Avoura is still a relatively new brand in the pickleball paddle scene, but already they are making waves with their unique shapes and construction methods. The first Avoura paddle — the Rhapsody 13 — was released earlier this spring and was notable for its rounded widebody profile. The Rhapsody 13 is generally considered a control-oriented […]
Ben Johns was a guest on CNN News Central with Erica Hill on Friday morning while in New York for this weekend’s Major League Pickleball event. Hill and Johns discussed a wide variety of topics during the interview, from Johns’ first experience with the game to the huge growth of the sport both at the […]
Parris Todd recently joined the Pickleballers Podcast for one of our most raw, real conversations yet. She opens up about her early days as a tennis prodigy, turning pro at 14, and traveling the world alone as a teenager chasing a dream. We talk about the pressure, the sacrifices and what eventually led her to […]
Major League Pickleball New York saw 6 Premier Level teams and all 6 Challenger Level teams competing over the Fourth of July weekend, with crucial standings points on the line as the 2025 season heads into the final stages. At the Premier Level, the Brooklyn Pickleball Team (the host team) and Columbus Sliders went undefeated […]
We recently updated our list of the current top 20 women’s players who compete on the PPA Tour and in Major League Pickleball. To help us through the process, we collaborated with an anonymous women’s pro player who regularly plays with and against many of the top players. We wanted this list — which our […]
We recently updated our list of the current top 20 women’s players who compete on the PPA Tour and in Major League Pickleball. To help us through the process, we collaborated with an anonymous women’s pro player who regularly plays with and against many of the top players. We wanted this list — which our […]
Pro pickleball player Erik Lange sparked an interesting discussion this week on X when he shared some data on which paddles are currently the most popular among the pros. Lange credited Kale Klein for his numbers, so we’re going to do the same (thanks, Kale) and also note that our own research validates the numbers […]
Major League Pickleball is heading to the Big Apple this weekend for the 7th event of the season. We’re in the later stages of the regular season now, as most teams have just 2 or 3 event weekends remaining on their schedules. As a reminder, there are 10 events total in the regular season, and […]
We’ve been called a lot of things as pickleball players over the years. Crazy, obsessed, LOUD, annoying … the list goes on. And honestly in a lot of cases pickleball players would probably admit to being those things from time to time. But a Florida man recently took the pickleball insults to new heights when […]
We recently updated our list of the current top 20 men’s players who compete on the PPA Tour and in Major League Pickleball. To help us through the process, we collaborated with an anonymous men’s pro player who regularly plays with and against many of the top players. We wanted this list — which our anonymous […]
