Less than a year after releasing its most popular paddle ever — the Series Three – Project Flamingo — Proton has officially launched a new model in the Series Three line: the Project Peacock. They may have kept with the bird theme in naming the paddle, but there are several key differences in how the […]
The PPA Tour is back in action this week in Lakeland, Florida, for the Lakeland Open. The tournament, being held at the Beerman Family Tennis Center, started Tuesday with pro qualifying and will continue through Sunday. As an Open, the tournament offers 1,000 ranking points to the winners and will be played as a modified […]
A new study conducted through a partnership between the Sports & Fitness Industry Association and DUPR provides new insights into pickleball player behavior, including how often people play, what they buy, how much they spend and what’s motivating them. It’s the first study that looks at consumer-level spending and behavior data tied directly to highly […]
Andrei Daescu was born to compete. From his early days in Romania as a tennis player to his relentless rise up the pickleball ranks, the 37-year-old giant has been called “the best pickleball player not named Ben Johns.” Coming fresh off a Major League Pickleball championship, Andrei joins Roscoe and Jared to discuss his MLP […]
Federico Staksrud and Hayden Patriquin won gold last weekend at the PPA Tour Pickleball World Championships (and the 3,000 ranking points that came with the title) after handily beating the No. 1 seed Ben Johns/Gabe Tardio in the semifinals and then pretty decisively following that up with a win over the No. 4 seed JW Johnson/CJ […]
Pickleball challenges us. This is one of its great attractions. Every time we play, we are faced with adversity and puzzles to solve. And we do our best to work through them. But as you interact with pickleball and do your best to work through each game, strive to be as constructive as possible. This […]
Catherine Parenteau and her coach (and wife) Athena Trouillot join Pickleballers this week for a wide-open conversation about love, pressure and what it takes to sustain greatness. Catherine walks us through her journey from Montreal tennis prodigy to pickleball star: the early days with Simone Jardim, the US Open win that changed her trajectory, going […]
Federico Staksrud and Hayden Patriquin have been one of the most consistent men’s doubles teams on the PPA Tour in 2025, playing together in 12 tournaments and winning seven medals. But until Sunday they had yet to find the winner’s circle together this year. They finally broke through in the biggest event of the season, […]
We’ve made it to the weekend at the 2025 Pickleball World Championships in Dallas, and the best matches of the tournament are still ahead of us. The quarterfinal rounds of the biggest PPA Tour event of the year wrapped up Friday evening, and the semifinals in each division will be Saturday — all matches will […]
Proton this week released a new widebody shape and multiple thicknesses of its popular Project Flamingo pickleball paddle. Both the new widebody version and the original elongated version now come in 13mm and 15mm thickness options. The 13mm model offers more pop and maneuverability at the kitchen line, compared to the more plush-feeling 15mm model. Proton […]
