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Recaps Takeaways 

APP Tour SoCal Classic – 3 Takeaways – Singles Craziness

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 admin 8 Comments APP, app tour, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

We are giving you 3 takeaways from SoCal!

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PPA Tour Orange County Cup – 5 Takeaways – Parris’ In-Seine Weekend

June 13, 2022June 14, 2022 admin 22 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

We lead our 5 takeaways with Parris Todd’s golden Sunday and also get into AL’s paddle challenge, the PPA’s hand-picked draws, no love for Matt Wright and Jay Devilliers’ rough weekend.

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Major League Pickleball (MLP) Season 2 – 5 Takeaways – Format Experimentation

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 admin 13 Comments dreamland, DUPR, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

5 Takeaways from the first MLP event of 2022. We lead with the success of the new MLP format that helped create all the drama

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APP Tour New York City Open – 5 Takeaways – Koooooop

May 30, 2022May 30, 2022 admin 8 Comments APP, app tour, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, pro pickleball

5 takeaways from NYC, including an MLP draft grades tease!

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PPA Tour Atlanta Open – 5 Takeaways – Riley the Tasmanian Devil

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 admin 6 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Riley Newman

5 takeaways from Atlanta as we lead with the Tasmanian Devil, Riley Newman

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APP Cincinnati Open – 3 Takeaways – Star Exceptions

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 admin 10 Comments APP, app tour, pickleball, pro pickleball

3 takeaways from Cincinnati as we get into APP’s handling of stars along with Zane Navratil and Lina Padegimaite’s big weekends.

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APP Tour St. Louis and PPA Tour North Carolina – 5 Takeaways – To the Summit

May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 admin 5 Comments APP, app tour, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

Combining the takeaways for both tour events from this past weekend

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Minto US Open – 5 Takeaways – A Real Rivalry?

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 admin 11 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, margaritaville, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Simone Jardim, US OPEN, USA Pickleball, usapa

5 takeaways from the US Open, including a little bit of an add on from the Crbn fever weekend article

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APP Tour South Carolina Open – 5 Takeaways – Different Faces, Same Placement

April 18, 2022May 23, 2022 admin 4 Comments APP, app tour, JW Johnson, pickleball, pro pickleball

5 takeaways from SC – JW’s winning ways, singles madness, Angela Simon senior golds, Adam Stone’s down year and Bobbi Oshiro putting the pickle world on notice

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PPA Tour Red Rock Open – 5 Takeaways – Partnership Shakeups

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 admin 18 Comments pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

5 takeaways from Red Rock where we discuss the partnership shakeups, the Waters as favorites again, the challenge system and women’s pro depth

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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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