Analysis
Professional Pickleball Is Losing Control of the Basics
A chaotic weekend across the US Open, PPA Sacramento and Pickle Slam exposed the same truth: pro pickleball…
Anna Leigh Waters
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Opinion
The US Open Doesn’t Need the Pros Anymore
The US Open is thriving without top pros. That shift is redefining what matters in pickleball and who…
News
The US Open Still Matters — Just Not at the Top of the Game
The US Open remains one of pickleball’s biggest events, but without most top PPA professionals its role at…
News
PPA vs APP Wasn’t a Debate — Until This Final
Waters and Devilliers won the US Open, but Sewing and Diamond exposed a shift in the PPA vs…
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
Sacramento Is Not Missing Stars. It Is Showing How the Tour Now Works.
With Anna Leigh Waters and Anna Bright absent, Sacramento becomes less a showcase and more a lesson in…
Opinion
The US Open Is Caught Between Two Versions of Pickleball
The US Open in Naples now sits between two versions of pickleball: open, mass-participation festival and premium professional…
April 2026
March on the PPA Tour: Waters Dominates. The Rest Keeps Moving.
Anna Leigh Waters controlled March with three Triple Crowns, while rankings, conditions, and rising players created chaos across…
Podcast
World Pickleball Podcast: Hanoi exposes the pressure points as Waters rests, Huynh resists and Haworth rises
Chris Beaumont and Gordon Watson use the MB Hanoi Cup as the anchor for a wider conversation about…
Analysis
Pickleball Has a Schedule Problem. Hanoi Has Made That Impossible to Ignore
Anna Leigh Waters stepping away from singles in Hanoi is the clearest sign yet that professional pickleball is…