World Pickleball Magazine
World Pickleball Magazine Issue #20: September 2026
WPM Global. Pickleball. Culture. The September 2026 issue examines the systems, stories and structures shaping pickleball as it moves from improvisation towards something more lasting. Cover story: Can pickleball build stars? The sport has millions of players but struggles to…
🌍 Around The World
✍️ Opinion & Analysis
View All →"Bright and Johns are the only Worlds champions playing the Nations Cup. Who has called it right?"
Of the five PPA Worlds champions, only Anna Bright and Ben Johns are playing the Nations Cup. Why…
"Staksrud and Patriquin are the team to beat at Worlds. Johns and Tardio have become a team that can be beaten"
Staksrud and Patriquin beat Johns and Tardio in Hong Kong without dropping a game. Why the defending champions…
"Andie Dikosavljevic is the form player in women’s singles. Anna Leigh Waters is still the favourite"
Andie Dikosavljevic won Brisbane and Hong Kong for 20 games to one. Waters has won 55 straight singles…
"PPA Tour Asia 2027: why Bangkok and Manila, and why January"
PPA Tour Asia opens 2027 in Bangkok and Manila. What the new markets, Pacquiao's MPPT and a January…
🎙️ World Pickleball Podcast
Why Bruno Faletto Left Manhattan for Pro Pickleball
Former Chilean tennis prospect Bruno Faletto left a New York sales career in February 2026 to play the PPA Tour full-time, as he explains on the podcast.



