PPA Tour
Is Asia’s Pickleball Calendar Expanding Faster Than Players Can Handle?
Asia’s pickleball calendar is expanding quickly, but the pressure on players, organisers and tours is beginning to reveal…
Tama Shimabukuro
Follow Tama Shimabukuro’s pickleball career with rankings, tournament results, match analysis, and the latest professional pickleball news from World Pickleball Magazine.
News
Macao Open Shows the Speed and Strain of Asia’s Circuit
The PPA Asia Macao Open follows Kuala Lumpur by four days, bringing quick rematches and heavy workloads for…
MLP
Inside Pickleball’s Expanding Ecosystem: MLP Pressure, Asian Breakthroughs and the Hidden Workload Behind the Pro Tour
This week’s World Pickleball Podcast explored PPA Asia, MLP roster pressure, Anna Bright’s behind-the-scenes reality and the growing…
MLP
Kuala Lumpur Open Shows PPA Asia Is Becoming a Player Market, Not Just a Tour
Hien Truong’s dominant Kuala Lumpur Open win highlighted how PPA Tour Asia is becoming a genuine professional ecosystem…
PPA Tour
Five Emerging Asian Pickleball Players to Watch
The Kuala Lumpur Open exposed the depth of Asian pickleball, led by Japan’s Nasa Hatakeyama. Five emerging players…
News
Qualifiers Shake Up the Panas Kuala Lumpur Open 2026
Japanese qualifier Nasa Hatakeyama reaches the men’s singles final and Vietnam’s Truong Vinh Hien nears a first title…
News
Vietnamese Players Are No Longer Intimidated by American Pros
The Panas Kuala Lumpur Open is revealing a major shift in international pickleball, with Vietnamese players showing they…
News
Panas Kuala Lumpur Open Begins in Malaysia
Vietnam’s Hien Truong is men’s singles top seed and Taiwan’s Chao Yi Wang leads women’s singles as the…
PPA Tour
The Evolution of the Dink: Why Ben Johns Is Quietly Changing the Men’s Game
Ben Johns’ new compact two-handed dink may reveal the next tactical evolution in professional pickleball, where disguise is…
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…