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What do you think of my new tattoos from the @PPAtour Sacramento Wood Paddle Event Didn’t get to play because they didn’t have a Pokemon division

@TheKitchenPB Joola paddles are so expensive they can afford expensive lawyers

🚨 BREAKING: This has been rumored for months now but is finally official. Will be interesting to see how this plays out. ⚖️ FYI…JOOLA’s Propulsion Core is a patented, spring-like paddle technology designed to increase power and spin by allowing the ball to sink into the surface upon contact.

@annabright108 @zoeyweil66 Heart broken. Was so looking forward to watching yall

@zoeyweil66 We aren’t playing 😂😂😂

I won’t be in the draw for the next PPA tournament in Sacramento. I wonder what lucky girl is gonna take my usual spot of playing ALW/AB in the R16

@ZaneNavratil The backflip is because of the momentum from the ball. Simple physics!

Is this the greatest pickleball walk-off of all time?

@jillybpb Counters, forehand drives, backhand dink Love this!

3 Levels of Pickleball: Part I What should we break down next? Jillybcamps.com #pickleball #pickleballcoach #pickleballcamps

@MaggieMaeRem Luzz Cannon!

My biggest issue with paddle prices is that we preach pickleball is an accessible sport to the masses and it’s not a “rich” sport, but these paddle prices beg to differ. When I started playing in 2017, a good paddle was $80. Now a good paddle is $300+. That is not accessibility.

@pickleball_jim Very well deserved. They are going to improve fast

New PPA contracts to Will MacKinnon and Rafa Lenhard, both well deserved, and great move by PPA. MacKinnon is a future doubles star; Lenhard is already a singles star and will improve at doubles. Also, rumor has it that Quang Duong has contacted PPA about wanting to come back. If true, he better lower his $ expectation by A LOT, or it ain’t happening. And by “A LOT”, I mean like 95%.

We haven’t seen Hayden in awhile After his brilliant performance I want to see more of him!

@thepicklereport Score takes care of itself

Is he actually? #ProPickleball #Pickleball

@TheKitchenPB How many of the 83 came from ALW

We are now gathering amateur medal winner data! Brag a bit and help us out! 👇🏼 facebook.com/share/p/1D3os3…

@jignatowichpb Which paddle would you main outside of RPM assuming no sponsorship

Best value: Ronbus Quanta R3 (if you add weight at 9 and 3 o clock) Most underrated: Luzz Pro 4 Inferno Most overrated: SLK era Wanted to love but didn’t: Proton Peacock 15mm (still need to try 13mm) (Bonus) Fun to use: Body Helix Flik F1

@PPAtour @ChristianAlshon Behind the back king

This is ridiculous @ChristianAlshon 🤣 Behind the back masterpiece 🤝

@AshAshPB PPA has done a good job of giving their players more fame. The APP players I recognize are primarily famous because they worked hard on content themselves

I think another reason APP isn’t as popular as PPA- I’m trying to watch the championship matches from yesterday and can’t find them anywhere. They aren’t listed on YouTube timely or consistently. And then I just lose interest and don’t watch to watch.

@connorpardoe_pb @WillHowells_pb @PPAtour Big pickup

Excited to watch @WillHowells_pb compete on the @PPAtour the next three years! See you in January… and congratulations on finishing your year-end event with gold.

If the PPA signs this Pikachu, I will never travel anywhere or do anything except promote the PPA. I promise

@Freddy59357482 @SaminOdhwani @yellowmambapb I’d buy tickets

@PPAPikachu @SaminOdhwani @yellowmambapb Mixed doubles best of 5. Winner gets to stay 😂

Some things to clarify: 1. This trip was approved by the UPA committee in July 2. We taught 4 clinics 3. We did NOT compete in any event 4. We did the EXACT same trip last December which was also approved by UPA 5. There was no conversation before termination

@MikeJo3030 @PPAtour Looks like upa just replied

@PPAPikachu @PPAtour Good point. But apparently this same event was approved by UPA committee last year… wouldn’t be surprised to see them all lawyer up. See Ryan Fu’s clarifying post.

Effective immediately, the United Pickleball Association has terminated the contracts of players Ryan Fu, Vivian Glozman, and James Ignatowich. The terms of each player’s contract are confidential, however, participating in competitor events is a black-and-white violation of UPA agreements. UPA and its leading properties, the PPA Tour and MLP, have put significant resources into building goodwill, branding, and name recognition, which, when leveraged by competing organizations, contradicts our efforts to build and grow pro pickleball’s business. Parris Todd also participated in this event after initially reaching out for permission to do so, with incomplete context. Leadership is still reviewing the full details, and discussions are ongoing regarding the appropriate consequence - which could range from a fine to a suspension to, if warranted, termination. We will communicate the final outcome once that decision is made. The UPA remains fully committed to our players who honor their commitments and to building the brightest future possible for professional pickleball.

@SaminOdhwani @yellowmambapb This needs to be settled in a singles death match

Ryan — your post leaves out material facts. To be clear, you didn’t submit the approval request — James submitted it on your behalf. And what he submitted was not accurate. The request stated: “Clinics and potentially a free exhibition.” “No potential conflicting partners.”Hosted by “a local couple who love pickleball.” Pros attending: Tyra, Max, Ryan Fu.“No tournament, no prize money.” For clarity: we are fully supportive of the Pickleball Japan Federation and want to collaborate with them the right way. The issue is that the approval request described this as a small, informal trip hosted by “a local couple,” when in reality it was a federation-run, commercially sponsored event — which simply requires proper approval and sanctioning. The request said everything would be free. In reality: $150 per person for clinics And the exhibition (“Challenge the Pros”) cost $20 per ticket, not free. (Screenshots below) The request also stated explicitly: “No tournament.” But the Japan event did include a tournament — and the PickleballTournaments listing shows 1,200+ registered participants. This was a full-scale event. The pros listed for approval were not the pros who actually went. The real group was James, Ryan, Vivian, and Parris — completely different from the list submitted. The event also used PPA and MLP branding in marketing without approval. We’re always open to working with international organizers and would’ve gladly sanctioned this properly. But transparency and accuracy matter — especially when representing the league, its partners, and its athletes.

Ouch. When the paddle is UPA certified but the player is not 😭

@azetice Ouch…..I hope it was a great tourney at least

Ignatowich, Glozman, & Fu - UPA Contracts Terminated James Ignatowich, Ryan Fu, and Vivian Glozman have had their contracts with the UPA terminated, according to the league. Parris Todd's contract is still under review, and her outcome could be a fine, suspension, termination, or a combination of those things. The alleged breaches of contract are for competing in competitors' events overseas, which is a HUGE no-no in the UPA exclusivity part of the contract. Stay tuned as more news come out on this.