Haworth upsets No. 1 Johns in round of 16

Chris Haworth wasn’t that happy after his mixed doubles and his men’s doubles performances left him 0-2 at the National Championships in Dallas. He and partner Jenna Hessert were bounced out of the second round of qualifying on Tuesday and didn’t make the main draw in...

Top Seeds, Upsets, and Injury: Breaking Down Wednesday Afternoon’s Pro Action

Pro singles, gender doubles, and mixed doubles play kicked off on Wednesday at the Biofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships. With an unfortunate injury and upsets in mixed doubles, here are snapshots from a busy afternoon of play at Brookhaven Country Club. On...

Guinness World Record Attempt Completed at Nationals: Most Participants in a Continuous Pickleball Match

The 12-hour exhibition match featured 284 players at Brookhaven Country Club in Texas  History was made in Farmers Branch, TX on Sunday in conjunction with the 2023 Biofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships. A new Guinness World Record presented by Deep Eddy...

Dallas Ties Make Nationals Feel Special

Dave Fleming isn’t from Dallas, but he’s called North Texas home for the past 20-plus years. Riley Newman isn’t from Dallas either, but he’s a recent transplant. And the PPA Tour didn’t originate in Dallas, but it’s based here now. And just like Fleming, Newman, and...

Devilliers primed for Nationals, competing in front of family

Jay Devilliers took full advantage of a break in the schedule to prepare for the biggest event in pickleball history With the 2023 Biofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships on the horizon, Jay Devilliers stopped by PPA Tour HQ in Dallas earlier this week for a...

Countdown to Nationals is on

The biggest pickleball event is getting ready to start. Are you ready? Are you going?  Everything starts Nov. 5 at the Brookhaven Country Club, outside of Dallas, Texas, and in addition to the thousands of participants, there is food, fun, entertainment and so much...