MLP
Bright and Johns are the only Worlds champions playing the Nations Cup. Who has called it right?
Of the five PPA Worlds champions, only Anna Bright and Ben Johns are playing the Nations Cup. Why…
Tournaments
Latest pickleball tournaments news and analysis
PPA Tour
Staksrud and Patriquin are the team to beat at Worlds. Johns and Tardio have become a team that can be beaten
Staksrud and Patriquin beat Johns and Tardio in Hong Kong without dropping a game. Why the defending champions…
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…
MLP
MLP Nations Cup 2026 preview: power rankings, predictions and how to watch
All eight MLP Nations Cup teams ranked, how each wins and where each breaks, Will MacKinnon's Europe–West, and…
PPA Tour
Hunter Johnson v Tama Shimabukuro is the rivalry men’s singles needs
Johnson beat Shimabukuro in the Hong Kong Slam final to level their head-to-head at 1-1. Why it is…
Analysis
Pickle Money Ball pays every level the same. That is its genius and its weak spot
Pickle Money Ball paid $625,000 to amateurs in Fort Lauderdale. Why flat payouts work, where the sums get…
News
Hunter Johnson Wins Hong Kong Slam, Waters Takes Two Titles
Hunter Johnson won the Hong Kong Slam 2026 men's singles, beating Tama Shimabukuro, while Anna Leigh Waters took…
PPA Asia
Hong Kong Slam: Shimabukuro and Johnson Reach Final
Hunter Johnson came from a game down to beat Federico Staksrud; Judit Castillo and Andie Dikosavljevic reached a…
Analysis
Pickleball Wants One Global Future. Hong Kong Exposed the Problem of Getting There.
The Global Pickleball Summit brought commercial leaders and federation officials together in Hong Kong. But a $5,000 development…