As it has every year, USA Pickleball recently introduced several rule changes and tweaked language in other parts of the official rulebook to add clarity for 2026. The new rules went into effect Jan. 1, and we’re here to break down the most important things that have changed. Rule 14.A.2: No more freeze in rally […]
From top pro players to business leaders to NFL legends, we saw it all on Pickleballers in 2025. We didn’t know what to expect when we started the podcast in the spring — we just knew we wanted to bring something new to the pickleball podcast sphere and we wanted to learn more about the […]
Pro player Parris Todd has received a $50,000 fine and will be suspended for two events in 2026 for participating in an event in Japan recently without proper approval from the United Pickleball Association. The suspension will include one PPA Tour event (the Masters in January) and one Major League Pickleball event (the first event […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Each year the number of brands in the pickleball paddle space increases, and 2025 was no different. RPM, Luzz, NOX, Warping Point … the list of newcomers goes on, and many of those new brands made great paddles this year. But the big dogs remained the big dogs at the pro level, with brands like […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
