From headline-making pros and game-changing innovations to the cultural moments defining pickleball’s rise.
Our front cover stories celebrate the people making the greatest impact on pickleball today. Whether profiling world-class athletes, industry pioneers, entrepreneurs, coaches, or innovators, each feature offers an in-depth look at the stories influencing the sport’s continued growth.
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From Peru to the World Stage
If pickleball is to reach the Olympic stage one day, Hercilio Cabieses wants to help build the international foundation that gets it there. The Peruvian professional pickleball player has become a driving force behind the sport’s international growth, and played a pivotal role in creating the Pickleball World Cup…
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Before pro pickleball became a business, John Gullo was building its foundation
Oct 28, 2026 · 16 min read
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Estée Widdershoven walked away from one dream, only to find another
Oct 21, 2026 · 14 min read
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Erica Desai and Mary Cannon turned their passion for pickleball into CityPickle
Oct 14, 2026 · 9 min read
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Melissa McCurley has spent more than a decade helping pickleball grow through technology, competition and leadership
Oct 7, 2026 · 17 min read
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How a small-town theater kid from Ohio survived two major surgeries to emcee for pro pickleball…
Sept 23, 2026 · 17 min read
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Chris Cantino is bringing a builder’s mindset to MLP Mad Drops and helping shape pickleball’s…
Sept 16, 2026 · 16 min read
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Team USA captured the Open Team title as the World Cup brought nearly 5,000 athletes from 82…
Sept 9, 2026 · 9 min read
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For two years, the New Jersey Fives had reached the final stage of the Major League Pickleball season…
Sept 2, 2026 · 13 min read
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If pickleball is to reach the Olympic stage one day, Hercilio Cabieses wants to help build the…
Aug 26, 2026 · 16 min read
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Most rallies in professional pickleball start and end the same way. All two or four players…
Aug 19, 2026 · 16 min read
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Emmy Award-winning producer Ray Colaiacovo reflects on bringing pickleball to national TV…
Aug 12, 2026 · 16 min read
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In a sport often defined by raw emotion and frantic pace, Connor Garnett operates like a…
Aug 5, 2026 · 17 min read
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For the millions of people who now call themselves pickleball players around the world, the journey…
July 22, 2026 · 13 min read
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Carl Foster has spent his entire career getting to new things first. He was a 19-year-old Air Force…
July 15, 2026 · 17 min read
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Kyle Yates was one of the most dominant men’s pickleball players from 2014 to 2018 and in…
July 8, 2026 · 10 min read
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Ashley and Tim were recipients of one of the 2026 DUPR Golden Pickle Business Awards for…
July 1, 2026 · 11 min read
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What’s your DUPR? That has become the opening line for many pickleball players today…
June 24, 2026 · 9 min read
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What began as a mascot for the Pickle Pro Tour has evolved into one of the most beloved…
June 17, 2026 · 13 min read
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The Cup is heading to Vietnam and Da Nang is preparing for Asia’s biggest pickleball event yet…
June 10, 2026 · 8 min read
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An entrepreneur who has gone from launching a new product to building a movement about your sight…
June 3, 2026 · 7 min read
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Fifteen-year-old Tama Shimabukuro from Hawaii did not arrive through tennis. He arrived through…
May 27, 2026 · 7 min read
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If your scroll through your Instagram feed and see a blur of neon yellow, a CRBN…
May 20, 2026 · 9 min read
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At a professional pickleball tournament, there are moments when the crowd noise rises…
May 13, 2026 · 11 min read
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A new wave of private social clubs is proving that you can have your dink and dine on it, too, with…
May 6, 2026 · 10 min read
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In the sun-drenched streets of Lawton, Havana, the rhythmic thwack of a plastic ball…
Apr 22, 2026 · 14 min read
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From the outside, professional pickleball looks controlled. Clean points. Fast hands…
Apr 15, 2026 · 7 min read
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In most countries, pickleball grows slowly. It starts with a few courts, a handful of players, and…
Apr 8, 2026 · 6 min read
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Pickleball may be the fastest-growing sport in the U.S., but its apparel evolution is…
Apr 1, 2026 · 7 min read
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On a busy pickleball court in Naples, Florida, it would be easy at first glance to notice the chair…
Mar 25, 2026 · 11 min read
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Walk onto almost any pickleball court in America and one thing becomes immediately clear…
Mar 18, 2026 · 8 min read
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Pickleball’s rise in the U.S. has been dramatic, but nowhere has the sport evolved more rapidly…
Mar 11, 2026 · 7 min read
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Pickleball’s explosive growth has created demand for bigger stages, broader competition, and…
Mar 4, 2026 · 6 min read
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Professional pickleball is no longer a regional phenomenon. It is a global sport with international…
Feb 25, 2026 · 8 min read
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Pickleball built its reputation on something rare in modern sport: accessibility without ego…
Feb 18, 2026 · 8 min read
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In a sport that increasingly celebrates speed, spin, and power, the dink remains pickleball’s…
Feb 11, 2026 · 6 min read
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Pickleball didn’t just grow. It occupied. Across parks, schoolyards, tennis facilities, gyms, and…
Feb 4, 2026 · 7 min read
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Pickleball moves fast. Sometimes the ball moves even faster than the human eye can judge. Every…
Jan 28, 2026 · 8 min read
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Pickleball’s meteoric rise has reshaped far more than recreation schedules and park calendars…
Jan 21, 2026 · 8 min read
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Pickleball has earned its reputation as one of the most welcoming, social, and accessible sports…
Jan 14, 2026 · 9 min read
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With summer months away, it’s a perfect time to combine your love for travel and pickleball into…
Jan 7, 2026 · 7 min read
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Pickleball’s rise didn’t stop at public parks or private clubs. It didn’t stall at celebrity sightings or…
Dec 24, 2025 · 8 min read
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For many pickleball players, travel no longer means taking a break from the game. Whether it’s…
Dec 17, 2025 · 6 min read
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The Picklr began with a simple belief. Pickleball players deserved a dedicated home. During the…
Dec 10, 2025 · 10 min read
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The holidays are here, and so is our curated collection of festive finds for the pickleball lovers in your…
Dec 3, 2025 · 10 min read
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For much On a clear evening in Tokyo, play stops for a moment under the orange glow…
Nov 26, 2025 · 11 min read
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What started as a backyard game on Bainbridge Island, Washington, has turned into one of the…
Nov 19, 2025 · 7 min read
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For much of the year, pickleball is played outdoors under bright skies and warm air. Players fill…
Nov 12, 2025 · 6 min read
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Beneath the Spanish sun, where the rhythm of life moves between long lunches and late-evening…
Nov 5, 2025 · 7 min read
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When Anna Leigh Waters walked onto the courts at the PPA Rate Vegas Cup, all eyes were…
Oct 29, 2025 · 5 min read
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When the first paddle struck the canvas net at Bainbridge Island in 1965, few could have…
Oct 22, 2025 · 6 min read
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When the score is tied, the sun’s in your eyes, and the rally feels endless, it’s not your paddle that…
Oct 15, 2025 · 7 min read
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Pickleball has exploded across the globe, with courts popping up in gyms, community centers…
Oct 8, 2025 · 4 min read
