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 […]
This doesn’t seem possible, but it’s somehow true: The PPA Tour has never been to Chicago. That’s changing this week with the inaugural Chicago Cup, which is being held at Life Time North Shore Sport and Racquet in the Chicago suburb of Northbrook, Illinois. The tournament will be played indoors, and there are several interesting […]
By now you may have heard about VAIR, the performance-based rating platform designed to bring greater accuracy, transparency and structure to amateur and competitive play. VAIR uses skill assessment by trained experts alongside AI to combine “data science, probability theory and adaptive modeling to accurately account for age, gender, mixed play and wheelchair classifications.” Players […]
If you look closely on most pickleball paddle websites, you’ll see a range for a paddle’s weight under specs – such as 8.0-8.2 ounces or sometimes even a wider range, like 7.8-8.2 ounces. For Thrive owner Scott Phillips, that’s unacceptable. If somebody is going to pay $200 or more for a product, they should know […]
After a week off, the PPA Tour is back in action this week from Las Vegas. The 2026 Las Vegas Open started Monday with pro qualifying, and main-draw matches will start on Tuesday, with one round in every division to be played each day through Championship Sunday. As an “Open” event, there are 1,000 ranking […]
Katie Neils competes at the Pickle Money Ball event in Daytona Beach. Courtesy photo, Bull Stock Media/Pickle Money Ball The Kitchen Team was on-site at this week’s Pickle Money Ball Super Series event in Daytona Beach, Florida, where a total of $250,000 was up for grabs across all amateur divisions. It was the fourth Pickle […]
Championship Court is normally reserved for the pro players. So is having matches live streamed with expert commentators. Pickle Money Ball is changing that status quo by giving amateur players a chance to play under the spotlight at the tour’s events nationwide. This weekend at the Super Series event in Daytona Beach, Florida, Pickle Money […]
