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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…
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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…
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$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…
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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…
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…
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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…
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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…
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Proton Ban and Gamma Collapse Point to Pressure Beneath Pickleball’s Boom
Proton’s ban from pro play and Gamma’s bankruptcy filing suggest the business side of pickleball is entering a…
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Not all pickleball growth is real — here’s how to tell the difference
Pickleball may be booming around the world, but not every market is building something that lasts. Here are…
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The US owns pickleball. It just hasn’t had to defend it yet.
The US still dominates pickleball, but India’s mix of scale, structure, and investment could create real pressure for…