The United Pickleball Association — the governing body of the PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball — will officially begin renegotiating player contracts starting next month, according to a memo sent out to players this week that was obtained by The Kitchen. Starting July 1, the organization will be offering player contract renewal windows giving current […]
The Texas Ranchers and Carolina Hogs made arguably the biggest Major League Pickleball trade of the season Tuesday morning. The terms of the trade are as follows: – Texas acquires Kaitlyn Christian and cash– Carolina acquires Etta Tuionetoa Updated rosters Texas RanchersMen: Christian Alshon, Eric Oncins, Wyatt StoneWomen: Tina Pisnik, Kaitlyn Christian, Felicity Di Laura […]
The PPA Tour Orange County Cup wrapped up Sunday from San Clemente, California, with multiple matchups between the top teams in the pro game right now. Four divisions featured Championship Sunday matches between the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds. Men’s doubles: No. 1 Ben Johns/Gabe Tardio def. No. 2 Federico Staksrud/Hayden Patriquin 10-12, 11-7, […]
A new JOOLA video series called “Two Zeroes and a pro” is highlighting the players and stories from PPA Challenger events. The PPA Challenger Series, which launched earlier this year, is designed to give lower level pros and aspiring amateur players a shot at earning PPA Tour rankings points and cash prizes. Think of it like […]
The New Jersey 5s made a big trade Thursday to reunite with Mari Humberg, who helped them get to last year’s MLP championship (where the 5s lost to the Dallas Flash in a thrilling final). The trade sends Christa Gecheva, who had been New Jersey’s bench player, to the D.C. Pickleball Team (Challenger Level) in exchange for […]
Multiple MLP teams made roster changes Tuesday, including a big move from the Carolina Hogs that will impact their starting lineup. The Hogs waived Collin Johns, who was their No. 2 men’s player and had been playing with brother Ben Johns in men’s doubles and Kaitlyn Christian in mixed doubles. Carolina picked up Martin Emmrich […]
The PPA Tour is back in action this week at one of the most recognized venues on tour. Held in San Clemente, California, this week’s Orange County Cup is among the biggest events on the PPA Tour schedule, offering 1,500 points to the winner in each division. The tournament is hosted at the Life Time Rancho […]
Just a few months after releasing arguably their best and most popular paddle ever — the C45 hybrid — Franklin has added multiple new shapes in multiple thicknesses to the C45 lineup. Much like the original C45 hybrid (you can find an in-depth review of that specific paddle here), the new elongated, widebody and Parris […]
Pickleball has taken Aaron Trost all over the world. He’s taught the game in dozens of countries since he started his nonprofit – Pickleball Planter – four years ago, including Vietnam, Laos, China, Thailand, Honduras, the Philippines, Hungary, England and more. So you could say he’s well traveled. But this month he’ll embark on a […]
Major League Pickleball’s Daytona Beach event over the weekend gave us the first big upsets of the season, exposing holes in some of the top teams and giving teams in the bottom half of the league standings a glimmer of hope heading into the second half of the season. There are 5 regular season events […]
