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Partnerships
January 23, 2026
Venezuelan Pickleball Association and College Pickleball Cup Partner
Asociación Venezolana de Pickleball and College Pickleball Cup Partner to Grow Collegiate Pickleball Participation Across South America
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Partnerships
January 22, 2026
Pickleball Cup and NCPA Launch Global College Pickleball Cup as Sport Seeks Its Fan Moment
Pickleball Cup and NCPA Launch Global College Pickleball Cup as Sport Seeks Its Fan Moment
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Campus & Culture
January 22, 2026
It Doesn’t Look Like the NCAA Yet. But It Could.
Why college pickleball’s rise is following a familiar American script
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Growth
December 30, 2025
Pickleball’s Missing Ingredient: Fans
The Pickleball Cup and NCPA are betting that the fierce rivalries of collegiate athletics can transform pickleball from a popular pastime into a global spectator powerhouse.
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Sports Economy
December 1, 2025
From Tag to Tiger Woods: How Lifestyle Games Are Reinventing Sport
Pickleball is leading a new wave of "lifestyle" sports that are reinventing the leisure economy by blending high-speed competition with the clippable, social energy of a music festival.
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Campus & Culture
September 24, 2025
Pickleball Schools: A Call to Play
Pickleball is stepping out of the retirement community and into the global spotlight, reinventing itself as a high-energy "lifestyle" sport fueled by collegiate rivalries and a grassroots movement in schools worldwide.
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Growth
September 23, 2025
Tennis Lessons: Pickleball’s Fight against Fragmentation
Gemini said Pickleball is racing to move beyond its "suburban fad" roots by building a unified global hierarchy, aiming to avoid the fragmented "fiefdoms" of tennis and instead emulate the clear, high-stakes drama of the World Cup
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