The Drop Serve Is Gone — And Pickleball Just Got Harder to Manipulate
The UPA’s new rulebook removes the drop serve and tightens control, reshaping how professional pickleball matches are played…
India Isn’t Growing Pickleball — It’s Trying to Put It in the Commonwealth Games
India is building a national pickleball system with a clear aim: secure a place in the 2030 Commonwealth…
Atlanta Is Already Being Shaped Below the Top Seeds
The favourites survived Day 1 in Atlanta, but across all five brackets, tight matches and Finals qualification pressure…
Lee Whitwell’s Pickleball Warning Is Really About Who The Sport Is For
Lee Whitwell joins the World Pickleball Podcast to discuss the US Open, English Open, Game ChangeHER, broadcasting, paddle…
Vanshik Kapadia Has Moved Up a Level. Penang Made It Clear.
Vanshik Kapadia’s Triple Crown at the WPC Series in Penang follows another multi-medal performance and signals a player…
Atlanta Isn’t About Winning. It’s About Staying in the Season
The Veolia Atlanta Pickleball Championships will decide the final PPA Finals places, with narrow points races making early…
India Is Building a Pickleball System. Now It Has to Prove It Works
India’s pickleball growth enters a new phase as the IPA partners with Athletiq to build structure, pathways, and…
The 71-Page Rulebook That Signals the End of Casual Pro Pickleball
The UPA-A’s 71-page professional rulebook brings tighter enforcement, paddle challenges, serving changes, and a formal card system to…
In Other News — The Stories You Shouldn’t Miss Today
China, India, Seoul, Spain and Kuala Lumpur all point to different forces shaping global pickleball, from infrastructure and…
Ly Hoang Nam’s Kuala Lumpur Withdrawal Exposes the Cost of Playing Outside the System
Ly Hoang Nam’s withdrawal before the upcoming Kuala Lumpur Open, following Phuc Huynh’s earlier Hanoi absence, shows how…
Pickleball’s 12-Minute Future Is Already Being Tested
The APP’s new 12-minute format is testing a faster, high-pressure version of pickleball — and it could reshape…
The Other Stories You Might Miss — But That Still Matter
From Europe’s structured tour growth to Singapore’s new facilities and MLP expansion, smaller stories continue shaping the sport.