The UPA-A is cracking down on models that are grittier than testing standards allow. Brands whose paddles fail will face escalating fines and other penalties. Repeat offenders could be removed from the Approved Paddle List entirely. Since new regulations went into effect on September 1 of this year, all paddles used at the professional level … Read more
In the first ever Life Time Open, held at Life Time Peachtree Corners, Chris Haworth and Lea Jansen are walking away $50,000 richer. Life Time has showed continued investment in pickleball, and only continued that investment with the Life Time Open. The entire prize purse was $250,000. This tournament was unique in multiple ways: Pro … Read more
In breaking news, Quang Duong has been suspended and fined by the United Pickleball Association (UPA) for a breach of contract. According to league sources, over the Memorial Day Weekend, Quang played in a non-UPA-sanctioned pickleball event in Vietnam. He actually posted about it on his Instagram account: Upon discovering about Duong’s play in a … Read more