
Melissa McCurley Built the Backbone of Pickleball
Before the crowds, before the broadcasts, before the sport knew how to scale, someone had to make it work. By Chris Beaumont For about twenty minutes, everything stopped. No draws.

Before the crowds, before the broadcasts, before the sport knew how to scale, someone had to make it work. By Chris Beaumont For about twenty minutes, everything stopped. No draws.

There’s a moment most players recognise. Not when things are comfortable. Not when you’re winning easily. The other one. When the pace feels different. The margin disappears. The shots that

He became a world champion in one of the strangest racquet sports on earth. Now Ben Cawston is unbeaten in Europe, chasing Asia, and asking how far European pickleball can

Fernando Piazzese opened the bag and started laughing. He had asked for padel balls. Instead, his friend had brought back something else from Miami: solid paddles and a handful of

Pickleball has outgrown its origin story. What began in the Pacific Northwest is now played and built across every continent. The game is no longer defined by where it started—but

The World Cup isn’t moving location — it’s moving direction. For the first time, the Pickleball World Cup is leaving the Americas. From August 30 to September 6, 2026, the

By Andrea Visibelli, Italy correspondent and pickleballspot.eu The most important development in European pickleball this month wasn’t a result. It was a choice. The Professional Pickleball Association is coming to

By Davut Güngör and Alex Nişan Killioğlu, Turkiye correspondents Spain won the 19+. Sweden took the 50+. But the real takeaway from Málaga was simpler than that. This format works.

March on the APP Tour did not revolve around one player, one rivalry, or one defining result. Instead, it showed something different. A tour building the game across multiple levels

March did not just show that junior pickleball is growing. It showed how quickly the level is rising with it. Across three PPA Tour stops, Newport Beach, Texas, and Utah,