Almost exactly 4 years ago, Dale Young founded Six Zero Pickleball in his backyard workshop in Australia. At first the inspiration for wanting to make pickleball paddles was out of necessity: There were only a handful of brands that sold paddles in Australia at the time, and shipping costs made them very expensive for consumers. […]
Some of the biggest names on the PPA Tour skipped the Virginia Beach Open this week, including Ben Johns, Anna Leigh Waters, Anna Bright, Jorja and JW Johnson, Gabe Tardio, Hayden Patriquin and Christian Alshon. That left the door wide open for new contenders to pick up some big wins. Read next: Expert review of […]
A recent PPA Tour match has re-ignited a debate among fans and pundits about over-the-top celebrations and taunting in pro pickleball. The debate has been a constant topic of discussion among fans in The Kitchen Facebook Group for years, but a women’s singles match at last week’s PPA Tour Chicago Cup between Maria Ford and […]
If you’ve spent a decent amount of time watching pickleball instructional videos on YouTube, there’s a good chance you’ve come across this one. It was made in 2018 and introduced a concept that has since been adopted by players, teaching pros and social media influencers across the pickleball landscape: Respect the X. It’s designed as […]
The PPA Challenger Series has announced the 2027 schedule, with seven new tour stops in the series’ third season. There will be 18 events total throughout the U.S. starting in January. In 2026 the PPA Challenger Series averaged 400 players per tournament, representing all 50 U.S. states, plus Washington D.C., the Virgin Islands and Puerto […]
The PPA Tour is in action for the third straight week starting Tuesday — this time in Virginia Beach, Virginia, for the Virginia Beach Open. Given that it’s the third tournament in a row and the PPA Tour Australia Pickleball Cup is also being held this week, several big-name pros won’t be competing in Virginia. […]
Anna Leigh Waters reached another historic milestone this weekend at the PPA Tour Chicago Cup, and we also saw several huge upsets on the men’s side throughout the tournament. Waters won her 200th career PPA Tour title in the first match on Championship Sunday, a win in mixed doubles with Ben Johns over JW Johnson/Jorja […]
For nearly 20 years, NOX has been manufacturing sporting equipment primarily using foam technologies. The company started in padel in the late 2000s, then expanded into beach tennis about 10 years later. In both sports, NOX is viewed as a premium brand that leans on European design expertise to make equipment that is comfortable to […]
Pickle Money Ball this week released more details about the amateur tour’s National Championship event, which will feature the largest total amateur payout in pickleball history of more than $1 million. The tournament will be held at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas from July 26-31, 2027. The event — billed as […]
JOOLA and two-time grammy nominated DJ, producer and pickleball player Steve Aoki have teamed up on a new limited-edition HiROQUEST collection of pickleball paddles and table tennis rackets. HiROQUEST is an expansive narrative universe created by Aoki that blends music, art, collectibles and storytelling into one connected world. The universe follows Hiro, a genetically augmented […]
