Chris Haworth has been through the gauntlet in men’s singles over the past 2 months. The recent PPA Tour signee made his 2025 debut on tour at the Walgreens Open in Las Vegas in late August, but because he hadn’t played an event prior to that since 2024, he was a 50-something seed in his […]
The third episode of a JOOLA video series called “Two Zeroes and a Pro” was released recently, going behind the scenes at the Orlando PPA Challenger event, which was one of the biggest Challenger tournaments to date. The video series is highlighting the players and stories from the Challenger tour, which launched earlier this year and […]
The United Pickleball Association has released the schedule of events for the 2025 Pickleball World Championships, which will be held over a 10-day stretch starting Oct. 31 at Brookhaven Country Club in the Dallas suburb of Farmers Branch, Texas. It’s the third straight year the event has been held at Brookhaven Country Club, which has […]
One of the most popular paddles among pros and amateurs of the past two years — the JOOLA 3S Series — has now been re-released with new colorways and the stamp of approval from both USA Pickleball and the United Pickleball Association of America. The 3S paddles previously were not USAP certified. The dual-certification means […]
The PPA Tour is back in Virginia Beach this week for the second straight year. The Virginia Beach Cup starts Tuesday, kicking off a stretch of three big events in the next five weeks (the Vegas Cup will be Oct. 20-26, followed by the Pickleball World Championships Nov. 3-9). If you’re in the area and […]
This weekend’s PPA Tour Asia Vietnam Cup — held at the Tien Son Sports Arena in Da Nang — officially set a Guinness World Record for the most people to attend a pickleball event, with 7,906 fans attending Saturday’s matches. The previous record for the largest attendance at a pickleball event was 5,522. “This achievement […]
Beginning pickleball players — and even intermediate and some advanced players, for that matter — tend to underestimate the importance of their shoes when it comes to performance. While paddles get most of the attention, the wrong footwear can limit quickness and stability, increase fatigue on muscles and joints as well as contribute to injuries. […]
Pickleballtv, the only 24/7 network dedicated to pickleball, announced on Thursday that it has officially launched on YouTube TV. The expansion brings professional pickleball to one of the most popular live TV streaming platforms in the U.S., further extending the sport’s access and reach. Here’s a look at what’s new as part of the expansion: […]
The second of back-to-back PPA Tour Asia events is underway in Vietnam, and several top American pros are in the field for the second straight week. The first two rounds of the Vietnam Cup, being held at Tien Son Sports Arena in Da Nang, were held Tuesday night (U.S. time), and the quarterfinals in each […]
NFL defensive end Micah Parsons is off to a strong start to the 2025 season after a blockbuster trade over the summer that sent him from the Dallas Cowboys to the Green Bay Packers. Parsons was a big storyline in the NFL this week because he returned to Dallas for the first time since the […]
