Partner with us

Pro Pickleball

Pro pickleball

The gear side of the pro game

Scores are everywhere. What nobody keeps properly is the record of what the best players in the world are actually holding — and what changes when they switch.

Paddles of the pros MLP 2026: teams and calendar MLP news PPA APP Player news

We are not a scoreboardLive scores and leaderboards are already well covered elsewhere. We link to them rather than duplicate them.
We watch the equipmentEvery paddle we log is one we have seen in broadcast footage or a verifiable photo, with the date we first saw it.
We say when we are unsureA paddle that might be a repaint stays marked unconfirmed until it is confirmed. No guessing presented as fact.
Who leads right now

Ben JohnsBen JohnsPPA world No. 1, menAnna Leigh WatersAnna Leigh WatersPPA world No. 1, womenChris HaworthChris HaworthNo. 1, men’s singles ELOGabriel TardioFull rankingsEvery top ten, with the maths
The beats

What this section covers

GearPaddles of the prosWhat the top players actually play with, tracked from footage, with every switch dated and sourced.TeamsMajor League PickleballRosters, results and roster moves — the team format that makes the pro game worth following week to week.TourPPA TourThe biggest names and the deepest draws, read through what the matchups actually turn on.TourAPP TourWhere a lot of the next generation shows up first.NewsPlayer newsSignings, partner changes, injuries and equipment deals.Long formInterviewsPlayers, coaches, and the engineers who design the paddles they use.
Being straight with you

This section is new

It launched in September 2026 and it is being built in the open. The paddle database starts with the players we can verify and grows from there; it will be incomplete before it is complete. Where a tour publishes results, we link to the tour. Where we have not seen something ourselves, we say so.

Which paddles are banned in 2026 Everything in Pro Tell us what to cover

For brands and advertisers

Reach players during tour weeks

Gear seeding, newsletter sponsorship and display, aimed at people watching the pro game and deciding what to buy next. Reviews stay independent. Paid placement is always labelled as paid.

Partner with us Or send us a note
Every team’s roster and how it changed →

All 20 MLP rosters as they stood at the end of the 2026 season, with every trade and waiver move dated and attributed — reconciled from the league’s own transaction logs, including the four teams where those logs do not balance.

Player profiles →

Rankings, ELO by discipline, career titles and 2026 MLP team for the players who decide the pro game.