August 2026
The Tournament Where the Pineapple Hat Matters More Than the Medal
The Tournament Where the Pineapple Hat Matters More Than the Medal For ten days each July, players travel…
Australia
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August 2026
The League That Was Never Really Just a League
The rulebook does not distinguish between a ball struck into open court and one w hich w ins…
August 2026
More Than a Game: How Pickleball Helped Karen Face the Biggest Challenge of Her Life
More Than a Gam e: How Pickleball Helped Karen Face the Biggest Challenge of Her Life By Gordon…
August 2026
Raising the Tide: Inside Australia’s APEX Academy
APEX Pickleball founder John Myer explains how his academy aims to turn promising Australian players into professionals, on…
August 2026
Editor’s Notes
A Magazine for the Rest of Pickleball Pickleball does not suffer from a shortage of results. Every week…
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…
Analysis
Can European Pickleball Afford PPA Exclusivity Yet?
PPA Tour Europe brings 20 events and €545,000 in prize money, but player exclusivity could reshape the continent’s…
APP Tour
APP Doubles Prize Money and Bets on Player Opportunity
The APP will double pro prize money to US$3m in 2027, add two US stops and livestream all…
India
Mumbai’s 1,200-Player Monsoon Championship Tests the GPA
More than 1,200 players entered Mumbai’s Monsoon Pickleball Championship, where Arjun Singh won two golds and Diwakar Agarwal…
NPL
The NPL Finals Are Set. But Round 7 Changed the Championship Picture
The NPL Australia regular season ended with dramatic comebacks, surprise eliminations and six contenders carrying believable title hopes…