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At the close of its national championships, USA Pickleball has announced it will reassess plans for the future location of the event. The national governing body hosted the 2023 Biofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships powered by Invited and the PPA Tour at the Brookhaven Country Club near Dallas and said it expects to decide on […]
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Pure Pickleball has announced plans to develop a facility near Talking Stick Resort & Casino in Scottsdale, Arizona, that will be the largest pickleball facility in Arizona and one of the largest facilities in the world, becoming the home for USA Pickleball’s permanent headquarters in Scottsdale. The venue is expected to open in the fall […]
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The National Pickleball League, ahead of its second season of competition for players 50 and over, has named Paul Bamundo as its chief executive officer. Bamundo has previously worked for the National Basketball Association, International Management Group and the Ivy League. He will start his position at the NPL effective immediately, according to NPL co-founder […]
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USA Pickleball will launch a “quiet category” for pickleball products, an initiative that aims to reduce the sport’s sound output during recreational play. The quiet category will promote products that deliver 50% or less acoustics of the equipment used in community parks. The quiet category will include specific USA Pickleball guidelines for manufacturers with limits […]
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Like many elements of the incredibly fast-growing sport of pickleball, the PPA Tour does not yet have a long history, having been founded in 2018. But its growth has also been very much on the upswing. Today the tour offers 24 events nationwide and a prize purse exceeding $5 million. Carvana is on as a […]
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The Association of Pickleball Players will host the inaugural U.S. Collegiate Championships and Midwest Open at Grand Park Sports Campus in Westfield, Indiana, in early January. The January 3-7 tournament is the first APP Signature Event of its 2024 calendar and is presented in partnership with Westfield Sports Commission, Hamilton County Sports Authority, Hamilton County […]
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The Association of Pickleball Players has announced a 2024 schedule of 20 events with a mix of APP Tour and Next Gen events, the introduction of APP Signature competitions, more international tournament partnership and with the potential of more signature events to be announced later. The 2024 APP Tour will feature four APP Tour Majors […]
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The Association of Pickleball Players has announced an update to its 2023 APP Tour schedule, introducing its inaugural APP U.S. Indoor Championships scheduled for November 29 through December 3 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. The 2023 APP U.S. Indoor Championships will be the only indoor event on the schedule. It […]
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The Sports & Fitness Industry Association and Pickleheads have released a State of Pickleball: Participation & Infrastructure Report, which provides analysis of pickleball participation and facility and court data in the United States. SFIA conducts an annual survey of Americans ages 6 and older and tracks participation in 124 sports, fitness and outdoor activities. This […]
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Officials with Triple Crown Sports have announced plans for its inaugural PickleCon 2024 from August 8-11 at the Kansas City Convention Center in Missouri. “Our collaboration with Triple Crown Sports has been a mutual benefit since day one,” said Kathy Nelson, president and chief executive officer of Visit KC and the Kansas City Sports Commission. […]
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.@usatabletennis is bringing back a major event, as the US Open Team Table Tennis Championships will take place August 29–31, 2025, in @MyMyrtleBeach, South Carolina. The event will take place at John T. Rhodes Myrtle Beach Sports Center.
The official logos for the 2026 NCAA Men’s Final Four and 2026 NCAA Division II and Division III men’s basketball championships have been unveiled. Indianapolis and @IndSportsCorp will host all three championships during the same weekend in 2026.
The Golden Trail Series has announced its 2025 schedule of nine international events featuring some of the best trail runners in the world, including a stop in Olympic Valley, California, on June 22.
The @XGames have announced a three-year partnership with California Dreamin' Entertainment which will bring the action sports and music festival to Cal Expo in @VisitSacramento each summer from 2025–2027.
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