This is a recap of the PPA Rate Vegas Cup, 2025, held at the Darling Tennis Center, in Las Vegas. Read More The Dink Pickleball
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PodPlay Raises $8M to Power the Future of Frictionless Pickleball
In the past twelve months, the seamless court-booking app has tripled its revenue and eclipsed one million users over 200 locations. More player-friendly features are on the way. Read More The Dink Pickleball
Pro Paddles Are Still Failing Onsite Testing — Repeat Offenders Could Face $50K Fines
The UPA-A is cracking down on models that are grittier than testing standards allow. Brands whose paddles fail will face escalating fines and other penalties. Repeat offenders could be removed from the Approved Paddle List entirely. Read More The Dink Pickleball
Don’t Drop from Deep Behind the Baseline: ‘Drive Yourself Out of Trouble’ Instead
Conventional pickleball wisdom dictates you play soft to get yourself out of hot water from deep on the court. Drop until you can work your way in, right? Wrong, says Tyson McGuffin. Read More The Dink Pickleball
Pickleball Eye Injuries Are Growing at an ‘Alarming Rate’ — With a Few Caveats
On-court eye injuries have spiked in the past few years. Is this the inevitable byproduct of pickleball’s booming popularity, or alarming new proof that more proactive preventative measures need to be taken? Read More The Dink Pickleball
Get in the Holiday Spirit with ‘A Pickleball Christmas,’ Coming Dec. 20 to Lifetime
Pickleball gets the feel-good, romantic treatment and a familiar hero narrative in the film anchoring Lifetime’s new holiday lineup. Read More The Dink Pickleball
PPA Rate Vegas Cup Tournament Preview
This is a tournament preview for the PPA Rate Vegas Cup, to be held Tuesday, October 21 through Sunday, October 26, 2025, at the Darling Tennis Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Read More The Dink Pickleball
Haworth and Jansen Take Home $50k each in the First Ever Life Time Open
The inaugural Life Time Open took place at Life Time Peachtree Corners, in Georgia, from October 17-19, 2025. This is a tournament recap. Read More The Dink Pickleball
The Backhand Decision Tree: One Pro’s Real-Time Strategy for Cooking at the Kitchen
Zane Navratil has boiled the key steps for a successful backhand dink down to five critical questions he cycles through in real-time. Learn his framework and watch your shot selection – and winning percentage – improve dramatically. Read More The Dink Pickleball
$250k in Prize Money on the Line this Weekend at the Life Time Open
The Life Time Open is taking place this weekend at the Life Time Peachtree Corners in Georgia, where some of the world’s best singles players will battle it out for $250k in prize money, with $50k going to each of the two winners. Read More The Dink Pickleball