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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 

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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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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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 

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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Live Blog Random Thoughts 

MLP New York City 2025 – Live Random Thoughts

August 22, 2025August 24, 2025 admin 18 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, pro pickleball

Everything is on the line this weekend. Our preview for the weekend is here. Kick it here for our live

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Previews 

MLP New York City 2025 – Final Weekend Preview

August 21, 2025August 22, 2025 admin 2 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, pro pickleball

The final weekend of the MLP season has arrived. The playoffs happen quickly, and it is kind of sad that

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Takeaways 

MLP Playoffs 2025 (San Diego) – 5 Takeaways – The Choice Heard Around the World

August 19, 2025 admin 3 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, Beer City Open, Ben Johns, Challenger division, lea jansen, LeBron James, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa

After day 1 of the MLP playoffs on Friday, it wasn’t clear if we were going to get the drama

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Random Thoughts 

MLP Playoffs 2025 Week 1 – Live Random Thoughts

August 15, 2025August 18, 2025 admin 6 Comments major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, pro pickleball

Let’s bring it back for the weekend with a super thrilling couple of weeks of pickleball ahead of us. One

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Previews 

5 Burning Questions About the 2025 MLP Playoffs

August 14, 2025 admin 3 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pro pickleball

The MLP Playoffs are here and it has arrived very fast with the revamped condensed summer season. If you are

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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

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    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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