Watch the Bronze medal match of the PRO Men’s Doubles bracket from the 2019 Minto Us Open Pickleball Championships. You will see Loong/Goebel fight for the prize with Deakin/Zbinden. We love seeing some new faces at the medal matches in the PRO category. You MUST STAY to the end to see a great shot that increase the energy and pushes […]
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Men’s Doubles 4.5, 19-49 GOLD – 2019 Minto US Open Pickleball Championships
Watch this match to see some new players reach higher levels of pickleball! Brooks/DeWeerd compete with Haynes/Lepine for the top prize. There are several great moments and it gives us viewers an idea of what kind of skills are required to reach gold at the 4.5 level. Special thanks to Dave Benz, Melissa McCurley and Mark Renneson for their commentary […]
Read MoreMen’s Doubles 5.0, 19-49 GOLD – 2019 Minto US Open Pickleball Championships
Watch this match to see what it takes to compete at the highest skill level right before you have to turn pro. Father-son team Sobek/Sobek fight for the top prize with Benton/Muno. Referee Derek Prince is the referee for this match. Great skills displayed here. Watch and learn! Special thanks to Dave Benz, Melissa McCurley and Mark Renneson for announcing […]
Read MoreMen’s Doubles 19+ GOLD – 2019 Minto US Open Pickleball Championships
Watching these two teams battle for Gold in the Men’s 19+ is very exciting as the fans are very engaged, intensely watching, and cheering. Kyle Yates and Brian Ashworth match skills against Marcin Rozpedski and Aspen Kern in this medal match. All of these players have played in the PRO category and Naples, FL is Kyle’s hometown, so with lots […]
Read MoreMen’s Doubles 55+ GOLD – 2019 Minto US Open Pickleball Championships
This match was on its way to becoming an outstanding set of games until severe lightning started to strike in the area. And since everyone wants to avoid getting struck by lightning (!), according to county regulations, the tournament officials decided to put everyone’s safety first and clear the venue. Unfortunately, Mother Nature decided that play would not continue the […]
Read MoreMaster the Third Shot Drop – Pickleball 411
Everyone wants to master the third shot drop in order to play better pickleball! Even Ben Johns knows you need a third drop shot (SEE here). There are many ways to practice, but watch this video where Seymour Rifkind, President of the IPTPA, explains how he has players master this shot with progressive learning while still playing a game! He will […]
Read MorePickleball Highlights from Huntsman World Senior Games
The Huntsman World Senior Games help put pickleball on the map, and this year was no different. Held last week in St. George, Utah, the tournament gathered hundreds of players from across the U.S. and Canada to play some tough pickleball and have a lot of fun. Watch our highlight video and you will witness all that is involved with […]
Read MoreTwo Tournaments Heat Up the Desert – The Lakes Spring Fling & PPF Championships
Find out why it’s so hot in the desert! It’s two pickleball tournaments in one held in Palm Desert, California! Get a sneak peak into the exciting Lakes Country Club Spring Fling hosted by Marcin Rozpedski and EngagePickleball. PLUS catch the first ever official Professional Pickleball Federation tournament. We’ve got some gorgeous aerial footage of the courts as well as […]
Read MoreFantastic Doubles Point with Strategy Breakdown – Pickleball 411
Check out this shot by shot PICKLEBALL STRATEGY breakdown of a great point between top players Alex Hamner and Wes Gabrielsen vs. Sarah Ansboury and Chris Miller. It took place during the Mixed 30+ GOLD medal match at the Minto US Open Pickleball Championships pickleball tournament. This pickleball video of this point has been viewed on Facebook over 38,000 times already […]
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