After a thrilling slate of matches in Dallas over Memorial Day weekend, Major League Pickleball is back in action this week. There are 11 teams participating in MLP Columbus, which starts Thursday from Pickle & Chill, an indoor facility that has hosted several past MLP events. Here are the teams in the field this week: […]
Week 1 of the 2026 Major League Pickleball season wrapped up Monday afternoon in Dallas. The theme of the week: Parity.
There have been 240 medals handed out in 10 PPA Tour events in the U.S. in 2026. Almost 1/3 of those medals (32.5%) were won by a player using a JOOLA paddle, continuing the brand’s dominance when it comes to the pro game. Franklin (22.1%) also maintained a strong presence on the medal stand, aided […]
The Major League Pickleball season kicks off this week with the season-opening event in Dallas. There are 20 teams total this year, and the league has done away with the Premier/Challenger designations, so all teams are competing in one league this year. That means the talent has been consolidated, and almost every team has strong players and names fans […]
Something cool is coming to a court near you, just as temperatures start to heat up across the country. JOOLA is hitting the road this summer with the debut of the 2026 JOOLA Pops Summer Tour, a multi-city pickleball celebration stretching from Texas to the East Coast. The reason: Summer is better with pickleball. The […]
Major League Pickleball will hold its season-opening event this weekend outside of Dallas. There are 11 teams in action, and the event will mark the debut of a new format this year, with pool play Friday-Sunday, followed by single matches for Event Standings Points to be played on Monday. Note: MLP matches will mostly be […]
Happy Major League Pickleball opening week, to those who celebrate. With the 2025-26 PPA Tour season in the rear-view mirror, the pro pickleball calendar now moves into the MLP summer season, with plenty of storylines attached to the return of team pickleball. The season-opening event begins Friday at the Pickler Universe in the Dallas suburb […]
David Groechel’s first experience with a “real” pickleball paddle wasn’t a good one. After playing for a few months and becoming hooked on the sport, he upgraded from his cheap beginner paddle to a $225 premium paddle from one of the big brands. It wasn’t long before it snapped at the neck. So he got […]
Earlier this year, Paddletek started its Reserve program, which is meant to give players an early look at the latest paddle technology in the game. The first paddle that was launched under that program was the Reserve Honeyfoam. It was released in January in limited quantities and featured a “multi-foam floating core that is designed to expand […]
Selkirk Sport, a leading pickleball paddle and equipment manufacturer, has announced the acquisition of Bread & Butter Pickleball Company, a smaller niche brand that has been well known in the paddle enthusiast community for several years. According to a news release, the deal allows Selkirk to “reach a broader and increasingly diverse base of pickleball […]
