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The highly-ranker professional pickleballer Thomas Wilson has picked up the paddle once again incredibly quickly after his life-saving operation a few days before. Wilson recently underwent high-risk surgery in Austin, Texas, to address a congenital heart defect. The team of skilled physicians that carried out the procedure worked a minor miracle, returning him to the court just a few later. Significant Heart Surgery Observing 33-year-old Thomas Wilson on the Dripping Springs (TX) court, one might not readily discern his status as one of the Top 10 professional pickleball players worldwide, and they certainly wouldn’t suspect he had undergone significant heart…

As we have seen recently, pickleball is adding to its established demographic of sixties and over and is proving to be a big hit in our universities. Gaining A Foothold Well, its reach is growing ever larger as there are reports it is also gaining a foothold in some elementary schools. This trend is evident at Woodall Elementary in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, where second-grade students led by Jaylee Copeland have utterly embraced the sport. Teachers love it as an enjoyable means to keep children physically engaged. Jaylee explains to News9, “We’re not quite working on hitting it out of the air…

Surprise, Arizona, is gearing up for the return of the Second Annual Surprise Cup pickleball tournament, just one of two exciting Surprise events on the horizon. Two Major Events Scheduled from today, Friday, September 29, to Monday, October 2, the Surprise Cup will be held at the Surprise Pickleball Courts located at Dreamcatcher Park, 14534 W Tierra Buena Ln, Surprise, AZ 85374. Admission is complimentary. For specific event start times and brackets, please visit the Surprise Cup website. This tournament is just one of two major events Surprise is hosting. The Monster Smash, a sanctioned double-elimination tournament, will feature competitions…

Wade Hampton High School in Greenville, South Carolina, held its second annual pickleball tournament last week. This year’s event was especially significant as it was held to support the school’s spirit week. Poignant Significance Spirit Week held a poignant significance for the family of Josh Burgess this year, and contributions made in his honor will be directed towards aiding those individuals in a similar situation to the one responsible for the tragic incident that claimed his life. Fox Carolina reports that In December 2018, Josh, a senior at Wade Hampton, met with a fatal accident when his vehicle was struck…

Grab your rackets and something pink to wear! In The Pink Tennis and Pickleball Charity Event is set to get underway tomorrow, Friday, September 29. The Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital invites everyone to play with a purpose at this year’s event. Eight Locations Across Charlottesville, VA! “Don’t feel like you need to be a pro with any of this. This is a fun event for charity,” said Tournament organizer Melissa Hoover. She added, “In the Pink Event is a pickleball and tennis event hosted in eight different locations around the city.” The tournament will take place in eight stunning locations…

With an estimated 36.5 million players and a reported 52,000 courts, it’s obvious that court availability is something of an issue. To get around that problem, many ballers are now considering the feasibility of building their own private court. 2.3 Dedicated Courts Per 1,000 Participants Our article about The U.S. Cities With The Most and Least Dedicated Pickleball Courts reported that the national benchmark stands at 2.3 dedicated courts per 1,000 participants. In another of our articles dealing with this topic, we found that “As of June 2023, there are currently 51,937 pickleball courts across 12,081 facilities in the United…

Further to yesterday’s article about the fire at the Memorial, home of the Santa Monica Pickleball Club (SMPC), the Santa Monica Pickleball Center stepped in and held a fundraiser last night with 85 people attending and $2,200 and counting being raised. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Santa Monica Pickleball (@santamonicapickleball) Over 1,800 Members A suspect remains at large after a pickleball storage shed in Memorial Park at 1401 Olympic Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404, was set ablaze, destroying thousands of dollars worth of equipment. The fire erupted Monday night at Memorial Park around 1 a.m. and…

After a 2-week hiatus, the APP Tour heads down to Atlanta, Georgia, this weekend for its twelfth tournament stop of 2023. The 2023 APP Sunmed Atlanta Metro Open, hosted at the Spalding County Pickleball Complex in Griffin, GA, just south of downtown Atlanta, will see about 700 amateur and pro players across the country come together and compete in this Golden Ticket event. Following last weekend’s MLP Atlanta tournament, which was won by APP star Andrei Daescu and his teammates on the Orlando Squeeze, we return to the traditional APP Tour double elimination bracket format for your usual doubles and…

The City of Greenwood has announced plans to construct a large-scale pickleball facility at Freedom Park. According to a news release, the $1.3 million building will be the largest pickleball complex in Johnson County. Complex To Host Sanctioned National Tournaments The city plans to construct a new pickleball complex just north of the Freedom Spring Aquatic Park. This facility will be equipped to host sanctioned national pickleball tournaments. This development follows the recent opening of a 65,000-square-foot sports facility by the city of Greenwood. According to Greenwood Mayor Mark W. Myers, these two new buildings are expected to boost tourism…

The Tennis Network, serving as the PPA Tour’s 360-Media Arm, will oversee the production of all events and introduce Pickleballtv, along with its corresponding app and website.  The partnership between these industry leaders will involve collaborative efforts from ad sales teams to tap into the growing sponsorship demand for Pickleball. A Commercial Partnership Tennis Channel and the Carvana Professional Pickleball Association (PPA Tour) have established a commercial partnership aimed at pickleball’s national and international growth. The collaboration will bring about the live broadcast of the majority of PPA Tour matches on Tennis Channel platforms, along with coordinated advertising-sales endeavors for…