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  ​Waters sat down with host Christine Williamson onsite from the MLP Mid-Season Tournament to address the pickleball haters, the pressure she feels as the world no. 1, and her Olympic dreams.  Read More  The Dink Pickleball 

  ​DUPR’s new algorithm update rewards performance based on predictions – not just final game results. The reactions online are mixed.  Read More  The Dink Pickleball 

  ​The Major League Pickleball Mid-Season Tournament is taking place at Belknap Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in partnership with the Beer City Open, from July 9 – 13.  Read More  The Dink Pickleball 

  ​Many of the sport’s top brands are dropping new models this summer, running the gamut from fresh shapes, fully foam cores, and surprising price points.  Read More  The Dink Pickleball 

  ​This is an event recap of the MLP New York event that took place July 3-6, 2025 at Sportime Randall’s Island in New York City.  Read More  The Dink Pickleball 

  ​This is a tournament recap of the APP Newport Beach Open, which took place July 2 – 6, 2025 at The Tennis & Pickleball Club at Newport Beach, in California.  Read More  The Dink Pickleball 

  ​This is a preview of the 2025 Major League Pickleball New York event being held from July 3 – 6 at Sportime Randall’s Island in New York City.  Read More  The Dink Pickleball 

  ​This is a preview of the Zimmer Biomet APP Newport Beach Open (Major) that is taking place from July 2 – July 6, 2025, at The Tennis &Pickleball Club at Newport Beach.  Read More  The Dink Pickleball 

  ​In a PicklePod exclusive, PPA CEO Connor Pardoe told host Zane Navratil that the same line-calling technology used in professional tennis is coming to pro pickleball as soon as this year: “You won’t even call lines anymore”  Read More  The Dink Pickleball 

  ​In a move that signals just how fast professional pickleball is attracting non-endemic sponsors, performance footwear company SQAIRZ has been named the official footwear sponsor of the MLP’s Chicago Slice.  Read More  The Dink Pickleball