#MLP clubs are making temporary roster changes before play begins in Michigan. 🏅💰

🚨 Arizona Drive: AJ Koller in for Andrei Daescu (suspended). 🔄🚫

🌟 Los Angeles Mad Drops: Emily Cederquist for Parenteau, Blaine Hovenier for Wilson. 🔄

🔥 Bay Area Breakers: Jill Braverman for Rettger, DJ Young for Kawka. 🔄

🐻 California Black Bears: Susannah Barr for Emily Cederquist, Brandon French for DJ Young. 🔄

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🥒🏓 Exciting news! USA Pickleball, the National Governing Body for pickleball in the U.S., just announced a $225,000 purse for the 2024 BioFreeze USA Pickleball National Championships! 🎉🇺🇸 Compete for cash prizes in Pro, Champions Pro, and Masters Pro divisions from Nov. 9-17 at the Arizona Athletic Grounds in Mesa, Ariz #Pickleball #News

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It's uncertain how this will correspond with existing USA Pickleball certification and whether non-professionals will need designated paddles for UPA or USAP tournaments. 🏓 We're not suggesting you stick with your JOOLA Gen3, especially since their customer service team reportedly isn't responding to calls at the moment. 📞

#Pickleball #Updates

According to multiple sources, the UPA-A (the governing body for the UPA) is about to announce that beginning in 2025, paddle brands must pay $100,000 per year and $5,000 per paddle for certification and regulation.

All current USA Pickleball-approved paddles will be sunset 🌅 at the end of that year for UPA (#PPA Tour and #MLP ) events. #Pickleball #new

🎾 JOOLA has announced that they've officially filed a suit against USA Pickleball. It’s been just over a week since USAP upheld its decision to keep the Gen 3 paddles off of the list after removing them in mid-May.

JOOLA has maintained that the Gen 3 paddles that hit the market in April are “materially and structurally the same” as paddles that were approved by USAP back in September and suggested that their removal from the Approved Paddle List would result in legal action. ⚖️

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If a paddle is banned, or de-listed, by USA Pickleball or the Pro Tours... Do you think it's fair to use it in rec play or amateur tournaments? 🏓🤔 #Pickleball

In the latest installment of the JOOLA Gen 3 paddle saga, USA Pickleball has announced that the recently submitted paddles did not meet approved equipment standards. 🏓❌

This means that the paddles will remain absent from the Approved Paddles List. 📋🚫

They were removed from the list on May 15 when JOOLA informed USAP that it had submitted the wrong paddles for certification back in November. 😬❗

#Pickleball #Paddle #News

Legit question: 🤔 Why's Andrei’s banned paddle any different from the thousands of other busted paddles? 🏓❓
#PPA #Pickleball #Paddle

Just Tuesday, UPA announced a $50k fine 💸 and a 60-day suspension ⛔ for Andrei Daescu. Less than 24 hours later, the #PPA has banned the JOOLA Gen3 paddles from competition 🚫🏓.

"Those #Paddles are not approved due to a discrepancy with USAP. Paddles need to be listed on USAP and pass PPA testing protocols tested by the independent laboratory PPL. Thank you for your understanding," said the tour in a statement.

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🏓 United Pickleball Association—the holding company for both the #PPA Tour and #MLP—announced UPA of America as the global governing body of the sport. 🌍

That release also announced the creation of an Equipment Manufacturer Advisory Board and an Equipment Player Advisory Board to help set paddle standards and regulations for the UPA. 🛠️

Those rules have yet to be finalized, so we can assume that the paddles from USA Pickleball’s Approved Paddle List will remain viable for use in at least the next few PPA Tour and MLP events through mid-June. 📅

#Pickleball #Paddle #News

UPA-A or USA Pickleball? 🥒🏓 As the new governing body takes shape, questions will certainly arise... 🤔 Which paddles are fair game for rec play? 🎾🏅 #Pickleball #Paddles #News

🚨 The new generation 3 paddles from JOOLA – the Perseus 3, Scorpeus 3, Magnus 3, and Hyperion 3 – have all been removed from the USA Pickleball Approved Paddle list. Additionally, the new Paddletek TKO-CX has reportedly gone missing. 🎾

USA Pickleball shared a statement emphasizing that "Paddles that do not appear on USA Pickleball’s Approved Paddle list are not certified for use in USA Pickleball-sanctioned tournaments". 📄

#Pickleball #Paddles #News

The United Pickleball Association (UPA) announced that it will replace USA Pickleball as its governing body with the newly formed UPA of America (UPA-A). 😯

"With the rapid growth of the sport and all of its related factors and industries - across integrity, professional play, equipment manufacturers, rules and regulations and more - the need for a nimble, forward-thinking and proactive governing body has arisen to protect, grow and champion the sport of pickleball globally", said the UPA on a statement. 🌍

#Pickleball #News

On May 9th, the #APP Tour 🎾 released a statement on its social media channels supporting USA Pickleball (USAP) 🇺🇸.

It seemingly came out of nowhere, but the word on the street is that another statement is coming soon from another high-profile pickleball organization. So, this may have been a preemptive move by the APP. #Pickleball #News

According to various Spanish federations, #Pickleball is experiencing unprecedented growth in Spain 🇪🇸.

📈 With approximately 20 thousand people having already tried this exciting sport, its evolution in recent years is described as spectacular. 🌟

🏓 With the creation of more tournaments and participation levels never seen before, the sport is rapidly gaining ground in the spanish sports scene. 🏆

#International #News

#APP , in collaboration with USA Pickleball, has announced the first three opportunities to secure a coveted “Golden Ticket” to the 2025 Biofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships. 🎟️ Players can stake their claim at the upcoming 2024 APP Tour events in Dallas (October 9-13), Newport Beach (October 23-27), and Boca Raton (November 6-10). 🏓 #Pickleball #News

According to various sources, we do know that several notable players have withdrawn #MLP in 2024: 📰

A contract issue is preventing the "Johnson Five" – JW Johnson, Jorja Johnson, Dylan Frazier, Gabe Tardio, and Milan Rane, from playing MLP. 🤝

Julian Arnold, Lauren Stratman, Matt Wright, Lucy Kovalova, Jill Braverman, Susannah Barr, Megan Fudge, Ryler DeHeart, and Yana Newell choose not to play. 🚫

Rob Nunnery announced that he is not playing MLP in 2024 to focus on his injury recovery. 🤕

#Pickleball #News

You have Jorja and JW Johnson playing in the #APP Tour Sacramento stop instead of the PPA’s Indoor USA Championships, and now there’s news that Riley Newman might not play on the #PPA Tour, or at least not as much as he has in the past. 🏓🌟

"When PPA made their offer, I was grateful and appreciative, but at the end of the day I wanted to do what I thought was best for me and my future (both on and off the pickleball court). I have thoroughly enjoyed competing on the PPA Tour since the start of 2020, but I’m ready to look ahead and embark on a new pickleball journey with MLP!" 🚀🥒

#APP has unveiled the lineups for Team USA 🇺🇸 and Team Europe 🇪🇺, which will compete in the upcoming inaugural APP Atlantic Cup to be held on March 20, 22, and 24 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. 🏓

This groundbreaking event marks the first-ever international team competition in pickleball history. It pits Team USA 🇺🇸 against Team Europe 🇪🇺 in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles matches. Over the three-day tournament, participants will vie for international pickleball supremacy and the coveted title of Atlantic Cup champions. 🏆

#Pickleball #News

The PPA Indoor USA Champions are up for grabs! Top players like Ben Johns, Anna Leigh Waters, and Tyson McGuffin are missing. JW Johnson opts for the APP Sacramento Open, leaving Dylan Frazier absent from both tournaments. Last PPA, Johnson & Frazier secured gold in men's doubles. James Ignatowich and Catherine Parenteau are also missing. Parenteau chooses mixed doubles with Jack Sock and women's singles. 🎾💪

#PPA #APP #pickleballnews #Pickleball

🏓 STORYLINES FOR THE PICKLEBALL CENTRAL INDOOR USA CHAMPIONSHIPS 🇺🇸

LOUD KNOCKS 💥 – Opportunity knocking for the field – no Ben or ALW (& others) in the field.
I SEE CJ 👀: Collin Johns steps in for the injured Ignatowich to play with Wright and Bright.
THROUGH THE ROOF 🏠: Indoor tournament – different sight lines and pace of play.
SOCK IT TO ME 🧦: Does Jack Sock make his first 2024 final? 🏆

#Pickleball #PPA #News

🏓 Some of pickleball's biggest stars will be missing the Indoor USA Championships in Lakeville, MN next week! 😮 Ben Johns, Anna Leigh Waters, Tyson McGuffin, and James Ignatowich are among them. 🌟

Ben Johns' absence has left Collin Johns in need of a men's doubles partner! 🤝 He's teaming up with Matt Wright for men's doubles and playing mixed doubles with Anna Bright in Minnesota. 🎾

#Pickleball #Pro #News

If Pickleball Were in The Olympics, here would be some of the heavy-hitting teams!

🇺🇸From the USA - Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns would be at the forefront. They seldom lose games, and when they make it to Championship Sunday, they don't lose in a best-out-of-5 match!

🇨🇦Canada's best for mixed doubles are Catherine Parenteau (Canada's best player) and Steve Deakin. Deakin comes in at 49, so a bit on the older side when it comes to open pros, or the Olympics for that matter. But he still boasts a DUPR of 6.36, which comes in slightly higher than Parenteau's 6.11 in dubs.

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The 🦉 OWL pickleball paddle, crafted by OWL Sport, has 🎉 recently obtained certification from the USA Pickleball (USAP), making it authorized for use in USAP tournament play. 🏓 OWL holds the distinction of being the inaugural paddle to achieve USAP Quiet Category certification, with a significant 50% reduction in total noise output while simultaneously enhancing performance. 🌟

#Pickleball #News #Paddle

🎉 Barstool Sports announced plans to host a series of pickleball tournaments set to take place throughout 2024 in the USA! 🇺🇸🏓🏆

The tournaments will be held in a pickleball party format, with the top teams in each pickleball pool moving on to the playoffs. 🔥 Pickleball teams in each of the six divisions are guaranteed a minimum of five games, and the tournaments will be played at different pickleball locations around the eastern United States. 🗺️🥒

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📱 #APP announced an official paddle partnership with the OWL on Wednesday! 🏓

The innovative paddle 🚀 - featuring noise-reducing technology 🤫 - was the first paddle to qualify for USA Pickleball's Quiet Category. 🇺🇸🏆

#Pickleball #News

🏓 The 2024 Biofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships are heading to Arizona from Nov. 10-17! 🤩

Arizona Athletic Grounds, which opened in January 2022, boasts a whopping 41 pickleball courts! 🏞️🏓 The complex even has a covered championship court that can seat up to 2,000 spectators! 🏟️

#Pickleball #News

#APP officially launched its referee development program in Punta Gorda, Florida, last month. 🎉

The APP Referee Development Initiative (ARDI) is designed to establish a top-tier platform for USA Pickleball Credentialed referees, providing them with multiple opportunities for development, support, and advancement. 🏓👏

#Pickleball #News