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PPA Tour Desert Ridge Open – 5 Takeaways – Taylor Made

January 31, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 9 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, ppa tour, Pro Pickleball Assocation

First PPA for 2022 is in the books. There’s a lot of excitement for the start of the year and

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APP Tour Boca Raton Masters – 5 Takeaways – Difficulty to Dominate

January 24, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 20 Comments APP, app tour, pickleball, pro pickleball

Another APP tournament in the books. The PPA is back this upcoming weekend with its first tournament of 2022. It’s

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APP Tour Mesa Open – 5 Takeaways – Bet On Yourself?

January 17, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 8 Comments APP, app tour, pickleball, pro pickleball

Pickleball is back in 2022 and we are here for it. It was a unique, not so unique Championship Sunday

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USA Pickleball Nationals – 5 Takeaways – Zane-Y Nationals

December 13, 2021March 22, 2022 admin 12 Comments APP, app tour, major league pickleball, margaritaville, mlp, Nationals, pickleball, pro pickleball, USA Pickleball, usapa

2021 Nationals is done and that signals the end of tournaments for the calendar year. The APP’s year end tournament

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APP Tour Casa Grande – 5 Takeaways – Wilson Time

December 6, 2021March 22, 2022 admin 3 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, pickleball

Casa Grande looked like a really cool venue this past weekend. The courts are sunken in and we are curious

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PPA Masters – 5 Takeaways – The Non-Hangover

November 15, 2021March 22, 2022 admin 6 Comments major league pickleball, Masters, mlp, pickleball, ppa, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Simone Jardim

We really tried our best but after MLP last weekend we couldn’t muster up nearly the same level of excitement

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Major League Pickleball (MLP) Takeaways

November 9, 2021March 22, 2022 admin 20 Comments Ben Johns, dreamland, kyle yates, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, pro pickleball

What an incredible 4 days of pickleball. Team BLQK ultimately take the first season of MLP by the smallest of

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PPA Championships – 5 Takeaways – Chemistry Matters

October 25, 2021March 22, 2022 admin 12 Comments Ben Johns, Las Vegas, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

This weekend had the feel of a little something extra on the line. Guess that’s why it is the PPA

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APP Tour Hilton Head – 5 Takeaways – David vs. Goliath

October 18, 2021March 22, 2022 admin 0 Comments APP, app tour, pickleball

The end of 2021 is near with the first true complete season of professional pickleball tours in the home stretch.

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PPA Texas Open Shootout – 5 Takeaways – Withdrawals

October 4, 2021March 22, 2022 admin 0 Comments Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, Pro Pickleball Assocation

There was a lot happeninf this past weekend with the MLP draft and 4 days of extreme pickleball. Well, maybe

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    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

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

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    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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