Pickleball

1/16/2025 |  Pickleball Kingdom to Open in Hendersonville, TN (SGB UPDATE) Pickleball Kingdom announced the grand opening of its newest franchise location on January 18 in Hendersonville, TN. Pickleball Kingdom Hendersonville features 12 premium indoor pickleball courts.
“The Hendersonville location showcases our commitment to bringing premium indoor pickleball experiences to communities nationwide,” said Ace Rodrigues, founder and CEO. “There’s no doubt this club will be a premier destination, largely because of our franchisees, Steve and Jaclyn Kilbas.”

1/13/2025 |  Corpus Christi Athletic Club Opens Pickleball Facility (SportsTravel) Corpus Christi Athletic Club in Texas held the grand opening ceremony for its new pickleball complex on January 10.
In addition to eight indoor courts, the 20,000 square foot facility includes blacklight on the courts for glow-in-the-dark pickleball play, men’s and women’s locker rooms plus an outdoor seating area with fire pits.

1/2/2025 |  PickleRage to Open in Glen Burnie, MD (SGB UPDATE) PickleRage, the indoor pickleball club franchise, will kick off the opening of its Glen Burnie, MD location on January 17 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the Northern Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce. The club will continue the celebration through January 18 with special events for members and the community.

12/20/2024 |  Pro pickleball players are now getting a higher salary than WNBA, NWSL players (CNBC Sports)

• Pro pickleball’s metrics are on the rise in its first year as a unified professional sport.
• The average pay of players on the PPA Tour and MLP was $260,000, the league said.
• The unified league, called the United Pickleball Association, has helped create efficiencies and opportunities across the business.

12/20/2024 |  Australian Open to provide platform for pickleball from 2025 (Reuters Sports) Dec 20 (Reuters) - The Australian Open will embrace one of the fastest growing sports in the world when it hosts the inaugural AO Pickleball Slam on the final weekend of next month's tennis major with $100,000 in prize money.
Invented in 1965 by a group of American friends, pickleball is a fast-paced paddle sport similar to tennis and badminton played on smaller courts using a perforated plastic ball, and interest has skyrocketed in recent years.