USA Pickleball Quietly Places Several Paddle Models Under Review
The Dink's Alex E. Weaver reports that three paddles recently surfaced on USA Pickleball's compliance list, with the Facolos Pro Series Elite X removed from the Approved Paddle List and the Speedup Tide 14S and Proton Series Three Peacock placed under investigation since late May. USA Pickleball said the Facolos model, currently Gabe Tardio's gamer, exceeded allowable surface roughness standards after its production version differed from the certified sample, with excessive surface grit at the center of all three reviews.
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Pickleball.com staff released the full order of play for MLP Austin, the fourth event of the 2026 Major League Pickleball season, running June 11 to 14 at Austin Pickle Ranch with 11 teams split into two groups. Group A features California, Carolina, Columbus, Miami, and SoCal, while Group B includes Atlanta, Bay Area, Dallas, Florida, New Jersey, and Texas, with every match streamed on Pickleballtv.
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