PICKLEBALL INC., UNITED PICKLEBALL ASSOCIATION AND DUPR (DYNAMIC UNIVERSAL PICKLEBALL RATING) ANNOUNCE A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP TO DELIVER THE BEST-IN-CLASS EXPERIENCE FOR ALL PICKLEBALL PLAYERS

Dallas and Austin, TX (April 12, 2024) –  In a milestone deal for pickleball, Pickleball Inc. and the United Pickleball Association (UPA), the parent company of Major League Pickleball (MLP) and The Professional Pickleball Association (PPA Tour), and DUPR (Dynamic...

Third Shot Drives Are on the Rise

A shift in tactics is underway in the PPA. Have you noticed it, especially lately? If you think you’ve been seeing more third shot drives, you are right, and the numbers back it up. Let’s compare the statistics on third shots in the three PPA gold medal doubles...

Wins keep coming for Daescu and Tardio

When you beat Ben and Collin Johns, it’s worthy of a celebration. When you beat a team seeded higher than you for a third day in a row, that’s also worth a celebration. And when you make a semifinal in just your second tournament playing together, that’s not just...

Carvana Mesa Arizona Cup gets going Tuesday in Mesa

The qualifiers are into the main draw and we’re heading to the round of 32 at the PPA Tour’s Mesa Arizona Cup. Men’s doubles In the men’s bracket, former tennis player Donald Young and partner Marshall Brown came in as the No. 27 seed. They beat No. 37-seed Austin...

The Same, But Different

Ben and Collin Johns beating Riley Newman and Thomas Wilson to win the Men’s Doubles gold medals at the PPA Finals in December and again at the Masters in January was the same, but different. In both gold medal matches, the Johns brothers won in four games, losing the...