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,…
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…
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…
Bright and Johns are the only Worlds champions playing the Nations Cup. Who has called it right?
Of the five PPA Worlds champions, only Anna Bright and Ben Johns are playing the Nations Cup. Why…
Staksrud and Patriquin are the team to beat at Worlds. Johns and Tardio have become a team that can be beaten
Staksrud and Patriquin beat Johns and Tardio in Hong Kong without dropping a game. Why the defending champions…
Andie Dikosavljevic is the form player in women’s singles. Anna Leigh Waters is still the favourite
Andie Dikosavljevic won Brisbane and Hong Kong for 20 games to one. Waters has won 55 straight singles…
PPA Tour Asia 2027: why Bangkok and Manila, and why January
PPA Tour Asia opens 2027 in Bangkok and Manila. What the new markets, Pacquiao's MPPT and a January…
MLP Nations Cup 2026 preview: power rankings, predictions and how to watch
All eight MLP Nations Cup teams ranked, how each wins and where each breaks, Will MacKinnon's Europe–West, and…
Hunter Johnson v Tama Shimabukuro is the rivalry men’s singles needs
Johnson beat Shimabukuro in the Hong Kong Slam final to level their head-to-head at 1-1. Why it is…
How to come back after losing the first game in pickleball
Lost game one 11-3? What to change: diagnosis, targeting, pace, serve and return, and when to call a…
Pickle Money Ball pays every level the same. That is its genius and its weak spot
Pickle Money Ball paid $625,000 to amateurs in Fort Lauderdale. Why flat payouts work, where the sums get…
Hunter Johnson Wins Hong Kong Slam, Waters Takes Two Titles
Hunter Johnson won the Hong Kong Slam 2026 men's singles, beating Tama Shimabukuro, while Anna Leigh Waters took…