reviews 40%, Facility 25%, Operational Quality & Transparency 20%, Activity 5%, External refs 5%, Recency 5%. The weighting is published and is the same for every club — clubs cannot pay to raise their score.
Operational Quality & Transparency has three sub-components: profile completeness (60%), review responsiveness (20%) and update recency (20%). Each completeness item's credit is scaled by where the fact came from: club-confirmed ×1.0 · contributor-corroborated ×0.85 · crawled-only ×0.7 — claiming earns nothing by itself; confirmed data earns full credit. Pillars without real signal show “not yet measured” and their weight is redistributed across measured pillars.
The Reviews component blends Padel Pulse verified-player reviews with the club's Google rating — 100% Google when there are no verified reviews, shifting to a 70% verified / 30% Google cap as verified reviews accumulate (cap reached at ~20 verified reviews).
A Provisional tag means a club has fewer than 5 verified player reviews. Its score is still on the full weighting; it will simply sharpen as verified reviews come in.
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10 courts. Per-court detail (surface, lighting, dimensions) is not yet recorded for this club. Operators — claim your club to add it.
TCA Alken is a well-equipped, premium multi-sport club with good-condition open padel courts featuring panoramic glass walls, quality clay tennis courts, a café, and professional branding.
Facility has dedicated fans but serious service and maintenance issues deter repeat visitors and newcomers.
“The staff is very friendly. The place is clean!”
“The indoor courts (carpet) are in particularly poor condition.”
5 reviews; Google's selection skews positive (3 five-stars, 2 one-stars). Aggregate 4.0 rating from 134 reviews signals real friction. Sample reveals stark service divide: enthusiastic regulars vs. new visitors encountering dismissive bar staff, aggressive referees, and poor upkeep. Quality food praised, but pricing and attitude consistently undermine experience.
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