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 […]
The Kitchen Team is on site this week at the Pickle Money Ball Super Series event in Daytona Beach, Florida. It’s the first Pickle Money Ball event we’ve been to in person, so we were excited to find out what these tournaments are really like. Pickle Money Ball has made waves in the pickleball industry […]
Major League Pickleball this week announced the rosters and captains for the inaugural Nations Cup, which will be held Oct. 30-Nov. 1 at Brookhaven Country Club in the Dallas suburb of Farmers Branch, Texas. Eight teams will represent key regions from around the world in the high-stakes, high-energy international team event. Looking to attend the […]
JOOLA Pickleball recently announced the launch of JOOLA Forward, a new mentorship and athlete development program designed to support the brand’s sponsored junior athletes and emerging professionals both on and off the court. The program was created to provide structured support, continuity and meaningful relationships for young players, something JOOLA felt was missing within the […]
Things have been busy in the pickleball paddle industry over the past few weeks, with several new releases from some of the biggest brands in the sport. And there’s no sign of that trend slowing down, with even more new paddles set to be released in the coming weeks and months. Below are seven intriguing […]
