The Kitchen’s most-read stories of 2025

There were a ton of big stories in the pickleball world in 2025. We almost had a fight on the sidelines at a Major League Pickleball event, there were huge equipment and rule changes for pros and amateurs, a few people got arrested … and much more. Below you will find our Top 10 most-read […]

JOOLA’s Two Zeroes and a Pro video crew goes behind the scenes at PPA Tour World Championships

JOOLA's Two Zeroes and a Pro crew provided live commentary for the 2025 PPA Challenger Series finals.

After providing behind-the-scenes coverage of several PPA Tour Challenger events in 2025, JOOLA’s “Two Zeroes and a Pro” video crew made the jump from the minor leagues to the major leagues this fall, experiencing pickleball on its biggest stage at the PPA Tour World Championships in Dallas in November. With more than 60,000 fans in […]

The best pro pickleball highlights we saw this year

The Top 5 pro pickleball points of 2025.

Each year the level of play in pro pickleball gets better and better. The offense gets faster, which forces the defense to get better, which over time leads to more crazy highlight-reel points. We’ve gone back through our archives from this year to find the Top 5 points at the pro level. With so many […]

Major League Pickleball releases 2026 season schedule

Major League Pickleball on Monday announced the league's complete 2026 season schedule.

Major League Pickleball on Monday announced the league’s complete 2026 season schedule, which will feature nine regular season events in team markets, the annual Mid-Season Tournament and an expanded three-week playoff. All events will take place from May-August, beginning May 22-25 at the Pickler Universe in Dallas. Tickets for most 2026 MLP season events are […]

CRBN files lawsuit against Vatic Pro alleging patent infringement

CRBN Pickleball filed a patent infringement lawsuit this week against Vatic Pro, alleging that Vatic's V-Sol Power pickleball paddle is in violation of a patent that CRBN has.

CRBN Pickleball filed a patent infringement lawsuit this week against Vatic Pro, alleging that Vatic’s V-Sol Power pickleball paddle is in violation of a patent that CRBN has relating to its foam core technology. CRBN co-owners Garrett Gosselin and Kyle Goguen said in a statement that they attempted to reach out to Vatic Pro directly […]

Pro players Ignatowich, Fu, Glozman file formal appeal challenging contract terminations

Professional pickleball players James Ignatowich, Ryan Fu and Vivian Glozman announced Friday that they’ve filed a formal appeal challenging the United Pickleball Association’s decision to terminate their contracts, a move that made headlines in the pickleball world last week. In a joint statement released Friday morning, the group of players said they participated in an […]

Paddletek and ProXR announce merger, will release new pickleball paddle line in January

Paddletek on Friday morning announced the creation of the Paddletek Group, which unites Paddletek, ProXR and Yobow under one brand, according to a news release.

Paddletek on Friday morning announced the creation of the Paddletek Group, which unites Paddletek, ProXR and Yobow under one brand, according to a news release. The Paddletek Group will continue to produce pickleball and padel equipment and provide support for sponsored athletes, while using the expertise of both entities to lead the brand’s innovation efforts […]

Six Zero Black Opal vs. Six Zero Coral: Which should you choose?

Six Zero recently released its Black Opal and Coral pickleball paddles.

Six Zero released two paddles this fall, and both have already been very popular. The Black Opal and Coral paddles each use a 100% foam core, but offer different playing characteristics and are geared toward different types of players. I’ve had these paddles (the hybrid version of both) for about a month and have put […]

Pickleball industry groups, paddle brands organizing effort to combat counterfeit market

Several industry groups are organizing an effort to combat the rising issue of counterfeit pickleball paddles, which are currently being sold in large quantities through unauthorized online retailers. In a memo sent to several paddle companies last week, United Pickleball Association of America President Jason Aspes shared an “Anti-Counterfeit Best Practices Guide” with the brands, […]