Major League Pickleball announced this week that Samin Odhwani will no longer be the commissioner of the league. He served in the role for two seasons. The announcement comes several weeks after the conclusion of the 2026 season that saw the New Jersey 5s win their first title. Odhwani was named commissioner of MLP in […]
Arizona Athletic Grounds and the PPA Tour have announced a multi-decade partnership that will make the “PPA Campus at Arizona Athletic Grounds” a national home for the the professional and amateur pickleball organization. Arizona Athletic Grounds is already home to multiple annual PPA Tour events, including the Mesa Cup in February and the Arizona Open, […]
The PPA Tour heads back to the Phoenix area this week for the 2026 Arizona Open. It’s the second time this year the pro tour has visited Arizona, as it held the Mesa Cup in February at Arizona Athletic Grounds, which has more than 40 dedicated courts and a covered stadium court. This week’s Arizona […]
A couple years ago, Brad Robins had something happen to him that thousands of other pickleball players have experienced. During a fast exchange at the net, the ball deflected off of his partner’s paddle directly into Robins’ eye. Until that moment, he hadn’t really considered the hidden risk inherent in pickleball – a risk that […]
JOOLA this week announced that the company has reached a resolution with 9 of the 11 brands named in a patent infringement lawsuit that was filed in April. At the center of the lawsuit was JOOLA’s claim that the 11 companies had used JOOLA’s proprietary Propulsion Core technology without authorization. The Propulsion Core has been […]
The PPA Tour kicked off its 2026-27 season this week with one of the biggest events on the calendar — a 2,000 point slam in Cary, North Carolina, newly dubbed the Veolia Pickleball National Championships. For players the event was an opportunity to make a significant jump in the new World Pickleball Rankings, which combine […]
JOOLA Pickleball has announced that they have a new paddle launching later this month. It’s called the POWER FX, and it is set to be released Sept. 30. The brand hasn’t released many details about the design and construction of the new paddle, but we do know this: It will be JOOLA’s first full-foam option, […]
The Major League Pickleball Finals set an all-time MLP viewership record this weekend, with 773,000 average viewers watching the CBS broadcast on Sunday, according to the league. It was the second-most watched pro pickleball event in history on any network, behind the PPA Tour Masters Sunday broadcast on CBS earlier this year. MLP said in […]
The PPA Tour is back in action this week in Cary, North Carolina, for the Veolia Pickleball National Championships. It’s the first event of the tour’s 2026-27 season, and it’s a big one — as a slam, it is worth 2,000 ranking points for the winners in each division. Pro qualifying took place Monday and […]
Coming into this weekend, Anna Leigh Waters had won all there is to win in pro pickleball except one thing: A Major League Pickleball title. That changed on Sunday, as the New Jersey 5s completed a 2-0 sweep of the St. Louis Shock in the 2026 MLP Finals in front of a packed crowd at […]
