August 2026
Pickleball Wants to Ban the Bucket Hat. What Is It Afraid Of?
The contrast does not trouble him . A sport can be w elcom ing w ithout requiring its…
Danni-Elle Townsend
Follow Danni-Elle Townsend’s pickleball career with rankings, tournament results, match analysis, and the latest professional pickleball news from World Pickleball Magazine.
August 2026
The Dink Review: A Comedy That Scores, Even If the Final Rally Doesn’t
The Dink Review: A Com edy That Scores, Even If the Final Rally Doesn’t Pickleball’s new com edy…
MLP
Dallas Arrive Red Hot. Orlando Will Decide Everyone Else’s Fate.
Dallas Flash extended their winning streak to 11 matches in Chicago, but MLP Orlando will decide the final…
MLP
MLP Notebook: Dallas Traded Their Way Out Of A Lost Season, Then Beat The Player They Gave Up
Four weeks after leaving Austin without a standings point, the Dallas Flash completed an unbeaten MLP San Diego…
MLP
MLP Notebook: Columbus Set the Pace as San Diego’s New Rosters Met Reality
Columbus went 2-0 on the opening day of MLP San Diego as Phoenix found a winning women’s pairing…
News
Weekend Roundup: Three Tournaments, Three Rhythms
Tokyo, Italy and Heidelberg reveal three distinct competitive rhythms in professional pickleball, from volatility to depth to structured…
News
Teenage Records, French Ambitions and a Table Tennis Convert: Around the Pickleball World
Kelly Goodnow makes PPA history, France prepares for a major pickleball weekend, India names junior squads and Danni-Elle…
Analysis
Columbus Make Major Tyra Black Trade Gamble
The Columbus Sliders are reportedly acquiring Tyra Black from the Dallas Flash for Danni-Elle Townsend and cash. What…
Analysis
New Jersey Have Discovered Where MLP Matches Are Really Won
New Jersey’s Austin win was not just another event title. It showed how the 5s have built around…
June 2026
Super Sunday, Super Teams, and a League Finding Its Rhythm
The 2026 Major League Pickleball season opened with two blockbuster events in Dallas and Columbus. From the New…