Healthier than ever, Smith looks to continue run in KC

by | Aug 24, 2023 | Championship, concussion, default, Featured Player, Finals, Food For Thought, injury, Jay Devilliers, mixed doubles, News, Patrick Smith, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, recovery, Seattle Open 2023, tina pisnik, Tournament, Tournament of Champions 2023, Tournaments, withdrawal

Patrick Smith wasn’t pain-free, but as he describes it, he was feeling better on the court than he had in a long time. And that’s saying something. Smith was finally distancing himself from a frustrating hip injury that had limited his mobility over the last year and...

PPA Tour Becomes First Professional Pickleball Organization on Sports Betting Market

by | Aug 24, 2023 | betting, bettors, FanDuel, Genius Sports, News, pickleball, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Sportradar, sports betting, sportsbook, Tournaments, Vulcan Kansas City Open, wagering, wagers

PPA Tour available for gambling wagers in 10 states and 1 Canadian province DALLAS (August 24, 2023) – Effective today, sportsbooks can now offer official-data powered markets and live video feeds on America’s fastest growing sport, professional pickleball. As the...

See the new rendering of the 2023 Biofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships featuring FAN-tastic Activations from Premier Partners

by | Aug 22, 2023 | biofreeze, Brookhaven Country Club, Championship, Featured Sponsor, invited, nationals, News, partners, partnership, pickleball boulevard, ppa tour, Tournament, Tournaments, USA Pickleball, use pickleball national championships

More than 25 partners are currently slated to be activating during the largest-ever pickleball celebration at Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas in November Dallas (August 22, 2023) – More than 25 partners have been tapped to activate on “Pickleball Boulevard” at the...

History made at TOC with a huge Double Triple Crown

by | Aug 20, 2023 | Catherine Parenteau, Championship, championship saturday, double triple, Finals, history made, James Ignatowich, mcguffin, News, parenteau, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, TOC, Tournament, Tournament of Champions 2023, Tournaments, triple crown, Tyson McGuffin, vulcan

Parenteau, McGuffin go triple gold Until Saturday, Ben Johns was the only male to win a triple crown. Until Saturday, Catherine Parenteau had only won a single triple crown. And then Saturday happened. Tyson McGuffin went gold three times and Parenteau did the same,...

McGuffin, Parenteau try for a triple and Newman is back in a final

by | Aug 19, 2023 | AJ Koller, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, championship saturday, Finals, gold medal match, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Riley Newman, Tournament, tournament of champions, Tournament of Champions 2023, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, vulcan toc

It’s Championship Saturday at the Tournament of Champions in Utah and there’s a bit of a throw-back feel to heading into today’s schedule of matches. Not exactly, “Old School,” but certainly not what we’re used to seeing. At least not lately. There’s no Anna Leigh...

Vulcan Tournament of Champions: Saturday Preview, from the Stats Desk

by | Aug 19, 2023 | AJ Koller, Allyce Jones, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, championship saturday, Connor Garnett, Finals, gold medal matches, James Ignatowich, Parris Todd, Patrick Smith, pickleball, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Riley Newman, stats preview, Tournament, tournament of champions, Tournament of Champions 2023, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, vulcan toc

Elevation (4,436 ft), may be a factor, both for conditioning, and the ball flying faster. A new combo for “Double Triple?” Tyson McGuffin is trying to become the first male player other than Ben Johns to win a Triple Crown. Catherine Parenteau is trying to earn...