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The sixth annual Beer City Open went down last weekend, hosting over 1,000 tournament participants and exciting pro main draws. This has quickly become one of our favorite events of the year, and yesterday’s Championship Sunday did not disappoint! Among the many unforgettable moments, we need to start this recap by congratulating Jorja Johnson, who medaled in all three of her events! She took gold in women’s singles and in mixed doubles alongside her brother JW Johnson, and earned bronze in women’s doubles with Lauren Stratman. Let’s take a look at each event from the weekend and break down some…

Bernard Lee is widely remembered by poker enthusiasts for his impressive performance in the 2005 World Series of Poker main event, as well as for his regular contributions to ESPN, the Boston Herald, and Card Player Magazine. However, last week at the 2023 National Senior Games, the two-time WSOP Circuit winner showcased his talents in a different arena – the National Pickleball Championship. A Formidable Contender Held in Pittsburgh, the event attracted a staggering number of over 1,500 pickleball players. At 53 years old, Lee competed in the youngest age division of 50-54 and proved to be a formidable contender.…

Pickleball enthusiast Elaine Shallcross has recently demonstrated her generous spirit by making a donation of £620 (US$800) to the charity ELHT&Me, which supports the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust in the North of England. A Special Place In Her Heart The funds will be directed towards the Royal Blackburn Chemotherapy Unit, a cause that holds a special place in Elaine’s heart. Elaine’s connection with pickleball began during a winter vacation in Thailand back in 2014. Upon returning to Lancashire, she took the initiative to introduce pickleball to her local community and established a group at St Peter’s Sports Centre in…

Overland Park, KS, apparently the most pickleball-obsessed city in the U.S., has scored a significant victory by securing the hosting rights for the Carvana Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) Tour. Vulcan Kansas City Open This highly anticipated event is set to welcome over 1,000 professional and amateur players to the city. Named the Vulcan Kansas City Open, the tournament will take place from August 24 to 27 at Elite Tennis and Wellness. As a “golden ticket” qualifier event, winners in their respective divisions will earn coveted spots in the bracket at the 2023 USA Pickleball National Championships, scheduled for November in…

The San Francisco Bay Area is the planned location for a huge new waterside pickleball development. “An Exciting Opportunity” The waterfront Craneway Pavilion in Richmond, California, which was once the site of a World War II jeep and tank factory could soon feature one of the largest indoor pickleball venues in the U.S. PB Development Group plans to convert the cavernous 45,000-square-foot glass-enclosed former Sunwest Bank building in Newport Beach, Orange County, into a new pickleball club. The facility will consist of 16 indoor courts, along with amenities like a pro shop, stretching lounge, smoothie bar, and full-service restaurant. The…

As pickleball has grown in popularity, we’ve seen communities go to war over court space for many reasons. From a Denver community that lost their local courts due to Parks and Rec going back on their word to tennis players destroying pickleball nets in Massachusetts, there’s contention over which racket sport has a right to a place to play. The noise created by pickleball is a central argument for those who are opposed to having courts open up in their communities. Despite the fact that many courts are strategically placed to mitigate noise pollution, many communities are becoming overwhelmed by…

Whoever came up with the old adage, ‘You can’t mix business with pleasure,’ must not have played pickleball. Employers all across the United States are incorporating the sport into their culture to build teamwork, communication, and other leadership skills vital to a successful workplace. Seth Besmertnik, CEO of the software company Conductor, recently leased a New York City office space to provide coffee and beer for his 200 employees. Besmertnik also plans to build a pickleball court at the facility. Each year, the company institutes what it calls YOLO Month, allowing employees to work at home for an entire month…

Tennis fans expressed disappointment at the news that tennis legends Steffi Graf and Maria Sharapova will be taking part in the upcoming Pickleball Slam 2 event. Much Fanfare! Last year’s inaugural Pickleball Slam featuring tennis greats Andre Agassi, John McEnroe, Andy Roddick, and Michael Chang, was met with much fanfare. The novelty event is now set to return with what has proved to be a slightly controversial line-up. Agassi and McEnroe will be making their comeback at the second edition and, this time, will be joined by fellow tennis icons Graf and Sharapova. Agassi and Graf will team up against…

The Aces’ bombshell announcement that Drake, Michael B. Jordan, and Steve Stoute (record executive and founder and CEO of the marketing agency Translation) will join them as co-investors has taken the pickleball world by storm. As if Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman weren’t enough! Thirty Five Ventures Reports are that the Thirty Five Ventures (35V)-owned outfit will not just welcome Drake and Jordan in the fold, but the new investment team will also feature CityPickle co-founders Mary Cannon and Erica Desai, LionTree Chairman, and CEO Aryeh Bourkoff and Managing Director Alex Michael, Baby2Baby Co-CEO Kelly Sawyer Patricof, among others. Kleiman…

The Association of Pickleball Players (APP) just announced a new extension of its distribution agreement with ESPN, allowing APP Tour coverage to be broadcast in Mainland China. This will be the first time an APP tournament will be aired in China, bringing premier pro pickleball to millions of new viewers. In January, the APP first signed the deal with CBS Sports and ESPN, which marked one of the biggest television programming partnerships in pickleball history. It allowed hundreds of hours of APP Tour coverage to be streamed on ESPN+ with eight hours of post-event specials on ESPN and ESPN2. View…