UPA-A releases rulebook to govern PPA Tour, Major League Pickleball matches
Pickleball.com details the United Pickleball Association of America's new 71-page rulebook governing PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball play, with most updates taking effect May 22 ahead of the MLP Dallas season opener. The rulebook adds one free video challenge per game with escalating penalties for failed reviews, partners MLP with Owl AI for automated line calling, formally prohibits blowing or fanning the ball, and establishes a Mark (Blue Card) and Foul (Orange Card) penalty system for player conduct.
Read at Pickleball.com →Draw Reveal: PPA 500 in San Clemente
PPA Tour released full main draws across all five divisions for the PPA 500 running this week at Life Time Rancho San Clemente, a separate event for pros who did not qualify for the Toys 'R' Us PPA Finals presented by JOOLA being played simultaneously at the same venue. Live broadcast coverage of the PPA 500 starts Tuesday on the PPA Streamed Courts YouTube channel, with PPA Finals coverage shifting to PickleballTV starting Wednesday with pool play.
Read at PPA Tour →PPA Atlanta Pickleball Championships - Tama Town!
The Dink's Erik Tice walks through the Veolia Atlanta Pickleball Championships wrap-up at Life Time Peachtree Corners, where 15-year-old Tama Shimabukuro charged from a No. 22 seed all the way to Championship Sunday in men's singles, knocking out No. 2 Federico Staksrud and No. 11 Noe Khlif on his run before earning his first PPA Tour medal. The recap also flags the Apollo Sports Capital quarter-billion dollar UPA investment as the bigger boardroom story of the weekend, alongside CBS airing the mixed doubles semifinals live and Championship Court selling out across the event.
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