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BIBD and Baiduri Bank brought 32 participants to a pickleball friendly at PGGMB in Bandar Seri Begawan, with 16 representatives from each bank. The gathering gave staff from competing institutions a chance to build relationships away from work through friendly competition.
Organisers highlighted teamwork and sportsmanship, while the report cited pickleball’s accessibility and social appeal as reasons for choosing it. BIBD described the event as part of its commitment to employee well-being, stakeholder engagement and a positive workplace culture.
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For clubs and workplace organisers, this gathering illustrates pickleball’s role as a setting for employee activity and relationship-building across competing businesses.
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Support for pickleball courts far outweighs opposition among speakers taking a position at U.S. local government meetings, according to Hamlet. The public-meeting analysis firm counted 1,152 supporters and 89 opponents in meetings across 468 cities and towns since Oct. 19, 2024, with support leading in 436.
Fresno, Riverside and Maricopa were among places with many supportive speakers, while Port St. Lucie and Tampa had more opponents. The findings offer a wider view than coverage centered on noise complaints and neighborhood disputes.
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For clubs pursuing courts, the findings document strong support among meeting speakers, not a survey of residents. Local differences remain important when discussing facilities with councils.
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Hunter Johnson beat Tama Shimabukuro in the PPA Tour Asia Hong Kong Slam men’s singles final, after defeating Federico Staksrud in the semifinals. Crowds packed Kai Tak Arena for an event offering $1.1 million in prize money and 1,500 World Pickleball Ranking points.
Staksrud’s quarterfinal comeback against Hong Kit Wong drew controversy: an extended equipment timeout and a 1-point penalty for inappropriate language preceded his 12-10 deciding-game win. Anna Leigh Waters won women’s doubles with Anna Bright and mixed doubles with Ben Johns.
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For athletes and coaches, the Staksrud-Wong match puts equipment readiness and on-court conduct in focus: both became central issues during a closely contested deciding game.
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Jack Munro collected two golds at the first Humana APP Louisville Open, the APP reports. He and Richard Livornese Jr. beat Zack Marceau and Aidan Schenk 12-10, 11-2 for a seventh men's doubles title in a row, and he won the mixed with the Netherlands' Roos Van Reek.
Croatia's Domenika Turkovic came back to beat top seed Kat Stewart 9-11, 11-4, 11-7, winning singles gold for a second event running after taking silver in both doubles finals. Ronan Camron edged Dusty Boyer in three games, and Bobbi Oshiro and Stewart won the women's doubles.
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Seven straight titles show what a settled partnership can achieve. Turkovic's three finals reward a player willing to enter every event and keep learning against top opponents.
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Kate Fahey left the Virginia Beach Open with two titles, Pickleball.com reports. She and first-time partner Eric Oncins won mixed doubles from 2-8 down in the third game, and she then beat the 21st seed, Helena Jansen Fink, 11-1, 11-9 for the singles crown, her first double at a single event.
Sofia Sewing earned her first PPA Tour title in women's doubles with Catherine Parenteau, while Elliott Schupp and Jaume Martinez Vich both won for the first time in men's doubles. John Lucian Goins took the men's singles without losing a game all week.
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Three first-time champions in a week without the sport's biggest stars show how close the next tier is. Players chasing a breakthrough should treat open draws as real chances.
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With several big names absent, Semifinal Saturday at the PPA Tour's Virginia Beach Open is full of fresh chances, Pickleball.com reports. In women's singles, No. 19 Sofia Sewing, who upset No. 2 seed Brooke Buckner in three games on Thursday, and No. 21 Helena Jansen Fink are each a win away from a first PPA Tour final.
No. 2 Noe Khlif and No. 7 Adam Harvey are chasing their first singles finals on U.S. soil, while Will Howells, Elliott Schupp and Max Freeman could make a first final in men's doubles.
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Draws without the usual favourites reward players who prepare for every opponent. Sewing shows that a deep run can start from a double-digit seed when the chance appears.
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Lea Jansen has pulled out of women's singles and mixed doubles at the PPA Tour's Virginia Beach Open with a broken left patella, but she is still playing women's doubles with Kate Fahey. The pair beat Daria Walczak and Alex Walker 11-2, 11-4 on Thursday and face fifth seeds Alix Truong and Layne Sleeth in Friday's quarterfinals.
The Dink's Erik Tice reported that the 34-year-old had played on the injury since May, through the Major League Pickleball season, until an MRI found it. Jansen expects about three months out and has left every remaining 2026 event.
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A reminder for coaches: pain that lingers for months deserves a scan, not more matches. An early diagnosis can save a season that toughness alone puts at risk.
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The Humana APP Louisville Open brings four days of pro, AARP 50+ and 60+, Humana Cup and amateur play to the Kentucky International Convention Center, with the PickleY'all festival outside on October 16 and 17.
Jack Munro and Richard Livornese Jr. arrive on a run of six straight men's pro doubles titles, and Munro's 8 golds are the most of any APP pro this year. Megan Fudge, who won in Overland Park with Kat Stewart, now shares the women's pro gold record of 33 with Simone Jardim. Coverage runs Friday to Sunday on APPTV's YouTube channel and ESPN+.
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Club doubles players can take a lesson from Munro and Livornese: six titles in a row come from a settled partnership with clear roles, which often matters more than raw shot-making.
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Indoor franchisor The Picklr has filed for Chapter 11 in the Northern District of Texas, FOX Business reports. An investor group led by franchisee Tom Neale has committed $4.5 million, pending court approval, although Sports Business Journal put the figure at $4.8 million.
Founder Jorge Barragan told SBJ the company had guaranteed leases for about 40 early locations. He said no club will shut because of the filing itself, though some contraction is likely. The Picklr has more than 70 U.S. sites plus clubs in Australia, Canada and Japan, and lost $4.4 million in 2025.
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For club owners the lesson is financial rather than sporting: rapid growth backed by lease guarantees can strain even a busy brand, so know who carries the rent risk before signing.
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Anna Leigh Waters won mixed doubles with Ben Johns to secure her 200th career PPA Tour title, then added women’s doubles and singles gold to leave the Chicago Cup with 202 titles and 45 Triple Crowns. Federico Staksrud and Hayden Patriquin won men’s doubles, while Roscoe Bellamy took men’s singles and qualifier Emilien Burnel reached the semifinals.
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Waters’ milestone highlights sustained elite performance, while Burnel’s qualifying run and the men’s doubles upsets show how emerging players and pairings can reshape a tournament draw.
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Support for pickleball courts far outweighs opposition among speakers taking a position at U.S. local government meetings, according to Hamlet. The public-meeting analysis firm counted 1,152 supporters and 89 opponents in meetings across 468 cities and towns since Oct. 19, 2024, with support leading in 436.
Fresno, Riverside and Maricopa were among places with many supportive speakers, while Port St. Lucie and Tampa had more opponents. The findings offer a wider view than coverage centered on noise complaints and neighborhood disputes.
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For clubs pursuing courts, the findings document strong support among meeting speakers, not a survey of residents. Local differences remain important when discussing facilities with councils.
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Hunter Johnson beat Tama Shimabukuro in the PPA Tour Asia Hong Kong Slam men’s singles final, after defeating Federico Staksrud in the semifinals. Crowds packed Kai Tak Arena for an event offering $1.1 million in prize money and 1,500 World Pickleball Ranking points.
Staksrud’s quarterfinal comeback against Hong Kit Wong drew controversy: an extended equipment timeout and a 1-point penalty for inappropriate language preceded his 12-10 deciding-game win. Anna Leigh Waters won women’s doubles with Anna Bright and mixed doubles with Ben Johns.
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For athletes and coaches, the Staksrud-Wong match puts equipment readiness and on-court conduct in focus: both became central issues during a closely contested deciding game.
Le East Coast Regional, à Fort Lauderdale, a offert à 200 joueurs une inscription gratuite au Pickle Money Ball National Championship. Les 4 premiers de chaque division se sont qualifiés pour ce tournoi, prévu à Las Vegas du 26 au 31 juillet 2027, qui proposera plus de 1 million de dollars en prix aux amateurs.
Disputée à The Fort, cette étape régionale a réuni plus de 550 participants et proposé une bourse totale de 625 000 dollars. Les vainqueurs de chaque division ont reçu 2 000 dollars par joueur, et des gains ont été versés aux 16 premiers. Cette dernière étape régionale de 2026 était aussi le plus grand événement du circuit à ce jour.
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Pour les amateurs, ce parcours de qualification permet de gagner des prix tout en évitant les frais du championnat national : Luke Schmidt a transformé une inscription de 100 dollars à une épreuve locale en 1 625 dollars de gains et une place au national.
Une nouvelle phase d’aménagement du St. Clair College Community Park, à Chatham, est maintenant ouverte. Elle comprend 10 terrains réservés au pickleball, présentés comme le plus grand site extérieur de la région consacré à ce sport. L’agrandissement ajoute aussi des sentiers, des toilettes, des installations de basketball et une aire de jeux.
Le Chatham-Kent Pickleball Club estime que ces terrains offrent des possibilités d’accueillir des tournois, tout en s’inscrivant dans la vocation du parc comme lieu de rassemblement pour toute la communauté.
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De nouveaux terrains nécessitent des règles de fonctionnement claires. Les clubs peuvent prévoir dès maintenant des séances pour débutants, des plages de jeu libre et des réservations pour les tournois afin que les usagers réguliers profitent aussi de cette capacité accrue.
Beyond The Bounce annonce que Zane Navratil créera du contenu original exclusif pour sa plateforme médiatique consacrée au pickleball. L’entreprise a également annoncé l’élargissement de son groupe de propriétaires et de conseillers, qui comprend des joueurs professionnels et des dirigeants du secteur des médias.
Son site Web et ses réseaux sociaux sont actifs, tandis que des applications mobiles restent prévues. Cette annonce présente une stratégie de contenu, sans toutefois établir de résultats en matière d’audience ou de performance commerciale.
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Les clubs qui envisagent des partenariats médiatiques peuvent demander quels contenus, moyens de diffusion et rapports d’audience sont disponibles dès maintenant, et distinguer ces engagements des fonctionnalités encore en développement.
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USA Pickleball a ajouté 8 étapes de l’APP Tour à son calendrier de qualification Golden Ticket pour les championnats nationaux de 2027. Les médaillés d’or des catégories admissibles bénéficient d’une inscription prioritaire, tandis que les autres participants peuvent accumuler des points grâce au système de points par paliers.
La série commence avec l’Arizona et les championnats du circuit plus tard cette année, puis se poursuit avec 6 événements aux États-Unis l’an prochain.
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Les entraîneurs qui planifient une saison de tournois amateurs devraient distinguer les voies d’inscription prioritaire de l’admissibilité fondée sur les points et vérifier les règles de la catégorie de chaque athlète avant de réserver les déplacements.
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The APP says its first Humana APP Louisville Open, staged from October 15 to 18 alongside the PickleY'all festival, reached audiences well beyond pickleball fans. Every one of the five big local TV news outlets covered it, WLKY-TV acted as media partner, and Meltwater counted more than 157,000 mentions during the week.
A press conference with Mayor Craig Greenberg, the festival's ribbon-cutting and a free Shaggy concert anchored the publicity. Founder Ken Herrmann confirmed the tour will be back in Louisville in 2027.
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Pairing a tour stop with a free community festival brought in civic partners and mainstream media. Clubs bidding for events can pitch the same mix to local sponsors.
USA Pickleball a désigné Cogir Senior Living comme partenaire exclusif dans la catégorie des résidences pour aînés. Les organisations souhaitent favoriser la participation et les liens sociaux grâce au pickleball.
Leur première initiative événementielle annoncée est un espace détente pour les joueurs aux championnats nationaux à San Diego. Les participants pourront s’y reposer et échanger entre les matchs.
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Pour les clubs qui accueillent des aînés, un accès facilité, des séances conviviales et des occasions de socialiser comptent davantage que la seule annonce d’un partenariat commercial.
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Palm Springs planned a grand opening on Wednesday afternoon for its new $5.1 million pickleball complex at Demuth Park, NBC Palm Springs reports. The site has 22 courts with lighting, shade structures, seating and drinking fountains, and is part of a wider upgrade of the park, according to Mayor Naomi Soto.
The courts are open daily, 7 a.m. until 10 p.m., with one-hour reservations offered between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Funding came in part from Measure J, a sales tax approved by local voters.
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Large public complexes with lights and reservations lower the cost of entry for new players. Local coaches can approach the city early about clinics and league time on the new courts.
Les chiffres publiés par APP après le tournoi de Louisville nous plongent dans les coulisses de l’événement plutôt que d’en résumer les résultats. Le site comptait 23 filets et 49 680 pieds carrés de surface de jeu, tandis que le terrain de championnat intégrait 218 panneaux à DEL.
Ces détails illustrent la quantité d’équipement et le travail d’installation nécessaires pour accueillir un événement professionnel dans un centre de congrès.
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Les clubs qui préparent des événements de plus grande envergure peuvent s’inspirer de cet exemple pour dresser leur liste d’équipement. L’aménagement des terrains, le temps d’installation et les dispositifs destinés au public méritent autant d’attention que le tableau de compétition.
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Ed Ju has warned players about what he believes are counterfeit Life Time pickleballs, The Dink reports. In an Instagram post, he said a ball he switched to mid-session flew off his paddle and resembled an indoor ball, and that his own tests showed a big difference from a genuine one. At $6.50 a ball, he urged extra care with bulk orders.
The Dink notes his account cannot confirm where the balls came from. Fake paddles are already a known problem, and the UPA-A is coordinating a response across the industry.
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Ball quality changes how a drill or match plays. Clubs and coaches buying in bulk should order from brands or authorised sellers and test a sample before stocking their courts.
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At 19, Elliott Schupp has a first PPA Tour title, won in Virginia Beach with Jaume Martinez Vich, and Pickleball.com has traced how he got there. Burnt out after a decade of baseball, he first picked up a paddle at 12, playing with his grandfather in Arkansas, and spent two to three years reaching a 4.0 level before aiming for the pro game.
His grandfather capped him at two sessions a week early on to protect his enthusiasm and still coaches him, reviewing matches to find the patterns that win or lose points. Schupp now trains in Phoenix.
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Schupp's path is a strong case for patient development. Coaches of young players can copy the formula: limited volume early, regular video review and goals tied to skill rather than results.
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Gabe Tardio and Tyra Black each won two titles at the Australia Pickleball Cup in Brisbane. Tardio partnered Hayden Patriquin to win men’s doubles, while Black took women’s doubles alongside Jorja Johnson. Tardio and Black also combined for the mixed doubles title.
Hunter Johnson won men’s singles, with Andie Dikosavljevic taking women’s singles. Christian Alshon’s week included playing doubles with his social media manager and a heated verbal confrontation with Johnson in the singles final.
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The Brisbane results highlight success across doubles disciplines: Tardio and Black each won with different partners before sharing the mixed doubles title.
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Gabe Tardio says joining Ben Johns in men’s doubles redirected his career—and brought nerves that initially held him back. Speaking on Pickleballers, he explained that he had been considering an Indian pro league and an overseas/APP Tour schedule before Johns approached him.
Tardio instead reached a PPA Tour deal. Their debut at the Mesa Cup in February 2025 ended with silver against Andrei Daescu and Christian Alshon. He said familiarity helped him regain his natural game; the partnership has since collected 19 gold medals and won more than 95% of its matches.
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Tardio’s account highlights the pressure of a new partnership: he linked his early hesitation to unfamiliarity with Johns, and greater comfort to time spent playing together.
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Sofia Sewing, Jaume Martinez Vich and Elliott Schupp claimed their first PPA Tour titles at the Virginia Beach Open, where several leading players were absent. Sewing won women’s doubles with Catherine Parenteau, while Martinez Vich and Schupp took men’s doubles in their debut partnership.
Kate Fahey captured mixed doubles with Eric Oncins and added the women’s singles crown, winning multiple titles at an event for the first time. John Lucian Goins won men’s singles without dropping a game all week.
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New partnerships delivered titles in men’s and mixed doubles, while the depleted field gave emerging contenders opportunities to turn deep runs into championships.
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Domenika Turkovic closed her Louisville player diary with a singles title and silver medals in both doubles events. It was her first tournament with three finals. Writing after play on Sunday, she credited her partners and described plans to return to Croatia after a long stretch of travel. The first-person account adds an athlete’s view of managing a demanding tournament weekend.
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For coaches, the diary is a useful conversation starter about switching partners, handling successive finals and planning recovery after competition.
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Louisville's first PickleY'all festival opened on Friday next to the Humana APP Louisville Open at the Kentucky International Convention Center, WHAS11 reports, with courts indoors and out and free admission. The festival runs through Saturday with a pickling contest, food, live music and a Kentucky Science Center kids zone, while the pro event finishes on Sunday.
The APP's Tom Webb told the station that nearly anyone can get a rally going within minutes. Saturday's pro men's and women's doubles stream on APPTV and ESPN+.
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Pairing a pro event with a free festival turns spectators into players. Clubs hosting tournaments can copy the idea with try-it courts and a short intro clinic beside the main draw.
Le Humana APP Louisville Open fait place au double mixte sur le Championship Court le vendredi 16 octobre, avec une couverture sur APPTV dès midi, heure de l’Est. L’annonce de diffusion du circuit offre un moyen pratique de suivre une semaine marquée par plusieurs quêtes de records.
Avant le tournoi, Jack Munro et Richard Livornese Jr. comptaient 6 titres consécutifs en double masculin et visaient un 7e. Avec 33 titres en double féminin, Megan Fudge était à égalité avec Simone Jardim. Ces chiffres reflètent les records à l’arrivée à Louisville, et non des résultats déjà obtenus dans ce tournoi.
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Les clubs peuvent organiser une séance de visionnement autour de l’horaire annoncé, tout en distinguant clairement les jalons atteints avant le tournoi des résultats encore à venir.
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Maria Ford’s loud celebrations during her comeback win over Genie Bouchard at the PPA Tour Chicago Cup sparked renewed discussion about taunting and sportsmanship. Bouchard declined to tap paddles afterward, while Ford received no warning or penalty. Separate exchanges between Hayden Patriquin and Eric Oncins at the same tournament added to calls from some fans for clearer conduct rules.
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The debate highlights the need for athletes, coaches and tournament officials to understand where intense celebration ends and sanctionable taunting begins under tour rules.
Luca Mack et Anouar Braham ont éliminé Armaan Bhatia et Augustus Ge du tableau de double masculin à Virginia Beach le 15 octobre. Leur victoire de 12–10, 11–5 leur a ouvert les portes des quarts de finale, où ils devaient affronter Elliott Schupp et Jaume Martinez Vich.
Wyatt Stone et Will MacKinnon se sont également qualifiés après avoir renversé la situation face à Roscoe Bellamy et Matt Wright. Battus dans la première manche, ils ont remporté le match 5–11, 11–0, 11–4. Les fiches officielles des joueurs confirment les 2 résultats présentés dans le compte rendu daté des huitièmes de finale.
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Ces 2 matchs offrent des pistes de travail différentes : conclure après une première manche serrée et se relancer après une manche perdue méritent tous 2 une place dans les entraînements en double.
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Sofia Sewing overturned a close opening-game loss to Brooke Buckner with an emphatic finish, winning 12–14, 11–1, 11–1 in Virginia Beach’s round of 16. Maria Ford also recovered against Milan Rane, 3–11, 11–7, 11–9, while George Rangelov eliminated Jack Sock 11–5, 11–6.
Friday brings quarterfinals across all five pro divisions. The official PPA announcement sets PBTV coverage for noon Eastern, followed by Tennis Channel from 2–5pm Eastern, giving viewers a chance to follow the next stage of these runs.
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A scoreline can show the scale of a turnaround without explaining its cause. Coaches should use match footage before attributing these wins to specific tactical changes.
Braden Jacobson a renversé la situation après avoir perdu la première manche face à Matthew Finnerty, le 14 octobre à Virginia Beach. Sa victoire de 3–11, 11–2, 11–3 lui ouvre les portes des huitièmes de finale, où il affrontera Rafael Lenhard.
Maria Ford a également eu besoin d’une manche décisive contre Jalina Ingram. Après avoir remporté la première et cédé la deuxième, elle a terminé en force pour s’imposer 11–2, 9–11, 11–3. Elle retrouvera Milan Rane au prochain tour. Les résultats officiels des joueurs confirment les 2 scores rapportés par Pickleball Surge dans son compte rendu des seizièmes de finale.
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Ces matchs offrent de bons exemples pour discuter de la façon de se recentrer entre les manches : en perdre une ne condamne pas la qualité de jeu dans la suivante.
Mya Bui et Luca Mack ont poursuivi leur parcours en double mixte à Virginia Beach en battant Will Howells et Alix Truong 11–2, 11–7 le 14 octobre. Les résultats officiels des joueurs confirment le score rapporté par Pickleball Surge.
Cette victoire faisait suite à leur succès initial contre Martin Emmrich et Estee Widdershoven, 16–14, 11–4. Le duo a donc atteint les huitièmes de finale avec 2 victoires contrastées : une première manche prolongée lors du match d’ouverture, puis une rencontre nettement plus courte contre Will Howells et Alix Truong. Layne Sleeth et Nicolas Acevedo étaient leurs prochains adversaires.
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Les entraîneurs peuvent comparer le premier match accroché du duo au résultat suivant pour discuter de la façon de repartir à zéro entre les tours, sans présumer que le même plan de jeu fonctionnera.
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The PPA Challenger Series will stage 18 U.S. events beginning in January, adding seven stops in its third season. Five tournaments will award 250 points, while leading points earners can reach the year-end PPA Challenger Showdown in Dallas and compete for a PPA Tour contract. Life Time will expand from hosting two events in 2026 to eight in 2027.
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The larger schedule gives emerging pros more opportunities to collect World Pickleball Ranking points, while amateur brackets and wider geographic coverage create additional competitive options for local players and clubs.
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Life Time is expanding the LT Classic into a quarterly amateur tournament series, beginning at Life Time Rancho San Clemente on October 16. Every host club runs its own prize pool, adding up to more than $20,000, with cash in every skill division and top awards of at least $2,000.
The fall swing moves to Peachtree Corners near Atlanta from October 21 to 25, then to Northbrook near Chicago and Lakeville near Minneapolis, both on November 13 to 15. The operator says it runs more than 960 permanent pickleball courts across over 195 clubs in the U.S. and Canada.
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Real prize money at amateur level gives club players a reason to chase tournament experience. Coaches can treat these regional stops as targets for students ready to test themselves.
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The Virginia Beach Open began with pro qualifying on Monday before main-draw play starts Tuesday in Virginia Beach, Virginia. With several leading players absent during the PPA Tour’s third consecutive tournament week and the PPA Tour Australia Pickleball Cup running concurrently, other competitors have an opportunity to collect the 1,000 ranking points available to each division winner.
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The depleted field creates an important opening for emerging and lower-ranked professionals to advance deeper, gain tour experience and improve their ranking positions.
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Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns are both missing from this week's Mojo Energy Pouches Virginia Beach Open, which leaves the PPA Tour stop unusually open. Pickleball.com's Jim Kloss blames the upcoming MLP Nations Cup and the Opendoor Pickleball World Championships for the thinner top end.
Kate Fahey and Roscoe Bellamy are the top singles seeds. Kloss expects No. 20 men's doubles pair Luca Mack and Anouar Braham to beat their ranking and calls mixed doubles the hardest event to call. Each pro title is worth 1,000 ranking points.
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Weeks without the biggest names are when developing pros earn points and belief. Coaches should watch which double-digit seeds turn a kind section of the draw into a deep run.
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Vernon's first Okanagan Open runs from October 15 to 18 at the Vernon Pickleball Association's Marshall Field complex, with a $10,000 purse and more than 400 players entered, the Vernon Morning Star reports. Over 300 signed up on the day registration opened.
Four Team Canada players headline the open division: 17-year-old Chayton Hauberg of Coldstream, back from the World Cup in Vietnam, fellow U18 international Jacob Bolkowy, and national team members Kim Layton and Anna Dyachenko. Amateur men's doubles starts play on Thursday before three days of pro and amateur events.
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A sold-out first edition with national team players shows strong demand in B.C. Local juniors can watch a Coldstream teenager compete against the best in the country on their own doorstep.
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Anna Leigh Waters has released a full commercial for L'Oreal Paris, where she is an ambassador for the Elvive Glycolic + Gloss range, Pickleball.com's Victoria Radnothy writes. The polished spot, posted on Instagram, follows lighter content she had made for the brand.
The column argues that the 19-year-old's sponsor list, which also includes Delta Airlines and a pet medicine company, goes far beyond the single paddle deal most pros rely on. Waters has already appeared on billboards in Times Square.
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Mainstream sponsors show that top players can earn well beyond prize money. For aspiring pros, a consistent public profile is becoming part of the job rather than an extra.
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Zane Navratil has come out against any UPA rule limiting taunting or screaming, Pickleball.com reports. In an Instagram post, the pro said players should be free to show emotion and leave it to fans and social media to decide who has gone too far, adding that indifference harms the sport more than noise does.
He pointed to the NFL's unpopular taunting rule and to the UFC's trash talk, and described pros as entertainers rather than role models. Navratil also admitted regretting his own outburst at the MLP Playoffs.
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Whatever the tour decides, juniors copy what they watch. Coaches can set their own standards for celebrations and respect, separate from what entertains a television audience.
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Federico Staksrud joined Pickleballers to discuss his path from a software company job to the top of pickleball. He addressed his MLP trade to the New Jersey 5s, pressure tied to his $400K price tag, and his PPA Tour reunion with Hayden Patriquin. Staksrud also explained how coaching, disciplined training and a full-time athlete lifestyle shaped his pursuit of No. 1.
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Staksrud’s account highlights how structured practice, lifestyle commitment and partnership management can influence performance at the highest levels of professional pickleball.
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Veteran coach Tony Roig has expanded his educational work through Tony Roig Pickleball, offering online courses, weekly videos, podcasts, books and in-person camps. His curriculum prioritizes foundational skills such as returns, fourth shots and serves over advanced techniques, serving players from beginners through the PPA Tour and focusing much of its instruction on the 3.0-4.0 level.
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Roig’s approach gives coaches a structured model for emphasizing match-relevant fundamentals, while athletes can access consistent instruction across digital content and in-person camps.
