The PPA Tour on Tuesday announced the creation of PPA Tour Europe, a new circuit that will feature 20 pro pickleball events across 9 European countries in 2026 and 2027. The inaugural PPA Tour Europe season will have a total prize pool of €545,000 and culminate in the PPA Finals Europe in May 2027. Tour […]
The New Jersey 5s and St. Louis Shock came into this week’s Major League Pickleball event in Orlando tied at the top of the regular-season standings. After both teams went undefeated in Group Play, they met Sunday in the 1 vs. 1 matchup, and the stakes couldn’t have been more black and white in the […]
We’ve reached the final week of the Major League Pickleball regular season, and there are several teams still battling for the final playoff spots. MLP Orlando starts Thursday from the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort. There are 12 teams in the field this week. We tested every durable grit […]
Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Georgia sits every pickleball player’s dream: A luxury house with 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a chef’s kitchen, sauna, hot tub and beautiful scenery – all centered around a private, pro-level indoor pickleball court. The Blue Ridge Pickle Barn by Kaizen Pickleball is a rental property located near […]
Major League Pickleball this week announced a new team event that will feature pro players representing several regions of the world at the inaugural MLP Nationals Cup this fall. The event will be held Oct. 30-Nov. 1 at Brookhaven Country Club outside of Dallas as part of the larger Pickleball World Championships. The MLP Nations […]
Ben Stiller’s new pickleball comedy “The Dink” is now streaming on Apple TV. The movie features Jake Johnson as a washed-up former tennis star who discovers the superior racket sport. The movie features several other big-name stars as well, including Mary Steenburgen, Ed Harris, Chloe Fineman, Aaron Chen, Patton Oswalt, Chris Parnell and Christine Taylor. […]
It didn’t take long for the Dallas Flash to back up their MLP San Diego win. One week later — this time in Chicago — the Flash continued their late-season run by claiming another event title and 25 more standings points with a Dreambreaker win over Brooklyn on Sunday, putting the Flash firmly in the […]
Pickleball Inc. — the parent company of the PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball — this week announced a partnership with the Pickleball World Cup designed to accelerate the growth of international pickleball through expanded competition, commercial collaboration and global media distribution. According to a news release, Pickleball Inc. will serve as the exclusive media […]
Major League Pickleball is heading to Chicago this week for the penultimate regular season event of the year. It’s the first time a PPA Tour or MLP event will be held at Life Time North Shore, a huge facility that has recently been remodeled. Because there are only two events remaining before the playoffs, teams […]
For weeks there’s been speculation that the New Jersey 5s could be big players in the Major League Pickleball trade market. On Monday — deadline day — they finally made their move. The 5s acquired Federico Staksrud and Milan Rane from the Orlando Squeeze in exchange for Martin Emmrich and Lina Padegimaite. New Jersey also […]
