June 2026
Leigh Davies: From Welsh Rugby to Pickleball
Former Welsh rugby international Leigh Davies found a new lease of life in pickleball at David Lloyd Swansea,…
English Open
Follow English Open coverage from World Pickleball Magazine, including tournament news, player results, highlights, draws, and pickleball analysis.
June 2026
Road to the English Open: The Cost and the Obsession
For the twelve players WPM is following to the English Open, injuries, night shifts and doubts are already…
Analysis
Road To The English Open Week Three: The Cost Of Chasing It
Three weeks into the Road to the English Open, the tournament is no longer just a date in…
Coaching
The Closer The English Open Gets, The More Real It Becomes
Two weeks into the Road to the English Open, the tournament is becoming real for the players involved.…
PPA Tour
Road to the English Open: Twelve Players, One Summer
WPM follows twelve players on the road to the 2026 English Open at the NEC, from night shifts…
MLP
Podcast: Caribbean MiLP, MLP Australia and PPA Finals
Chris Beaumont and Gordon Watson discuss Trinidad’s first MiLP event, the MLP Australia season, the PPA Finals and…
Coaching
Inside the English OPEN: How a Global Event Is Actually Built
From the outside, the English OPEN is scale and spectacle. From the inside, it’s a logistical operation built…
Culture
The Pickleball Paradox: Why the World’s Fastest-Growing Sport Is Still Waiting for Fans
The courts are full but the stands are empty. This analysis explores why pickleball’s explosive participation growth hasn’t…
Opinion
Editor’s Notes: May 2026
Growth has stopped being the story. The May 2026 issue of World Pickleball Magazine looks at what’s being…
Culture
Pickleball Has Won the Participation Battle. Now It Has to Win the Attention Battle.
Calvin Innes joins the World Pickleball Podcast to explain why pickleball’s next challenge is turning players into fans.