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 →"Gary Vee Thinks Pickleball’s Sceptics Will Look Ridiculous. What If He’s Right?"
Gary Vaynerchuk entered Major League Pickleball when expansion fees were still in six figures. Four years later, MLP…
"The Coach Became the Partner: Gavin Manders, Benjamin Jones and What Bermuda Is Building"
Gavin Manders spent years coaching Benjamin Jones. In Jamaica, the Bermudian pair defended their Men's Open Doubles title…
"The Seed That Isn’t a Seed: Inside the Ranking System Reshaping PPA Draws"
Christopher Haworth is the No.1 men's singles seed in Arizona but started in the Round of 64, while…
"Irvine and Tardio Own Kuala Lumpur, but Tama Shimabukuro Is Becoming the Story That Keeps Growing"
Jessie Irvine and Gabriel Tardio won two gold medals each in Kuala Lumpur, but Tama Shimabukuro's second PPA…
🎙️ World Pickleball Podcast
Why Bruno Faletto Left Manhattan to Become a Pickleball Professional
Bruno Faletto had a successful Manhattan career and a child on the way. On the World Pickleball Podcast, he explains why he left it to pursue professional pickleball.



