Pickleball

7/25/2024 |  Pickleball to launch global rankings system, world tour (Reuters Sports) July 25 (Reuters) - Pickleball World Rankings (PWR) is launching a global ranking system similar to tennis for the popular paddle sport, along with a world tour and major tournaments like Grand Slams, PWR said at its launch event in Dubai.
The PWR World Series will kick off in March 2025 with a $1.5 million prize money for its Middle East stop, the PWR said in a statement. The PWR World Tour events, scheduled worldwide, will offer $15 million prize money.

7/25/2024 |  Boston Pickle Club Signs Lease for Second Location in Greater Boston (SGB UPDATE) Boston Pickle Club, the indoor pickleball facility in Boston, announced that it signed a second lease on a space in Norwell, MA, to create a second indoor pickleball club with a mid-Q4 2024 opening date.
The Norwell club follows the founder’s opening of their first venue in Hyde Park in April 2024.
The club’s 28,000 square feet will house ten indoor courts. Managing Director at Cushman & Wakefield Joe Pearce represented the Boston Pickle Club and Senior Vice President at Lincoln Property Company Ellison Patten represented the owner AEP Realty Trust on the transaction.

7/18/2024 |  Pickleball league unveils first tournaments outside U.S. for 2025 (Reuters Sports) July 18 (Reuters) - The pro tour for pickleball, the popular paddle sport similar to tennis, table tennis and badminton, will make its first foray outside the U.S. with events in Australia, India, Canada, Asia and Europe next year, organizers said on Thursday.

7/17/2024 |  PickleRage to Open New Club in DC/Baltimore Metro Area (SGB UPDATE) PickleRage, an indoor pickleball club franchise, plans to open a new club in Glen Burnie, MD. The company expects to open its doors in Q4 2024. The club, located directly adjacent to the Thurgood Marshall International Airport in a densely populated community 11 miles north of downtown Baltimore.

7/15/2024 |  Pickleball Kingdom to Open Near Sports Birthplace (SGB UPDATE) Pickleball Kingdom announced its latest expansion into Poulsbo, WA, led by franchise siblings John and Mara Hylton. The location is the closest to the sport’s birthplace on nearby Bainbridge Island.