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PPA Tour Sacramento Open and PPA Tour Malaysia Open – 5 Takeaways – The World is Getting Better

September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 admin 0 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

It is easy to get caught up in the monotony of the travelling pickleball circus. Whether it is PPA or

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PPA Tour Cincinnati Open – 3 Takeaways – Twin Tower Power

September 16, 2025September 16, 2025 admin 2 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

Just when you think we might have some things figured out in the pro pickleball landscape, we get thrown a

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MLP New York City 2025 – 5 Takeaways – They Picked Us

August 25, 2025September 16, 2025 admin 10 Comments Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, lea jansen, major league pickleball, mlp, Parris Todd, pickleball, pro pickleball

It was a banner weekend for MLP in New York City. We promise to put a moratorium on this specific

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MLP Playoffs 2025 (San Diego) – 5 Takeaways – The Choice Heard Around the World

August 19, 2025 admin 3 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, Beer City Open, Ben Johns, Challenger division, lea jansen, LeBron James, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa

After day 1 of the MLP playoffs on Friday, it wasn’t clear if we were going to get the drama

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PPA Tour Bristol 2025 – 5 Takeaways – Legacy Weekend

August 13, 2025August 13, 2025 admin 2 Comments Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, ppa tour, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

Despite our belief that MLP provides the higher ceiling for the long-term growth of pro pickleball, it does feel like

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MLP Salt Lake City 2025 – 6 Takeaways – The Noe Conundrum

August 4, 2025August 4, 2025 admin 2 Comments major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, pro pickleball

We did it. We made it through a mostly continuous regular season of team-based pro pickleball. Imagine saying that five

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MLP St. Louis 2025 – 5 Takeaways – Columbus and Brooklyn in the Mix

July 23, 2025July 24, 2025 admin 6 Comments Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, pro pickleball

It wasn’t the best event in pro pickleball as it was promised to be by St. Louis Shock owner, Ross

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MLP Beer City Open (Midseason Tournament) 2025 – 6 Takeaways – Is Dallas Unbeatable?

July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 admin 2 Comments major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

It has been a lot of MLP over the past couple of months, but that didn’t seem to put a

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MLP New York 2025 – 5 Takeaways – No Surprise

July 8, 2025 admin 4 Comments Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, pro pickleball

We had some reservations about having pickleball over the Independence Day long weekend, and the anecdotal situation with MLP in

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MLP San Clemente 2025 – 7 Takeaways – Stock Watch

June 30, 2025 admin 14 Comments major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, pro pickleball

We are getting into the dog days of summer with a lot of events happening consecutively in this MLP season.

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Have Your Say!

  1. admin on UPA Player Power Rankings Women – January 2026January 13, 2026

    Elsie needs time to physically develop but the talent looks legit. The other question is whether she is starting her…

  2. Dan on UPA Player Power Rankings Women – January 2026January 12, 2026

    Regarding Elsie Hendershot, I also like what I'm seeing from her game at only 12 years old. I wish she…

  3. Big E in Bama on UPA Player Power Rankings Women – January 2026January 12, 2026

    Lack of consistency. Makes sense.

  4. admin on UPA Player Power Rankings Women – January 2026January 12, 2026

    It just seems like they weren’t prioritizing pickleball. Mary shared in her new year’s post on Instagram that they extended…

  5. Big E in Bama on UPA Player Power Rankings Women – January 2026January 12, 2026

    What is Maggie Brascia doing? Mary seemed to be on her way too, and now they are quarterfinal at best.

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