Pickleball

Jan 19, 2026 Report: Kathmandu Sees ‘Surprisingly Fast’ Pickleball Growth Despite Challenges – Pickleball News Asia The growth of pickleball in Asia has been nothing short of remarkable. What makes it even more impre

Jan 19, 2026 Why USAP-Pickleball Instruments Team Up Can Be Blueprint for Amateur Play in Asia – Pickleball News Asia USA Pickleball and Pickleball Instruments have teamed up to launch a groundbreaking paddle field-tes

Jan 16, 2026 Paddletek Reloads, Signs Zane Navratil, Connor Garnett, and Riley Newman – Pickleball News Asia It is true that Paddletek lost the biggest name in pickleball—Anna Leigh Waters—at the start of the

Jan 16, 2026 DUPR, PB Vision Team Up for AI-Driven Pickleball Ratings – Pickleball News Asia DUPR has announced that it is teaming up with Pickleball Vision AI (PB Vision) to explore how Artifi

Jan 16, 2026 MLP Presented by DoorDash Announces Wider-Ranging Changes to Upcoming 2026 Season – Pickleball News Asia The 2026 season of MLP presented by DoorDash is just around the corner, and it promises to be bigger

Jan 15, 2026 PPA Tour Asia Taps ANCHOR Sports as Social Media Partner, Will Lead China Digital Strategy – Pickleball News Asia The PPA Tour Asia has announced that ANCHOR Sports is now the tour’s China social media partner. Und

Jan 15, 2026 PCL Asia Partners RPM to Standardise Paddles for U19 Rising Stars – Pickleball News Asia Just days after launching Rising Stars, Pickleball Champions League Asia (PCL Asia) has tapped RPM P

Jan 15, 2026 Paddletek Rebuilds Roster with Navratil, Garnett, and Newman After Waters Exit Despite losing pickleball star Anna Leigh Waters earlier this year, Paddletek has responded by signi...

Jan 15, 2026 PPA Tour Asia Appoints ANCHOR Sports as China Social Media Partner PPA Tour Asia has named ANCHOR Sports as its China social media partner as the tour looks to expand ...

Jan 14, 2026 World Pickleball League Announces Eurosport India as Official Television Broadcast Partner for Season 2 – Pickleball News Asia The World Pickleball League (WPBL), India’s first and only franchise-based pickleball competition, i

Jan 14, 2026 Asia Elite Pickleball Academy in China Set for March 2026 Launch – Pickleball News Asia The pickleball landscape in China is growing by the day—and world-class facilities are starting to r

Jan 14, 2026 Anna Leigh Waters Affirms Big-Name Status as She Signs Deal with Global Behemoth Nike – Pickleball News Asia Let it be known that Anna Leigh Waters truly is a big deal now, not just in pickleball, but also in

Jan 13, 2026 Gabe Tardio on the Move: Facolos Global Team Signs Biggest Name Yet – Pickleball News Asia Facolos Pickleball’s growing Global Team has a new member: Gabe Tardio. The upstart pickleball brand

Jan 13, 2026 Pickleball Champions League Launches PCL Rising Stars for Asia’s Youth Standouts – Pickleball News Asia Pickleball Champions League (PCL Asia) has launched the PCL Rising Stars (U19), a youth development

Jan 13, 2026 AO Pickleball Slam Returns to Australian Open – Pickleball News Asia Who said pickleball and tennis can’t co-exist? The AO Pickleball Slam, hosted by the Australian Open

Jan 12, 2026 Mountbatten Neighbourhood in Singapore Tries Out ‘Silent Pickleball’ as Potential Solution to Noise Issue – Pickleball News Asia The issue of pickleball being unbearably noisy for some residents in Singapore is well documented by

Jan 12, 2026 Rachel Rohrabacher, Kyle Koszuta Sign with Friday Pickleball – Pickleball News Asia Pickleball pros Rachel Rohrabacher and Kyle Koszuta have signed with Friday Pickleball as the great

Jan 10, 2026 OCBC Group in Singapore Opens New Pickleball Courts at The Kallang, Touts Big Tournament Later in 2026 – Pickleball News Asia Singapore’s fast-growing pickleball community now has more venues to play in after The Kallang opene

Jan 10, 2026 StarDream Cruises Partners Performance Pickleball for Pickleball Clinic Aboard Genting Dream – Pickleball News Asia StarDream Cruises, in collaboration with Performance Pickleball, will be offering in February a thre

Jan 09, 2026 AFP Brings PPR Coaching Certification Level 1 Clinic to Singapore with Gary Tan at Helm – Pickleball News Asia The Asia Federation of Pickleball, with the help of the World Pickleball Federation and a bevy of sp

Jan 09, 2026 Anna Leigh Waters, Franklin Sports Team Up in Long-Term Partnership – Pickleball News Asia It didn’t take long for one of pickleball’s GOATs, Anna Leigh Waters, to find a new sponsor. On Frid

Jan 08, 2026 Snapshot of Dominance: 2025 Reaffirms Why Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns Are Pickleball’s GOATS – Pickleball News Asia Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters are widely viewed as the GOATs—greatest of all-time—of pickleball. A

Jan 08, 2026 Pickleball Great Vivienne David Closes Book on ‘Dream Come True’ After Bemedalled PPA Tour Career – Pickleball News Asia A pillar of the sport, Vivienne David, has announced her retirement from pro pickleball. The PPA Tou

Jan 08, 2026 SM Supermalls Expands Pickleball Presence with More Courts as Sport Keeps Growing in PH – Pickleball News Asia There’s no denying that pickleball’s footprint in the Philippines is growing continuously and expone

Jan 07, 2026 ‘Will Always Be a Fan’: Anna Leigh Waters Pens Heartfelt Message to Paddletek After Mutual Parting of Ways – Pickleball News Asia By now, the entire pickleball world knows that the long-running partnership between pickleball icon

Jan 07, 2026 Blazing a New Trail: PPA Tour Asia Announces First Three Legs of Season 2 – Pickleball News Asia The PPA Tour Asia won’t be starting until April, but if the recently released schedule is any indica

Jan 07, 2026 Vietnam’s Hoang Nam Ly Staying Busy in Offseason, Set to Open Lý Hoàng Nam Sport Club – Pickleball News Asia Hoang Nam Ly, the PPA Tour Asia No. 2 player, is set to open the Lý Hoàng Nam Sport Club at Hương Lộ

Jan 06, 2026 ESPN Set to Host MLP Presented by DoorDash 2026 Regular Season Finale in July – Pickleball News Asia In case there is any need for further proof that pickleball has hit the big time, this recent bit of

Jan 06, 2026 Former Pickleball Rising Star Daniel Moore Finds Peace as Sport’s Ambassador in Japan – Pickleball News Asia There’s a good chance only hard-core, long-time fans know one-time rising pickleball star Daniel Moo

Jan 06, 2026 The Great Pickleball Carousel of 2026: Brand-Player Breakups, New Signings, and Rumours – Pickleball News Asia Pro pickleball is fast becoming a good business both ways, with brands benefiting immensely from the

Jan 05, 2026 FairPrice in SG Launches Special Edition Paddles in Pokémon-Inspired Merchandise Promo – Pickleball News Asia Two popular worlds are colliding in Singapore: Pokémon and pickleball. Singaporean retail giant Fair

Jan 03, 2026 Sypik Honours Quang Duong as Wika Teases Something Big with a ‘G’ for 2026 – Pickleball News Asia The marriage between Vietnamese pickleball brand Sypik and Vietnam’s top pickleball star Quang Duong

Jan 03, 2026 ‘Appeal Denied’: Ryan Fu Claims Move for Reinstatement Denied by UPA – Pickleball News Asia It looks like former PPA Tour pros Ryan Fu, James Ignatowich, and Vivian Glozman will be just that—f

Jan 02, 2026 China Holds Li-Ning & Luzhou Bank Cup National Champions Invitational as Authorities Lean on Pickleball’s Community-Building Charm – Pickleball News Asia China’s steadily growing pickleball scene ended 2025 with one final successful tournament: the Li-Ni

Jan 02, 2026 PPA and Quang Duong Reunion? Pickleball Voice Zane Navratil Speculates on QD’s Possible Return to Big Leagues – Pickleball News Asia Aside from being a fantastic pro on the PPA Tour and in MLP, pickleball star Zane Navratil is also s

Jan 02, 2026 PPA Tour Asia Unveils Unique Medal Design for 2026, Sets New Big Challenge – Pickleball News Asia The PPA Tour Asia has unveiled a new medal design for 2026, and it pays homage to the culture and tr

Jan 01, 2026 Hoang Nam Ly, Huong Giang Launch Pickle All-Stars in Sports x Entertainment Crossover – Pickleball News Asia Vietnam’s Hoang Nam Ly and Huong Giang have joined forces to launch Pickle All-Stars – Hoang Nam Ly

Jan 01, 2026 Vietnam’s Phuc Huynh Bares Goal for 2026 After ‘Unforgettable’ Year of Growth in 2025 – Pickleball News Asia Vietnamese pickleball star Phuc Huynh was one of the breakout stars of 2025 in the Asian pickleball

Jan 01, 2026 Double-Standard? World No. 5 Parris Todd Gets Fine, Suspension for Same Infraction That Got James Ignatowich, Others Terminated – Pickleball News Asia Parris Todd, the No. 5-ranked Women’s Singles player in the world, was fined USD $50,000 and suspend

Dec 31, 2025 Where to, Anna Leigh Waters? Pickleball Sensation’s Next Paddle Choice Among 2026’s Biggest Storylines – Pickleball News Asia When you talk about Anna Leigh Waters, you inevitably touch on her paddle sponsor, Paddletek. The tw

Dec 29, 2025 Hot Take or Impending Truth? Team Quang Duong Makes Bold Claim About Asian Pickleball Scene – Pickleball News Asia Vietnam’s Quang Duong recently took to Facebook to share what is arguably one of 2025’s boldest take

Dec 28, 2025 A Breakout Year for the Paddle: 9 Moments That Defined Pickleball in Asia in 2025 – Pickleball News Asia If 2024 was the year pickleball knocked on Asia’s door, then 2025 was the year it kicked it wide ope

Dec 27, 2025 Women’s Standout Catherine Parenteau Admits to Losing Confidence on Heels of First Singles Title in Nearly Two Years – Pickleball News Asia Catherine Parenteau is among the finest pickleball players on the distaff side, having won over 50 m

Dec 27, 2025 Mission Accomplished in 2025: Christian Alshon Thankful for Healthy Season After Achieving Main Goal – Pickleball News Asia One-time Asia visitor Christian Alshon had quite the 2025. He won seven gold medals, 13 silver medal

Dec 26, 2025 Gatorade Malaysia Closed 2025: Curtains Fall on Successful National-Level Tourney – Pickleball News Asia The inaugural Gatorade Malaysia Closed 2025 concluded with a bang just before Christmas, with exciti

Dec 26, 2025 2026 APP Tour Announces ‘Bold Evolution’ Plan for Next Year – Pickleball News Asia The Association of Pickleball Players (APP) has announced a bold evolution of its 2026 APP Tour stru

Dec 24, 2025 MLP Presented by DoorDash Releases May-to-August Schedule for 2026 – Pickleball News Asia If you’re a fan of, and follow, Major League Pickleball (MLP presented by DoorDash), then mark this

Dec 23, 2025 The Future: 9-Year-Olds Muhammad Arami, Aali Hadidh Among Big Winners at DBKL Kuala Lumpur Open 2025 – Pickleball News Asia A pair of nine-year-olds—Muhammad Arami Bin Mohamad Fadzil and Aali Hafidh Bin Mohamed Bukhari —were

Dec 23, 2025 Seoul Set to Open New Pickleball Courts as Part of ‘Healthy City’ Initiative – Pickleball News Asia The city government of Seoul is currently building 14 pickleball courts along the Han River as part

Dec 23, 2025 PPL Luzon Open 2026 Powered by Polland Hopia Announces More Tournament Details – Pickleball News Asia The PPL Luzon Open 2026 powered by Polland Hopia, makers of authentic mung bean cakes in the Philipp

Dec 22, 2025 PPA Tour Taps Carvana as PPA Masters Sponsor – Pickleball News Asia The PPA Tour is already named Carvana PPA Tour, so it just makes sense that one of its largest Grand

Dec 22, 2025 Helios Pickleball Developer Envisions Grand Facility, Hints at Possible Expansion If Successful – Pickleball News Asia The under-construction Helios Pickleball Centre in the Philippines is set to become the first tourna

Dec 22, 2025 Pickleball Groups Band Together vs. Counterfeit Paddles – Pickleball News Asia Swindlers making and selling counterfeit pickleball paddles was bound to happen. The pickleball comm

Dec 22, 2025 Paddletek Merges with ProXR, Padeltek, Yobow to Advance Equipment Innovation – Pickleball News Asia Paddletek, a leading provider of performance pickleball paddles and padel rackets, has created the P

Dec 21, 2025 Anna Leigh Waters, Johnsons Claim Titles at Daytona PPA Tour JW Johnson and his sister Jorja shone in doubles, while Anna Leigh Waters made a quick impact in her...

Dec 20, 2025 GPF Partners with ITA to Launch Independent Anti-Doping Program Through 2028 The Global Pickleball Federation and International Testing Agency have unveiled a phased anti-doping...

Dec 19, 2025 Some Hanoi Residents Miffed at Pickleball Noise—Report – Pickleball News Asia It appears some residents of Hanoi in Vietnam are a bit miffed by pickleball noise—more so because i

Dec 19, 2025 Malaysia’s Saberkas, SPA Lean on Pickleball for Youth Development – Pickleball News Asia The Sarawak United National Youth Organisation (Saberkas), with help from the Sibu Pickleball Associ

Dec 19, 2025 Malaysia’s Saberkas, SPA Promote Youth Growth Through Pickleball “Pickleball is one of the fastest-growing sports in the world, and bringing it to our local communit...

Dec 18, 2025 Thrilling Comeback Sends Christian and Daescu to Mixed Doubles Semis Kaitlyn Christian and Andrei Daescu battled past the No. 4 seeds in a three-game thriller to become ...

Dec 18, 2025 DUPR to Introduce AI-Powered Performance Analysis in 2026 DUPR announced plans to roll out AI-powered video analysis beginning in 2026, aiming to deliver deep...

Dec 17, 2025 PPA Tour Asia Photo Named Finalist at World Sports Photography Awards 2026 A photograph from the Panas Malaysia Cup 2025 capturing Tyson McGuffin and Eric Oncins in celebratio...

Dec 17, 2025 Inaugural Skechers International Pickleball Tournament Concludes in Ho Chi Minh City The Skechers International Pickleball Tournament 2025 concluded its inaugural edition in Ho Chi Minh...

Dec 16, 2025 Franklin Malaysia Signs Pickleball Star Jimmy Liong Franklin Malaysia has announced the signing of national pickleball standout Jimmy Liong, marking the...

Dec 16, 2025 What’s New in the 2026 USA Pickleball Official Rulebook USA Pickleball has published its 2026 Official Rulebook, introducing clearer language and refined gu...

Dec 15, 2025 Two Golds, One Farewell: Will Howells Set for PPA Tour Switch in 2026 Will Howells ended his APP Tour career on a high note, winning two gold medals at the 2025 Geico APP...

Dec 15, 2025 Diadem Sports Teams Up With Monopoly for Limited-Edition Pickleball Paddle Collection Diadem Sports has announced a new partnership with iconic board game brand Monopoly, unveiling two e...

Dec 12, 2025 Team Zhuhai Wins PCL Season 2 Crown in All-China Finals There will be no repeat champions in the Pickleball Champions League (PCL) as Team Shenyang, represe...

Dec 10, 2025 GOD55 Sports Strengthens Its Commitment to Malaysian Pickleball Through WPC Malaysia Series 25/26 GOD55 Sports shined as the Gold Partner at the WPC Malaysia Series 25/26, bringing energy, engagemen...

Dec 10, 2025 Sarawak to Host TOBC Borneo Pickleball Championship 2026 The Sarawak Chinese Association will host the TOBC Borneo Pickleball Championship 2026 from 28–29 Ma...

Dec 10, 2025 Major League Pickleball to Use Owl AI for Electronic Line-Calling Next Season Major League Pickleball will implement electronic line-calling next season using Owl AI software, re...

Dec 10, 2025 Mumbai Smashers Win Inaugural Indian Pickleball League in Dramatic Comeback The Mumbai Smashers staged a thrilling comeback to win the inaugural Indian Pickleball League, defea...

Dec 10, 2025 USA Pickleball Adopts DUPR as Official Rating System USA Pickleball has partnered with DUPR, making it the official rating system for all USAP-owned even...

Dec 10, 2025 Mumbai Smashers Beat Hyderabad Royals, Win Inaugural IPBL Crown with Epic Comeback The Mumbai Smashers are the inaugural Indian Pickleball League (IPBL) champions—and they did it by r

Dec 10, 2025 Philippines Aims to Host Global Pickleball Championship in 2027 The Philippines recently hosted the Global Pickleball Federation (GPF) Congress and Annual Meeting. ...

Dec 05, 2025 Still Vietnam’s Best: Quang Duong Topples Phuc Huynh in D-Joy Vietnam Master Petrolimex Cup 2025 Finals Vietnam witnessed two of its very best in pickleball—Quang Duong and Phuc Huynh—go at it over the we...

Dec 05, 2025 Pickleball Picks Up Pace in Penang, But Looming Challenge Threate There’s no question pickleball is on an unprecedented rise in Malaysia, with the states of Selangor ...

Nov 27, 2025 Pickleball Making Inroads in South Korea as ‘Lifestyle Sport’ While most of the talk surrounding pickleball’s Asian invasion has been on the sport’s meteoric rise...

Nov 21, 2025 Thailand Pickleball Association to Host Siam Pickleball Tournament 2025 Presented by Skechers When it comes to pickleball, Thailand isn’t usually talked about as much as, say, Malaysia or Vietna...

Nov 21, 2025 World No. 1 Federico Staksrud Headlines Hangzhou Open 2025 in China Federico Staksrud, the world’s top-ranked pickleball player on the men’s side, is taking his talents

Nov 17, 2025 India Launches IPA-Sanctioned Indian Pickleball League Set for December India’s growing pickleball community will have something more to look forward to: the Indian Pickleb...

Nov 17, 2025 Hien Truong, Hoang Nam Ly, Jimmy Liong Go 1-2-3 in Asian Sweep at Melbourne Pickleball Cup PPA Tour Asia standouts Hien Truong, Hoang Nam Ly, and Jimmy Liong swept the podium at the Pro Men’s...

Nov 14, 2025 Indian Firm Absolute Sports Gets into Pickleball, Acquires Mumbai Franchise in Indian Pickleball League Absolute Sports, the parent company of Sportskeeda and Pro Football Network and a subsidiary of Naza...

Nov 14, 2025 All Systems Go for Asia Pickleball Games 2025 The Asia Pickleball Games 2025 organised by the Asia Federation of Pickleball (AFP) is all set. Sche...

Nov 06, 2025 PPA Tour Asia Opens Registration for Hangzhou Open 2025 Scheduled on 3–6 December 2025, the Hangzhou Open 2025 is open for both professionals and amateurs a...

Nov 06, 2025 JOOLA, Razer Launch Limited-Edition Paddle in First-of-Its-Kind Pickleball x Gaming Crossover Are you a pickleball player who’s also into gaming? Or are you a gamer in love with pickleball?

Nov 06, 2025 Tireless in Helping: Quang Duong Auctions PPA Tour Gold Medal for Vietnam Flood Victims Vietnam’s very own Quang Duong recently auctioned his first-ever gold medal from the PPA Tour as par...

Nov 05, 2025 Team Pakistan Makes History at 2025 Pickleball World Cup Over the past week, Pakistan made history four times—all in the 2025 Pickleball World Cup held from ...

Oct 29, 2025 Quang Duong Suffers Injury, Misses Highly Anticipated Finals at VTV AO Smith Pickleball Open 2025 The VTV AO Smith Pickleball Open 2025 at Da Nang in Vietnam had a somewhat anti-climactic ending as ...

Oct 29, 2025 Pickleball Shows Out at Global Sources Sports & Outdoor in Hong Kong The Global Sources Sports & Outdoor exhibition opened on 27 October 2025 at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong K...

Oct 28, 2025 Ben Johns/Gabriel Tardio, Christian Alshon/Andrei Daescu Deliver Sport-Defining Final in Las Vegas Each sport is marked by defining games or matches. Boxing has got “Thrilla in Manila,” for instance,...

Oct 28, 2025 DUPR Stats Reveal Malaysia, Vietnam as Undisputed Leaders of Asia’s Growing Pickleball Market There’s no question that pickleball is growing at an unprecedented rate here in Asia. With big, dyna...

Oct 10, 2025 GOD55 Sports Lights Up WPC Malaysia 2025 with Gold Giveaway, Fan Challenges and Star KOLs! Win Gold, Meet KOLs, and Join the Challenge at Tomaz Pickleball Club!

Oct 08, 2025 Shah Alam in Selangor Rises as Pickleball Hub as City’s Sports Tourism Grows The city of Shah Alam in Selangor, Malaysia, is fast becoming one of the country’s premier destinati...

Sep 29, 2025 PPA Tour Asia Panas Malaysia Cup 2025 - Tournament Recap The official ball for the tournament was the JOOLA HC-40, which is a little softer than what the US ...

Sep 25, 2025 GOD55 Sports Named Gold Partner for WPC Malaysia Series 2025/26 – A New Era for Pickleball in Malaysia GOD55 Sports has officially been announced as the Gold Partner and Official Sports Media Partner for...

Sep 22, 2025 Panas Malaysia Cup 2025 Offers Plenty of Intrigue as Ben Johns, PPA Tour Pros Bring Star Power to Malaysian Leg The Panas Malaysia Cup 2025 has the makings of a certified must-see event. For one, it promises high...

Aug 21, 2025 MLP Releases Schedule of DoorDash MLP Finals – New York City Powered by Toray This weekend, the DoorDash MLP Finals – New York City powered by Toray take centre stage at CityPick...

Aug 11, 2025 Vietnamese Shoppers Spend Around USD $20M on Pickleball Gear in First Half of 2025 Courts are being opened, clubs are being launched, and tournaments are being organised in the countr...

Aug 11, 2025 Citypickle in US Organises Unique Way to Celebrate National Pickleball Day National Pickleball Day—8 August—has come and gone, and pickleball players around the world found th...

Aug 09, 2025 PPA’s First Event in Asia Leaves Many Malaysians Feeling Exploited Rather Than Loved As the saying goes, “Perception is reality,” and the perception among many Malaysian amateur pickleb...

Aug 07, 2025 Ben Johns to Malaysia Cup 2025 Is Official, But Will He Make the Tourney Better? Is it a big deal? Yes, of course. Ben is the GOAT of pickleball. He’s the most dominant athlete in t...

Aug 06, 2025 PPA Tour Announces Groundbreaking Court Streaming Partnership with PlaySight There is a reason the PPA Tour is at the very top of the professional pickleball scene: It is just s...