Fed and Pablo: Fiery Friends

Pablo Tellez and Federico Staksrud are best friends. They live about 15 minutes apart and are now long-standing pickleball partners and among the top pickleball teams in the world. They
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Fan Experiences Improving on PPA Tour

Meg Marion has played in a bunch of PPA Tournaments. She’s not a pro. Nope. She’s not that different from so many people who spend their money, travel a little
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Building Together and Prioritizing Player Experience

Meg Marion has played in a bunch of PPA Tournaments. She’s not a pro. Nope. She’s not that different from the many people who seek to spend their money traveling
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Apple study finds more people are playing pickleball longer

Not only are more people playing pickleball than ever before, more people are enjoying the health benefits of the game, too. Maybe that’s why we’re seeing so many people checking
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“The Race” Update: Mixed Doubles Going Down to the Wire

With Las Vegas in the rearview mirror, we’re one step closer to the CIBC PPA Tour Finals taking place Nov. 30-Dec. 3 in San Clemente, California.   Qualification for San Clemente
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Ex-Olympian Tina Pisnik Joins the PPA Tour for 2024

Tina Pisnik’s tennis days were over. It had been about 15 years since she last competed against some of the game’s best, wrapping up a career in which she was
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Championship Sunday Stats Wrap: Guaranteed Rate PPA ​Championships

=== MEN’S DOUBLES FINAL ===  (1) Ben Johns and Collin Johns def. (2) Dylan Frazier and JW Johnson, 7-11, 3-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-6. MATCH NOTES: . RALLIES: 2,647 shots. 179
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From Horrifying Tragedy to Newfound Joy: Pickleball Changes Lives

From Horrifying Tragedy to Newfound Joy: Pickleball Changes Lives

Six years ago Darla Christensen and her family survived a horrifying tragedy.  Two years ago, pickleball saved her life. Now, on the anniversary of the Route 91 Harvest Festival Shooting
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2023 Brings Some Big Changes for Jack Sock

The world of Jack Sock has been pretty wild in the past year. Think about it, the former top-10 in the world tennis player has gone from tennis to winning
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McCurley retires from PickleballTournaments.com 

McCurley retires from PickleballTournaments.com 

Ten years ago, Melissa McCurley remembers the world of pickleball. The best players in the world were in their 60s. There were two companies manufacturing paddles and PickleballTournaments.com was home
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Vegas Wrap Up

Vegas Wrap Up

Nineteen triple crowns for Ben Johns. Another nineteen for Anna Leigh Waters. And a ninth triple crown for each together.  The duo paired up and were all aces in Las
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Smith-Kovalova Back in Final

Smith-Kovalova Back in Final

Seemingly every PPA Tournament features new players, new shots and new opportunities. And that’s great – for the fans, the players, and the sport as a whole. The underdogs are
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