All pickleball players want to win more rallies, more games and more matches. And a lot of people have advice on how to do that — YouTube videos, instructors, your friends at the court, etc. Everyone claims to have the solution that will help you win more. That’s the promise. If it was working, you probably […]
Last weekend at the Atlanta Pickleball Championships, Tama Shimabukuro put the rest of the PPA Tour on notice. His deep runs in men’s singles and men’s doubles at a Slam indicate he could be a serious contender in the second half of the year. We wanted to learn more about the talented 15-year-old, so earlier this […]
With the move to a fall-spring schedule, this week’s PPA Tour Finals serve as the season-ending championship for the top players on tour. The event starts Wednesday in San Clemente, California, and features the Top 8 players in singles and mixed doubles and the Top 16 in men’s and women’s doubles, based on updated standings […]
A new reality series called “Partners” was released on Tuesday and is now available on the PPA Tour’s YouTube Channel, Amazon Prime and Pickleball TV. The documentary gives fans a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse at the inner-workings of pro pickleball and the players who compete on the PPA Tour. The six-part series, produced by Shutterstock Studios, […]
Eddie Anderson has been a die-hard pickleball player since he was introduced to the sport in 2019. So when he built his house in Lakeland, Florida, in 2023, it obviously needed to include a pickleball court. Anderson – who has played senior pro events in the past and now plays mostly with/against high-level amateurs – […]
The five people who were killed in a Texas plane crash on their way to a pickleball tournament last week have been identified. All were members of Amarillo Pickleball Club — Seren Wilson, 19; Brooke Skypala, 45; Stacy Hedrick, 51; Justin “Glen” Appling, 37; and Hayden Dillard, 39. They died in the crash Thursday night, […]
The favorites may have prevailed in every division on Championship Sunday at the PPA Tour Atlanta Pickleball Championships, but in a few years fans could look back on this week as the tournament Tama Shimabukuro became a star. The talented 15-year-old from Hawaii made the final in men’s singles and the semifinals in men’s doubles […]
Pickleball Inc. has become the new parent company of the PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball following a $225 million investment led by Apollo Sports Capital, which is an investment platform of Apollo (NYSE: APO). The deal integrates professional and amateur pickleball with leading technology, retail and infrastructure platforms. Pickleball Inc.’s newly merged business operations […]
