Vietnam’s Biggest Name Brought Collin Johns. Its Best Partnership Beat Them
Hien Truong and Quan Do recovered from a game down to beat Ly Hoang Nam and Collin Johns…
MLP Wants Emotion. Dallas Showed the Difficulty of Controlling It
Zane Navratil’s confrontation with Casey Diamond dominated the opening round of the MLP playoffs. His subsequent apology, and…
Harrison Brown Reached No. 1 in Australia. Then the Wider Game Showed Him the Distance Left to Travel
Harrison Brown’s rapid ascent to the top of Australian singles took him to the PPA Masters and a…
Road to the English Open: Eleven Weeks Later, There Is Nothing Left to Prepare For
Eleven weeks ago, 12 players started preparing for the English Open. The road since then has brought improvement,…
Pickleball Has a Culture Problem. Ron Shell Thinks You Have to Build One
NPL Australia CEO Ron Shell joins the World Pickleball Podcast to discuss rivalries, new audiences and how you…
Japan Is Building Pickleball Through Companies, Not Just Courts
Japan’s emerging pickleball model is being built through more than courts and tournaments. Corporate teams, player development, workplaces…
The Biggest Indoor Pickleball Tournament in the World Is About to Begin
Chris Beaumont and Nick Hobbis preview the 2026 English Open, from the strongest medal contenders to the scale…
Governance Isn’t Just About Recognition. It’s About Representation.
The EPF tried to remain connected to both sides of pickleball’s governance divide. By rejecting its membership application,…
The PPA’s Biggest European Gamble Isn’t Expansion. It’s Exclusivity.
PPA Tour Europe promises investment, prize money and a stronger professional pathway. But can an emerging market afford…
Why Europe’s Biggest Pickleball Challenge Isn’t Players. It’s Concrete.
Europe has spent years wondering how to build pickleball the American way. Austria’s modular court experiment suggests it…
Europe Tried to Stay Neutral. Pickleball’s Governance Split Made That Impossible.
The European Pickleball Federation tried to remain neutral by applying to both the WPF and GPF. Its latest…
APP Bets Bigger on Opportunity Than Exclusivity
The APP will double professional prize money to $3 million, add two US events and livestream four days…