Asia
Japan Has 330,000 Pickleball Players. What Happens Next?
A survey estimates 330,000 people in Japan have played pickleball. Corporate sessions, Tokyo courts, Mizuno and a unified…
Vietnam
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D-Joy Tour Vietnam
Stupa and D-Joy Make Vietnam Pickleball’s Tech Test Bed
Stupa Sports brings video review, live analytics and broadcast data to D-Joy Tour Leg 3 and the Vietnam…
September 2026
The Work Behind the Game
Pickleball has proved that millions want to play. Now comes the harder test: building the pathways, traditions, and…
September 2026
The Invisible Edge
Players will spend hundreds of pounds debating carbon-fibre weaves, core thickness and thermoforming, while ignoring the only point…
September 2026
Today’s Champions Are Tomorrow’s History
Long before television deals, venture capital, and six-figure contracts entered pickleball, a dedicated generation of athletes, referees, and…
September 2026
The Court That Held a World
Before the first ball was served in Da Nang, the Pickleball World Cup was already unfolding in airport…
September 2026
The Hainan Academy Betting on Chinese Pickleball
Inside the Asia Elite Pickleball Academy in Hainan: ten indoor courts and a residential high-performance model aimed at…
September 2026
The Player Package Isn’t a Suggestion
As pro pickleball expands across Europe, Asia and the Americas, players receiving free travel, accommodation and appearance fees…
World Cup 2026
Pickleball World Cup 2026: Hoàng Nam Gold, USA Beat Vietnam
Lý Hoàng Nam won men’s singles gold and three silvers on World Cup finals day in Da Nang,…
MLP
Kuala Lumpur Cup 2026: Tardio and Khlif Lead PPA Tour Asia
Gabriel Tardio flew from a Cary title to the Kuala Lumpur Cup, seeded first with Noe Khlif. Why…