APP Tour
Ptaszek-Kochis and Bouzidi Double Up as APP’s 50+ Pro Season Finds Its Shape
Karin Ptaszek-Kochis and Youssef Bouzidi led the APP's 50+ professionals with two gold medals each in Overland Park.…
Lee Whitwell
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Europe
English Open 2026: The NEC Changed Everything
Six days and 60 courts at Birmingham’s NEC showed how far the English Open has come. Now Pickleball…
August 2026
The Space Between the Points
The closeness matters. Players rem em ber few er scores than they im agine.
Podcast
English Open 2026 Preview: Favourites, Draws and Predictions
The 2026 English Open runs 11–16 August across 60 courts at Birmingham’s NEC. Contenders, draws and why the…
Culture
Has Professional Pickleball Grown Too Fast? Lee Whitwell on the Cracks Beneath the Pro Game
Lee Whitwell joins the World Pickleball Podcast to argue that disputed line calls are one symptom of a…
Culture
Lee Whitwell – The Unlikely Diplomat
WORLD — OPINION Key Takeaways This story reflects a key shift defining the maturity and expansion of the…
Opinion
Seed the Soil: Why International Pickleball Needs to Back Its Own
Lee Whitwell argues that international pickleball must protect host-nation players until rankings truly reflect global ability, not access…
Podcast
Asia Rises, Universities Arrive and Pickleball’s Next Generation Starts to Take Shape
Chris Beaumont and Gordon Watson discuss PPA Asia, the June issue, UK university pickleball, DUPR frustrations and tournament…
June 2026
Would You Say That to Your Doubles Partner?
Lee Whitwell explores the damage of negative self-talk on the pickleball court and why the harshest critic in…
Equipment
Your Inner Chimp Plays Pickleball Too
Your inner chimp plays pickleball too. Lee Whitwell explores how the emotional brain overrides rational play and what…