PPA Tour
Half the draw: is China’s CPC points route a pathway or a protected market?
Half the Jinan pro draw was reserved for Chinese CPC entrants, and three of five titles stayed home.…
Vietnam
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Analysis
The Picklr Goes to Court on 10 November. The Guarantees Are the Real Story
Clubs open, franchisor solvent, a franchise sale written into the loan: how pickleball's fastest-growing chain ended up in…
MLP
MLP Nations Cup 2026 preview: the USA are favourites, but Asia’s twelve places are the real story
Eight regional teams, two pools and a final at 20:00 London on Sunday. Rosters, format, the full schedule…
Analysis
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…
MLP
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…
News
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…
Culture
Sophia Phương Anh and Vietnam’s Missing Pickleball Pathway
Sophia Phương Anh, 18, won four golds at her first international event and trained in the US. Why…
Vietnam
310 Counterfeit JOOLA Paddles Seized in Vietnam
Authorities in Hung Yen fined a trader VND102.5m after finding 310 fake JOOLA paddles. What counterfeits mean for…
MLP
MLP Nations Cup 2026: Groups, Rosters and the Team Test
MLP’s first Nations Cup brings eight teams to Brookhaven in Dallas from 30 October. Groups, rosters and whether…
Analysis
Gary Vee’s MLP Bet and Pickleball’s Valuations
Gary Vaynerchuk says he paid around $500,000 for the New Jersey Fives. MLP franchises now reach eight-figure valuations.…