The new JOOLA Perseus Pro IV and Agassi Pro/Graf Pro pickleball paddles launched last month and have already been a popular choice for pro and amateur players. Now, the rest of the Pro IV series paddles — the Magnus, Scorpeus and Hyperion — are also available at Pickleball Central. We’ve had some time to play […]
Pickleball players who play at Lang Park in Laguna Beach, California, will be required to use “quiet” paddles going forward after the city council there passed a law that fines people for using the louder traditional paddles. The Police Department’s Park Rangers will enforce the new law, city officials said. The city council took action […]
Andrei Daescu has been on a tear in 2025, racking up four gold medals in men’s doubles already this season. He’s made a compelling case to being the No. 1 men’s doubles player in the world, although he’s quick to credit the partners who he won those titles with — Ben Johns at the Cape […]
A group of four pickleball players — aptly named “The Pickle Breakers” — will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for longest marathon rally playing pickleball this weekend in Texas. The current record of 34 hours and 5 minutes was set in the UK, but the group is hoping to bring the title back […]
Adidas has been involved in pickleball for the past couple years, but 2025 has a different feel to it. The iconic apparel and equipment brand made it clear earlier this year that it was ready to expand its footprint in the sport by signing then-No. 1 men’s player Federico Staksrud following a dominant 2024 season […]
Anna Leigh Waters and Catherine Parenteau have ended their doubles partnership after two losses in the past three tournaments. Parenteau made the announcement on social media Monday afternoon. The pair had struggled in recent weeks, losing in the finals of the North Carolina Open this past weekend to Tyra Black and Jorja Johnson and losing […]
Two Arizona men were arrested last week after investigators alleged they used one of the largest pickleball and sports facilities in the country “as a means to exploit and defraud investors,” according to the FBI. Randy Miller, 70, and Chad Miller, 41, opened what was then called Bell Bank Park in Mesa three years ago, […]
I want to preface what I’m about to say with an acknowledgement that Anna Leigh Waters is for sure the best women’s pickleball player on the planet, and by a fairly wide margin. BUT that margin is not nearly what it was in 2024 … or 2023 … or 2022. That much was apparent on […]
The PPA Tour’s new modified format for its “Open” tournaments seems to have worked out so far through two events, setting up exciting Semifinal Saturday matchups in every division. Fans on site and those watching on TV will see 10 matches on championship court on Saturday at the North Carolina Open, kicking off at 11 […]
Zane Ford has shown in the first several PPA Tour events of the season that he’s a name to look out for wherever he appears in the draws. And lately that’s been as a higher and higher seed, especially in men’s singles. Ford’s breakthrough performance actually came at the tail end of 2024, when he […]
