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Opinion Recaps 

Major League Pickleball (MLP) – Draft Grades

October 2, 2021March 22, 2022 admin 12 Comments dreamland, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, Texas

Drafts are always fun and MLP was no different. We thought they did a good job with the format. 2

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PPA Las Vegas Open – 3 Takeaways – Koller Time

September 27, 2021March 22, 2022 admin 8 Comments Las Vegas, pickleball, ppa, Pro Pickleball Assocation

It was the first tournament in a little while where we did not have to deal with a rain delay,

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APP Tour Atlanta Metro Open – 5 Takeaways – Carr-Gate

September 20, 2021March 22, 2022 admin 5 Comments APP, app tour, pickleball, USA Pickleball, usapa

We had more rain this past weekend, which caused some more issues with streaming and even a default result. There

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PPA Tour Orlando Cup – 5 Takeaways – Simone Slip?

September 13, 2021March 22, 2022 admin 0 Comments Orlando, pickleball, ppa, Pro Pickleball Assocation

Takeaways from Orlando as we discuss Simone’s game, AJ Koller, mixed madness, more seeding and amateurs and senior pros at the PPA

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APP Tour Chicago Open – 5 Takeaways – Barr None

September 6, 2021March 22, 2022 admin 0 Comments APP, app tour, chicago, Chicago Open, pickleball

5 takeaways from the Chicago. We discuss the double golds of Susannah Barr and Zane Navratil, how difficult consistency is, senior pro dominance, or lack thereof, and podium sneaking of the Kawamoto’s and Dylan Frazier

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USA Pickleball Tournament of Champions – 5 Takeaways – JW Bandwagon SZN

August 23, 2021March 22, 2022 admin 0 Comments APP, app tour, ESPN, ESPN Plus, Fox Sports, pickleball, ppa, Pro Pickleball Assocation, tournament of champions

The second major of the year led to a lot of scrambling due to the weather in Brigham City, Utah

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PPA Takeya Showcase – 5 Takeaways – Seeding (Again)

August 9, 2021March 22, 2022 admin 3 Comments ppa, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Takeya

There was a lot that went on this weekend but outside of one championship match on the pro side it

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APP Tour Pacific Northwest Classic – 3 Takeaways – Small Sample

August 2, 2021March 22, 2022 admin 0 Comments APP, app tour, pickleball

This week was a little bit of a schmozzle for our preparation and the weather at the Pacific Northwest Classic

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APP Tour Beer City Open – 5 Takeaways – It’s the Grind

July 12, 2021April 17, 2022 admin 0 Comments APP, APP Beer City, app tour, grand rapids, pickleball

The APP’s Beer City Open is in the books. The tourney was able to work around some bad weather in

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Random Thoughts Recaps 

Random Thoughts – $65K Newport Beach Championship Musings

July 5, 2021March 22, 2022 admin 6 Comments pickleball, Tyson McGuffin, usapa

Singles Hierarchy (Gritty) – We have spent quite a bit of space in our brief NML history writing about Tyson

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  1. admin on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    We are about to both play the amatuer events in Sacramento and have never both done one together so we’re…

  2. admin on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    The lack of difference between events seems like a big contributor to this

  3. Dan Beeman on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    I just got done playing 2 hours of really fun pickleball with friends on our local courts. While I am…

  4. Deb Waldin on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    I stopped watching PB tournaments a year ago because…watching Anna Leigh win every single time got very old. Good for…

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    […] our 2025 Winners and Losers column, we wrote that the new schedule for pro pickleball, with the MLP season…

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