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Fantasy Previews 

PPA Tour Orange County Cup – Fantasy Draft Preview

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 admin 11 Comments Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

Fantasy Draft Preview for PPA Orange County Cup sans Ben Johns

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Opinion Random Thoughts 

Reaction to Sports Illustrated’s Pickleball Piece – Fact Checking and Nuggets

May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 admin 10 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, dreamland, DUPR, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, USA Pickleball, usapa

Reaction to Sports Illustrated’s longform article on the current landscape of pickleball.

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Recaps Takeaways 

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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Live Blog Random Thoughts 

PPA Tour Atlanta Open – Live Random Thoughts

May 18, 2022May 22, 2022 admin 26 Comments app tour, Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

Commentary and analysis for the PPA’s first Grand Slam event of the year in Atlanta

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Fantasy Previews 

PPA Tour Atlanta Open – Fantasy Draft Preview

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 admin 3 Comments Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

No Ben or JW in singles. But there’s still a fantasy draft preview for Atlanta.

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Fantasy Previews 

PPA Tour North Carolina Open – Fantasy Draft Preview

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 admin 1 Comment APP, app tour, Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

This is our 2nd dueling weekend of the year between the PPA and the APP. This one is a little

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Recaps Takeaways 

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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Opinion 

Crbn Fever – What is Going On With the Crbn?

April 30, 2022April 30, 2022 admin 44 Comments Ben Johns, crbn, JOOLA, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, US OPEN, USA Pickleball, usapa

Some commentary on all the Crbn hoopla and what we know about the behind the scenes

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Live Blog Random Thoughts 

Minto US Open – Live Random Thoughts – Singles

April 24, 2022April 24, 2022 admin 9 Comments Ben Johns, margaritaville, pickleball, pro pickleball, Tyson McGuffin, US OPEN

Live Random Thoughts for the singles day.

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Fantasy Previews 

Minto US Open – Fantasy Draft Preview

April 23, 2022April 23, 2022 admin 13 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, margaritaville, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Simone Jardim, Tyson McGuffin, US OPEN, USA Pickleball, usapa

We teamed up with Eddie and Webby to do our Fantasy Draft Preview live on the air! Check out our picks for the tournament and follow the link to the show in the post.

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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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