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DUPR to debut dedicated wheelchair pickleball rating at 2026 US Open
DUPR is launching a dedicated wheelchair pickleball rating system that will debut at the 2026 Franklin US Open in Naples, giving adaptive athletes their own ranking ecosystem separate from standing DUPR. The rollout is timed to coincide with new adaptive divisions at the US Open and builds on DUPR's existing national rating platform.
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Joola files ITC patent case against 11 paddle brands over propulsion core tech
Joola filed a patent infringement case with the International Trade Commission on April 7 naming 11 paddle makers as defendants: Franklin Sports, Proton Sports, RPM Pickleball, Engage Pickleball, Friday Labs, Diadem Sports, Facolos, ProXR Pickleball, Paddletek, Adidas Pickleball, and Volair. At issue is Joola's propulsion core design, a spring-like foam horseshoe that lines the top half of the paddle interior and adds controlled flex for more power without a harder swing. Joola calls the design the standard in competitive pickleball and says it reflects years of in-house R and D.
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Sacramento Open race tightens with 1,000 points on the line
The Fasenra Sacramento Open presented by Zimmer Biomet is one of only two stops left for pros to lock up PPA Finals spots in San Clemente, with 1,000 critical points available to winners this week. The PPA's storyline preview highlights Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio as top men's doubles seeds while Parenteau/Dizon and Fahey/Schneemann headline the women's bracket.
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MLP opens May-August ticket window on Tixr and Ticketmaster
Major League Pickleball presented by DoorDash released the full May-through-August leg of its 2026 regular-season schedule with the majority of event tickets now on sale via Tixr and Ticketmaster. The nine-event season begins May 22-25 in Dallas and continues across MLP team cities on a Thursday-to-Sunday format, with select Friday-to-Monday holiday weekends.
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Typti's first U.S. Open lands $100K prize and Terrell Owens
Typti, a new racket sport that blends elements of tennis and badminton and is played on a pickleball court, will stage its first U.S. Open in California next month with a $100,000 prize pool. NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens, currently ranked eighth in the fledgling sport, and three-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist Ashley Harkleroad are both slated to compete.
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Tennis pros lean on pickleball as warm-up ahead of Madrid
A pickleball.com feature rounds up tennis pros who have been using pickleball sessions as part of their pre-tournament warm-up routines, a trend the piece says keeps showing up on the ATP and WTA tours. Coaches quoted in the article credit pickleball's quicker hand speed and soft-game demands as useful cross-training heading into bigger tournaments like Madrid.
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