Podcast
Connor Garnett on Why Pickleball Keeps Rewriting Itself
On the World Pickleball Podcast, Connor Garnett discusses leaving investment banking, Twoey Nation, Novak Djokovic and pickleball’s tactical…
pro pickleball
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Analysis
Vivian Glozman’s Relief Suggests Professional Pickleball May Have a Different Problem
Vivian Glozman says she felt relieved after her UPA contract ended, raising questions about burnout, repetition and player…
News
Jay Devilliers Returns to APP Tour in 2026
Jay Devilliers is rejoining the APP Tour in September 2026 after five years in the PPA ecosystem. Why…
APP
The Parallel Economy Beneath Pro Pickleball Is Starting To Break Away
Brick Wall Pickleball’s rapid rise points to a deeper issue in the professional game: the missing middle class…
PPA Tour
When Does a Bad Line Call Become a Bigger Problem for Pickleball?
Zane Navratil’s latest discussion with The Dink highlights a deeper issue in professional pickleball: whether self-officiating can survive…
News
The Week Tama Shimabukuro Stopped Looking Like a Novelty
Fifteen-year-old Tama Shimabukuro’s Atlanta breakthrough showed why native pickleball players are beginning to reshape the men’s professional game.
MLP
Louis Laville Opens Up On Australia, MLP, Europe’s Rise And The Reality Of Pro Pickleball
Louis Laville discusses Australia, MLP, European pickleball, sponsorship, tactics and the reality of playing professionally outside the USA.
APP
Quang Duong’s APP Return and Pickleball’s Two Systems
Quang Duong returns at the APP Sacramento Open after his 2025 removal from the PPA and MLP system,…
News
The US Open Still Matters — Just Not at the Top of the Game
The US Open remains one of pickleball’s biggest events, but without most top PPA professionals its role at…
PPA Tour
PARTNERS Reveals the Truth About the PPA Tour — Control Sits With the Few, Stability With No One
The new PPA docuseries is more than a behind-the-scenes story. It reveals how partner choice, influence, and instability…