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News Opinion 

Does the APP Tour’s Signing Spree of Sofia Sewing, Quang Duong and Others Signal a Revival of Tour Wars?

March 3, 2026 admin 2 Comments APP, app tour, mlp, ppa, ppa tour, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tour Wars, UPA

We breakdown what the sudden wave of APP Tour signing means for the landscape of pro pickleball.

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News Opinion 

One Key Insight for Each MLP Transaction of 2026 So Far

February 9, 2026February 9, 2026 admin 1 Comment APP, app tour, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball

The MLP Trade window opened last week and there have already been a bunch of transactions before the keeper deadline

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News Opinion 

APP Tour Star Sofia Sewing (appears) to Sign With UPA

January 28, 2026January 28, 2026 admin 4 Comments app tour, ppa tour, pro pickleball, United Pickleball Association, UPA

Thoughts on the news that Sofia Sewing appears to be signing a deal with the UPA.

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News Opinion 

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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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 10 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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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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Opinion 

Is Too Much Yelling Bad for Pickleball?

July 29, 2025 admin 16 Comments APP, app tour, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

We’re not going into a full takeaways post because it was a busy weekend for us and we haven’t been

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Random Thoughts 

NML is Back!

February 17, 2025February 20, 2025 admin 6 Comments APP, app tour, major league pickleball, pickleball, ppa, ppa tour, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

We’reee baaacckkkkkk! Did you miss us?  Yeah, probably not. But here we are.  For those of you who might have

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Recaps Takeaways 

MLP Dallas – 5 Takeaways – Small Margins?

November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 admin 5 Comments APP, app tour, major league pickleball, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

5 Takeaways from MLP Dallas.

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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…

  5. Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current Structure – NML Pickleball on Winners and Losers of 2025 in Pro PickleballApril 13, 2026

    […] our 2025 Winners and Losers column, we wrote that the new schedule for pro pickleball, with the MLP season…

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