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[Zoey Weil @zoeyweil66]

Love this line from JP’s @TheKitchenPB article: “MLP should be raw, high-energy and unfiltered. They’ve gotta stop with the blue cards for silly reasons and let the personalities of the players, coaches, GMs and owners shine through.”

LET’S HAVE SOME FUN 🥳🥳🥳

[Carvana PPA Tour @PPAtour]

Introducing PPA Spain 🇪🇸

The Professional Pickleball Association is officially expanding into Spain with a new seven-tournament PPA Spain Tour beginning in Barcelona on September 23-27, 2026 🙌

PPA Spain will feature a full season of PPA125, PPA250, and PPA500 events, with all points feeding into the global PPA Tour rankings system.

Spain now joins PPA Asia, PPA Australia, PPA Canada, and PPA Italy as part of the international Carvana PPA Tour structure as pickleball continues its rapid global growth. 🌍

More information: https://t.co/XwzC9mtfg0

[Gary Vaynerchuk @garyvee]

You are comparing your behind-the-scenes to someone else's highlight reel. Nobody posts their hardest moments. The wins, the smiles, the photoshopped photos, that is the version you are scrolling against.

Stop using that as a measuring stick.

Every other person on earth has shortcomings, makes mistakes, has things to work on. Run your race. Mind your own business. Less judgment, more accountability leads to more happiness

[Erik Tice @azetice]

🚨MLP Dallas Final Results🚨

The @lamaddrops take home the final victory, 3-1 over the @CbusSliders

The Mad Drops finish the event with 25 regular season standings points

Ben Johns looks DANGEROUS after one event in 2026

Columbus, down Parris Todd, got a huge lift from both Danni and Alix, and take home 18 regular season standings points

@stlshockmlp - 3rd
@the5spickleball - 4th

I am keeping my complete public stats again this year: https://t.co/F4Rk8cwMNN

PLEASE BOOKMARK MY PUBLIC STATS

Shows individual player rankings, regular season standings, Dreambreakers, and Pickles

Top 15 players screenshot attached

NOTES:

All 4 @stlshockmlp players finished top 10

All 4 @lamaddrops players finished top 15

@alixtruong, @AndreiDaescuPkl, and Danni Townsend finished top 15

@AnnaLeighWaters and Jorja were top 10

And @federicostak and @JackSock92 both finished top 15, with Sock finishing in 10th

[Major League Pickleball @MajorLeaguePB]

Opening weekend is officially here. 🔥 Which team will make the loudest statement? 👀

The 2026 MLP regular season starts in Dallas with four straight days of matches, rivalries, and the first teams hitting the court this season.

Tune in on @Pickleballtv and swipe through to see which matches are EXCLUSIVE on @FS1!

🎟️ Last minute tickets available: https://t.co/gMGavhkk5I

[The Kitchen Pickleball 👨🏻‍🍳 @TheKitchenPB]

This is ridiculous. 🔥

[PickleballFocus @PickleballFocus]

@garyvee Everybody thinks they can have the perfect decision. There is no perfect decision. There’s just life. 👏

[Gary Vaynerchuk @garyvee]

https://t.co/J2HYzaRk7I

[Zane Navratil @ZaneNavratil]

This is why you lose to poachers

[Major League Pickleball @MajorLeaguePB]

A new #MLP season is upon us, and in this league, anything can happen. From rematches with history to heated rivalries to players taking the court for the first time, these are the matches we’ve got circled for opening weekend in #Dallas.

The Can’t-Miss Matches of #MLPDallas - picks backed by @o2sports_insure

🎟️Get your tickets now: https://t.co/gMGavhkk5I

#MLP2026 #MajorLeaguePickleball #pickleball

[The Kitchen Pickleball 👨🏻‍🍳 @TheKitchenPB]

We've got everything you need to get ready for the @MajorLeaguePB season.

Power rankings for all 20 teams ➡️ https://t.co/NUrWej45xU

Top 10 men's duos ➡️ https://t.co/iKSKoMm89m

Top 10 women's duos ➡️ https://t.co/DxsUziUJEo

MLP Dallas schedule ➡️ https://t.co/vazD83AsJ6

[The Kitchen Pickleball 👨🏻‍🍳 @TheKitchenPB]

Literally can’t think of anything else I’d want from a pickleball point. 🤯

(via: @PickleballFocus)

[Matt Manasse @Matt_Manasse]

I’m taking the enthusiasm and fanatical chaos I see from the crowds here in Atlanta as the measure. People are coming in from all over the country to watch their favorite players. Waiting for autographs and pictures. It’s all growing.

[APP Tour @OfficialAPPTour]

WHAT ARE WE WATCHING?

Insanity in the women’s pro doubles gold medal match at the APP Sacramento Open Benefiting @shrinershosp!

📺 https://t.co/MQ3xMQ51Vn

[Carvana PPA Tour @PPAtour]

It’s a good day to be a champion 🏆🍑

MS - 🥇 @chrishaworth3
WS - 🥇 @AnnaLeighWaters
MXD - 🥇🥇 @AnnaLeighWaters @BenJohns_pb
MD - 🥇🥇 @gabrieltardio05 @BenJohns_pb
WD - 🥇🥇 @annabright108 @AnnaLeighWaters

[Carvana PPA Tour @PPAtour]

I think everyone in Atlanta heard this crowd during that match 👏 @AnnaLeighWaters

[The Kitchen Pickleball 👨🏻‍🍳 @TheKitchenPB]

Our it all of the incredible points this weekend this might be my favorite.

Not even necessarily because it’s the best (though it’s damn good) but because it featured a relatively unknown player named Nico Acevedo playing and shining at the highest level with the big dogs.

Pickleball is the Everyman sport. There are so many examples of average people discovering the sport, dedicating their lives to it, and becoming stars. There is not another sport like it.

You could be the next Nico Acevedo. 🫵🏼

[PickleballFocus @PickleballFocus]

Pickleball is an unstoppable wave of momentum….

[Matt Manasse @Matt_Manasse]

Pickleball just seems like it’s about to explode right now.

[Matt Manasse @Matt_Manasse]

Pickleball just seems like it’s about to explode right now.

[Erik Tice @azetice]

PPA Atlanta Championships - Results

Medals by MLP Team

@stlshockmlp - 🥇🥇🥈🥈🥈 (@annabright108, @gabrieltardio05, @katefahey6 , & @HaydenPatPB)
@the5spickleball - 🥇🥇🥇🥈 (@AnnaLeighWaters & Jorja)
@lamaddrops - 🥇🥇🥉 (@BenJohns_pb & @CP_Pickleball)
@brooklynpickleb - 🥇🥉🥉🥉 (@chrishaworth3, @ChristianAlshon, & @rachelrohra)
@UtahBlkDiamonds - 🥈🥈🥉 (@Con_Garnett & Tama)
@DallasFlashPB - 🥈 (@Hurricanetblack)
@LVNightOwlsMLP - 🥈 (@roscoe_bellamy)
@CbusSliders - 🥉 (@AndreiDaescuPkl )
@OrlandoSqueeze - 🥉 (@federicostak)
@AtlantaBouncers - 🥉 (@KK_Christian)

Women’s Singles
🥇 Anna Leigh Waters
🥈 Kate Fahey
🥉 Kaitlyn Christian

Men’s Singles
🥇 Chris Haworth
🥈 Tama Shimabukuro
🥉 Connor Garnett

Mixed Doubles
🥇 Anna Leigh Waters/Ben Johns
🥈 Anna Bright/Hayden Patriquin
🥉 Rachel Rohrabacher/Christian Alshon

Women’s Doubles
🥇 Anna Bright/Anna Leigh Waters
🥈 Jorja Johnson/Tyra Black
🥉 Rachel Rohrabacher/Catherine Parenteau

Men’s Doubles
🥇 Gabe Tardio/Ben Johns
🥈 Roscoe Bellamy/Connor Garnett
🥉 Federico Staksrud/Andrei Daescu