Feature Stories
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Inside APP Asia’s First Year: Building More Than Just a Tournament Circuit
Kuala Lumpur and Penang were meant to be a test. Instead, they turned into a genuine proof of concept—and the…
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Definitive Guide to How Pickleball Actually Gets Into the Olympics
Pickleball has spent the last several years proving it can fill courts, sell out tournaments, and pull sponsors in by…
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Pickleball’s Rise in China: Hebi at Heart of Sporting Revolution
When the 2026 China National Pickleball Championships unfolded in Hebi, Henan Province, earlier this September, more than 30 teams from…
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Sansan Among Companies Riding Growing Pickleball Wave in Japan
Pickleball, once a quirky American backyard invention, is now a global sport with serious ambitions. In Japan, its rise has…
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5 Habits That Keep Your Pickleball Paddle Playing Like New
Every pickleball paddle is on borrowed time from the moment it leaves the shop. That’s not a design flaw—it’s physics…
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Top 10 Countries Where Pickleball Is Growing, According to DUPR
The United States remains the undisputed home of pickleball, and the numbers leave little room for argument. The latest 2026…
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How to Know When Your Pickleball Paddle Is Actually Holding You Back
Every pickleball player reaches the same fork in the road eventually, usually somewhere around the point where a third-shot drop…
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Singapore’s Seniors Find Second Wind on Pickleball Courts
Singaporean Shirly Tan hadn’t set foot abroad in years. Not since her husband, Titus Toh, was diagnosed with lung fibrosis…
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Leapmotor APP Asia Penang Open 2026 Crowned Its Champions, But Asia’s Next Generation Stole Headlines
Roos Van Reek walked away from the Leapmotor APP Asia Penang Open 2026 with a Triple Crown, and Quang Duong…
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Taiwan Uses Pickleball to Get Country’s Seniors Moving
Taiwan has found a prescription for active ageing—and it comes with a paddle. The Sports Administration of the Ministry of…
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