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Anna Leigh Waters to Nike; MLP Rule Changes; APP Tour Under Water? – Quick Hits on the Biggest Stories of the Week

January 16, 2026 admin 0 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, APP, app tour, major league pickleball, mlp, Nike, pickleball, pro pickleball

The Masters is going on right now but there have been a lot of non-tournament stories that have happened over

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Fantasy 

NML’s Inaugural Season-Long Fantasy Pickleball

January 14, 2026 admin 2 Comments ppa, ppa tour, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

The Inaugural NML Season-Long Fantasy Pickleball season begins.

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Rankings 

UPA Player Power Rankings Women – January 2026

January 12, 2026January 12, 2026 admin 7 Comments pickleball, ppa, ppa tour, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, United Pickleball Association, UPA

Our first top 30 UPA women’s power rankings for 2026!

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Rankings 

UPA Player Power Rankings Men – January 2026

January 9, 2026 admin 6 Comments app tour, Ben Johns, pickleball, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, United Pickleball Association, UPA

The first version of our UPA player power rankings (not player rankings!) for 2026.

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Opinion Random Thoughts 

Winners and Losers of 2025 in Pro Pickleball

January 8, 2026January 8, 2026 admin 9 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, APP, app tour, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, ppa tour, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

We go through all the winners and losers in pro pickleball for 2025!

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News Opinion 

Ruthlessness and Lack of Transparency Looms Over UPA Contract Terminations

December 12, 2025December 23, 2025 admin 8 Comments major league pickleball, pickleball, ppa tour, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

First, it was Quang Duong. Now, it’s James Ignatowich, Ryan Fu and Vivian Glozman.  Noted contract breacher, Quang Duong, had

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Takeaways 

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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Previews 

3 Big Questions About the PPA Tour Sacramento (Vintage) Open

September 24, 2025 admin 6 Comments pickleball, ppa, ppa tour, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

The PPA Sacramento Open, featuring the return of wooden paddles to pickleball, is one of the more interesting wrinkles we’ve

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Takeaways 

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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Takeaways 

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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  1. Dan on NML’s 2026 MLP Draft Grades (Part 2) – Bottom of the ClassMarch 13, 2026

    Is Jorja really a "massive" upgrade for the 5s? AL and Meghan were already totally dominant, and are Noe/Jorja massively…

  2. admin on NML’s 2026 MLP Draft Grades (Part 2) – Bottom of the ClassMarch 12, 2026

    Oh man. Miscounted that one. We’ll get that one added tomorrow. We had them at a B-. Not sure what…

  3. Mark on NML’s 2026 MLP Draft Grades (Part 2) – Bottom of the ClassMarch 12, 2026

    You only did 19 of the teams. Nothing for Bay Area Breakers

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    […] posted part 1 of our draft grades yesterday and are bringing you part 2 […]

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