Analysis
Why matches aren’t closing quickly in pro pickleball
From Utah to the wider tour, pro pickleball matches are no longer closing cleanly, placing new mental demands…
Author: Chris Beaumont
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Europe’s pickleball calendar is breaking — and players will decide what survives
As tournaments clash across Europe, pickleball faces a new challenge: too many events and not enough coordination, with…
News
$300,000 in Hanoi — and the moment pickleball went global on US terms
The $300,000 Hanoi Cup marks a major step in pickleball’s global expansion, with the PPA Tour exporting its…
News
Chris Haworth is world No.1. The speed of it should worry everyone else
Chris Haworth’s Greater Zion Cup title win over Federico Staksrud lifted him to world No.1 and underlined just…
Coaching
How to Reset Under Pressure — The Shot That Gives You Time Back
Ben Johns and Gabriel Tardio’s semi-final turnaround in Utah showed exactly why the reset matters. This is not…
Analysis
How Johns and Tardio Turned a Loss Into Control
After losing the opening game heavily, Ben Johns and Gabriel Tardio did not chase the match. They changed…
News
Staksrud vs Haworth — The Final That Decides Who Leads the Men’s Game
Federico Staksrud and Chris Haworth meet in the PPA Greater Zion Cup final with the world number one…
News
Pressure Rising, Control Holding – The PPA Elite Are Being Forced to Solve More
The biggest names still reached the finals at the PPA Greater Zion Cup, but Utah’s semi-finals showed a…
News
The Day the Seeds Fell — Seattle Signals a Shift on the APP Tour
Ammar Wazir and Mario Barrientos’ upset win over the top seeds was the headline moment in Seattle, but…
Analysis
The Proton Ban Shows How Tightly Pro Pickleball Is Now Controlled
The Proton ban was triggered by unpaid debts to the UPA, but the bigger story is what it…