The 2026 Major League Pickleball draft was Friday morning, and there were a few surprises — as there is every year. The St. Louis Shock set a league record by bidding $1.23 million for the No. 1 overall pick, and they selected Anna Bright. That means they will likely go into the 2026 season with the […]
The Major League Pickleball free-agency draft is scheduled for Friday at 10 a.m. ET. All teams made their keeper selections earlier this month, and there are now 66 open roster spots to fill during the draft. The order will be determined by a bidding process similar to past years. You can watch a live stream of the draft on […]
The Major League Pickleball free-agency draft is scheduled for Friday at 10 a.m. ET. All teams made their keeper selections earlier this month, and there are now 66 open roster spots to fill during the draft. The order will be determined by a bidding process similar to past years. – The initial 28 picks of […]
With the launch of the Pro V series, JOOLA has introduced a new hybrid shape to their paddle lineup called the Kosmos. The Kosmos is a blend between the popular Perseus and Scorpeus shapes and is being used by pros Federico Staksrud (16mm) and Tyson McGuffin (14mm). Notably, JOOLA chose to go with a flat top […]
Leigh Waters is the mom and coach of Anna Leigh Waters — the most dominant pickleball player of all time — and the person who’s been in the room for every major moment that turned Anna Leigh into the face of the sport. In this episode of Pickleballers, Leigh sits down with Roscoe and Jared […]
The PPA Tour this week announced the full 2026-2027 season schedule, which includes the return of several popular U.S. stops as well as highly anticipated international events in Malaysia, Australia, Canada, Italy and China. The season kicks off on Aug. 31 with the Pickleball National Championships in a “soon-to-be announced, pickleball-obsessed location,” according to the […]
DUPR this week announced a new feature called DUPR Reset that was created for pickleball players who want a way to reassess their rating using recent match results. The initiative is a structured performance review based entirely on the most recent results. For players who believe their level has improved or outdated results are holding […]
Paddle flex has been a focus for JOOLA’s pickleball engineers for several years. When the company released it’s “Gen 3” line — which was followed up by the Mod TA-15 and the 3S series — the patented “propulsion core” functioned like a diving board, bending on impact and springing back into place to transfer more energy […]
Anna Bright and Hayden Patriquin have been extremely close to taking down Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters in recent months. In November, they lost to Johns/Waters in three games in the semifinals at the Pickleball World Championships. In January, they lost to Johns/Waters in five games in the finals at the Masters. Earlier this month, […]
You may have heard of the Hollywood-produced pickleball comedy “The Dink,” which will feature Ben Stiller, has been acquired by Apple Original Films and is set to be released this summer. But there is a lesser-known pickleball “mockumentary” film that is set to make its debut next month in Los Angeles. “PICKLEHEADS,” directed by Josh Flanagan […]
