Zane Navratil has been elected President of the newly formed UPA Pro Player Committee, an organization intended to provide a direct, organized player voice within the fast-growing structure of pro pickleball. Read More The Dink Pickleball
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Pickleball Pros Organize New ‘Players Association’
The player-led group is helmed by Tina Pisnik and Collin Johns, and will focus on advocating for increased transparency around health, safety, compensation and more. Read More The Dink Pickleball
State Pro Leagues & Junior Pickleball Tour Now Feed Directly Into The Dink Minor League Pickleball Nationals
In a major step toward building a true nationwide pipeline for competitive team pickleball, The Dink Minor League Pickleball (MiLP) is now officially partnered with State Pro Leagues and The National Junior Pickleball Tour. Read More The Dink Pickleball
Life Time Announces Open-Invite $50,000 Singles Tournament
The inaugural LT Open aims to crown pickleball’s best men’s and women’s singles players. And everyone is invited to prove they’ve got what it takes. Read More The Dink Pickleball
Chicago Suburb Sets ‘Unofficial World Record’ for Largest Pickleball Lesson
Lifelong youth sports advocate Mark Miller drew 484 kids to courts outside of Chicago – all for the love of the game, and totally free of charge. Read More The Dink Pickleball
MLP Dallas Event Preview
This is an event preview of the Advil Targeted Relief Major League Pickleball (MLP) Dallas event, taking place at the Pickler Universe, in Dallas Texas, from July 24 – 27, 2025. Read More The Dink Pickleball
The Shock go Undefeated in Their Hometown – Patriquin makes his case for MVP
This is a recap of the MLP St. Louis event that took place at the Chaifetz Center, in St. Louis Missouri, from July 17 – 20, 2025. Read More The Dink Pickleball
Historic MLP Trade Sends Ben Johns to LA
The move was made possible thanks to an extended MLP trade deadline. Now, it’s upended the entire season and thrown the playoff picture into disarray. Read More The Dink Pickleball
From Cricket Pitch to Kitchen Line: Pickleball Pops Up in Pakistan
Reddit just served us another gem in the “pickleball is officially everywhere” file—this time from a group of friends in Pakistan who built a court from scratch… on unoccupied farmland.The post, simply titled “No one plays here, so we made our own court, Read More The Dink Pickleball
This Kid Used a Pickleball Machine to Pull Her Tooth. Seriously.
In the world of pickleball, we’ve seen some creative uses of equipment, but this one takes the cake! A young girl with a wobbly tooth decided to harness the power of a pickleball machine to help her out. With a string tied to her tooth and connected to Read More The Dink Pickleball