MLP
How to win a DreamBreaker: it’s a lineup puzzle, not a singles shoot-out
Both teams rotate every four points, so slot one always meets slot one. How MLP's tiebreak really works,…
Author: Chris Beaumont
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PPA Tour
Half the draw: is China’s CPC points route a pathway or a protected market?
Half the Jinan pro draw was reserved for Chinese CPC entrants, and three of five titles stayed home.…
MLP
Six names in six seasons: MLP’s 21st team is an old franchise with a new owner
MLP's 21st team is the old Team Clean franchise on its sixth name. What it says about franchise…
Analysis
The Picklr Goes to Court on 10 November. The Guarantees Are the Real Story
Clubs open, franchisor solvent, a franchise sale written into the loan: how pickleball's fastest-growing chain ended up in…
MLP
MLP Nations Cup 2026 preview: the USA are favourites, but Asia’s twelve places are the real story
Eight regional teams, two pools and a final at 20:00 London on Sunday. Rosters, format, the full schedule…
News
Canada built a tour. Utah’s teenagers won all of it.
All five pro golds went to teenagers, mostly from Utah. Canada built the stage. Its own pipeline is…
Analysis
How to win a one-point pickleball match: choose to receive
In a one-point pickleball match, receive. WPM's numbers show why the toss beats being the better team, and…
Analysis
Forty-five out of 5,408: USA Pickleball’s spin cap is real, but its paddle list can’t show you where
Four weeks into USA Pickleball's 2,100 RPM spin cap, only 45 of 5,408 approved paddles are new listings,…
Analysis
The players are travelling now: what Singapore and Beihai say about Southeast Asia’s amateur boom
Over 1,000 amateurs in Singapore and a self-funded Vietnam team winning six titles in Beihai show where Southeast…
Opinion
Twelve out of twelve: why singles deserves more than 15% of the World Pickleball Rankings
Singles is worth 15% of the World Pickleball Rankings, and the men's top 12 is exactly the doubles…