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PPA Tour Peachtree Classic – 5 Takeaways – Women’s Parity

September 19, 2022September 19, 2022 admin 29 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

5 Takeaways from the PPA Peachtree Classic

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PPA Tour Cincinnati and APP Tour Atlanta – 5 Takeaways – Jessie Irvine’s Breakthrough

September 12, 2022September 12, 2022 admin 3 Comments APP, app tour, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

5 takeaways from the PPA and APP events over the weekend starting with Jessie Irvine’s big gold. We follow up with Tyson McGuffin, Pickleball’s other tiers, Parris Todd and Federico Staksrud

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APP Tour Chicago Open – 5 Takeaways – Dylan Frazier’s Doing Alright

September 5, 2022September 5, 2022 admin 22 Comments APP, app tour, pickleball, pro pickleball

5 Takeaways from Chicago starting with Dylan Frazier. We also discuss Lauren Stratman’s recent run, the Johnson’s tough day, the random Minnesota breakout and some senior pro stuff.

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APP Tour Philadelphia Open – 5 Takeaways – DJ Gonna DJ

August 29, 2022August 30, 2022 admin 7 Comments APP, app tour, pickleball, pro pickleball

5 Takeaways from Philly with DJ Young leading off followed by Pablo Tellez, Alix Truong, Julie Johnson and Interesting Chicago Partnerships

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PPA Tour Tournament of Champions (TOC) – 5 Takeaways – A Different Kind of Vulnerable

August 22, 2022August 23, 2022 admin 17 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

5 Takeaways from TOC featuring the Johns’ vulnerability, APP women, the other Johnson’s, Frazier’s Singles and Senior Pro action

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PPA Tour Skechers Invitational and APP New Jersey Open – 5 Takeaways – The Big 3 Letter CBS

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 admin 11 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

It was another dual pickleball weekend with the APP New Jersey Open and PPA Tour Skechers Invitational that was the

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Major League Pickleball (MLP) Newport Beach – 5 Takeaways – Getting Iggy With It

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022 admin 32 Comments APP, app tour, DUPR, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

Another weekend for MLP is in the books. While this may not be true for everyone, we find MLP to

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APP Tour Beer City Open – 5 Takeaways – Long Live Queen Simone

July 25, 2022July 25, 2022 admin 6 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, US OPEN

5 takeaways from the APP Beer City Open, leading off with the Queen, Simone Jardim

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USA Pickleball Newport Beach Championships – 2 Takeaways

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022 admin 3 Comments pickleball, pro pickleball, USA Pickleball

A couple of thoughts from Newport this past weekend

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APP Tour Los Angeles Open – 5 Takeaways – The Almost Triple Crown

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022 admin 6 Comments APP, app tour, pickleball, pro pickleball

Dylan Frazier leads off our 5 takeaways from APP LA Open followed by Mary Brascia, JOOLA fever amongst the pros, some men’s senior pro notes and Hayden Patriquin’s rise

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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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