Author: Chris Beaumont
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News
Sacramento Semi-Finals Set After Draw Shifts Across Quarter-Final Day
Quarter-final day in Sacramento reshaped multiple draws, with a disqualification, seeded exits and contrasting semi-finals now set across…
News
Jack Sock Is Forcing Sacramento to Be Played on His Terms
Jack Sock has reached the Sacramento semi-finals in singles and doubles, but the bigger story is how his…
News
Hunter Johnson Disqualified, Sacramento Quarter-Final Ends Abruptly
Hunter Johnson is disqualified during his Sacramento quarter-final after a paddle strikes a spectator, reshaping the semi-final draw.
Podcast
Melissa McCurley Helped Build Modern Pickleball. This Podcast Shows How.
Melissa McCurley joins the World Pickleball Podcast to explain how the US Open, PickleballTournaments.com, TV, ratings, and structure…
Global Development
He Took Pickleball to a Helicopter Pad in Papua New Guinea — But Not for the Reason You Think
Mark Palm took pickleball to a helicopter pad in Papua New Guinea, but this is not really a…
Analysis
PARTNERS Reveals the Truth About the PPA Tour — Control Sits With the Few, Stability With No One
The new PPA docuseries is more than a behind-the-scenes story. It reveals how partner choice, influence, and instability…
News
Sock Knocks Out Johnson as Sacramento Sets Up High-Stakes Quarter-Finals
Jack Sock defeats JW Johnson as Sacramento Open moves into quarter-finals, with key matchups set across all draws.
News
In Other News: Charles Yong Breakthrough, Belgium’s Grassroots Shift, and Pickleball’s Exhibition Reality
Charles Yong’s breakthrough, Belgium’s grassroots positioning, and the Ares Pickleball Slam reveal three very different parts of the…
News
DUPR’s Nations Cup Gives Amateur Pickleball Something It Has Lacked: A Flag
DUPR’s Nations Cup is more than a new event. It introduces national identity and a structured pathway to…