For years, amateur pickleball players have been playing for the same prize in the vast majority of tournaments: A medal, and usually a pretty cheap one at that. Pickle Money Ball is on a mission to change that status quo, offering big payouts in several major tournaments this year, with more planned in 2027 and […]
TIME this week named Anna Leigh Waters to the magazine’s inaugural 2026 TIME100 Sports list, recognizing 100 of the most influential figures shaping the global sports landscape. It’s the latest instance of Waters, the No. 1 women’s player in the world, breaking through to mainstream media and the larger sports world. Last summer she threw out […]
For the second year in a row, Hayden Patriquin delivered a standout performance at St. Louis’ home event, this time leading the Shock to a perfect 5-0 record and their first event win of the 2026 Major League Pickleball season. St. Louis, which had finished third and second in their prior two events, got in […]
We’re 2 weeks into the Major League Pickleball season, and already the events are having major implications on the playoff picture. The St. Louis Shock have underperformed relative to preseason expectations, and the team faces an important home event this week that is sure to have a big impact on their seeding at the end […]
When Breygan and Kasen Holbrook started Holbrook Pickleball from a small college apartment in Northern Utah, they weren’t trying to build just another paddle company. They were trying to build a brand for a specific type of player. The player who loves to compete. The player who is always looking to improve. The player who […]
The New Jersey 5s showed this week why many fans and pundits considered them among the favorites heading into the 2026 season, with a dominant performance at the league’s second event in Columbus, Ohio. After walking away with a disappointing 4th-place finish at MLP Dallas, the 5s bounced back by going undefeated at MLP Columbus […]
After a thrilling slate of matches in Dallas over Memorial Day weekend, Major League Pickleball is back in action this week. There are 11 teams participating in MLP Columbus, which starts Thursday from Pickle & Chill, an indoor facility that has hosted several past MLP events. Here are the teams in the field this week: […]
Week 1 of the 2026 Major League Pickleball season wrapped up Monday afternoon in Dallas. The theme of the week: Parity.
There have been 240 medals handed out in 10 PPA Tour events in the U.S. in 2026. Almost 1/3 of those medals (32.5%) were won by a player using a JOOLA paddle, continuing the brand’s dominance when it comes to the pro game. Franklin (22.1%) also maintained a strong presence on the medal stand, aided […]
The Major League Pickleball season kicks off this week with the season-opening event in Dallas. There are 20 teams total this year, and the league has done away with the Premier/Challenger designations, so all teams are competing in one league this year. That means the talent has been consolidated, and almost every team has strong players and names fans […]
