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Takeaways 

PPA Tour 2026 Newport Beach Open – 5 Takeaways – Greatness is Consistency

March 8, 2026 admin 2 Comments pickleball, ppa, ppa tour, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

5 Takeaways from PPA Newport Beach.

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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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Recaps Takeaways 

PPA Tour Mesa Cup – 5 Takeaways – ALW and Ben Dethroned

February 24, 2026 admin 0 Comments pickleball, ppa tour, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

5 Takeaways from the PPA Mesa Cup.

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Takeaways 

PPA Tour Cape Coral – 5 Takeaways – A Weekend of Seconds

February 16, 2026 admin 0 Comments pickleball, ppa tour, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

5 Takeaways from PPA Tour Cape Coral.

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Fantasy Uncategorized 

PPA Tour Cape Coral – (Late) Fantasy Add/Drops and Start/Sit Preview

February 12, 2026February 12, 2026 admin 0 Comments ppa tour, pro pickleball

Our first waiver add/drops of the season and a late start/sit preview.

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Opinion 

Numbers Sometimes Lie – Digging Deeper on the PPA Tour’s Record Breaking Viewership on CBS

January 30, 2026 admin 0 Comments cbs, pickleball, ppa tour, pro pickleball

Another tradition unlike other: the PPA propping up viewership or viewership adjacent numbers for mass public consumption as a sign

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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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Takeaways 

PPA Tour Indoor National Championships – 5 Takeaways – “Medical” Timeout Chicanery

January 27, 2026 admin 4 Comments ppa, ppa tour, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

5 Takeaways from Minnesota’s National Indoor Championship.

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Fantasy Previews 

PPA Tour Indoor Championships – Fantasy Sit/Start Preview

January 20, 2026January 20, 2026 admin 0 Comments pickleball, ppa, ppa tour, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

We’re apparently still going to Minnesota in the dead of winter for the PPA International Indoor Championships, which means we

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Recaps Takeaways 

PPA Tour Masters – 6 Takeaways – New Year, Same Sunday Results…Kind Of

January 20, 2026January 20, 2026 admin 4 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, ppa tour, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

6 Takeaways from the PPA’s first event of 2026.

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

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