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6 people and pickleball companies to connect with in 2020

Oh Yeah!!  It’s that time of year when the snow starts to melt, or it’s 60⁰ instead of 50⁰ and we get excited to play outside whenever we want!  It’s also that time of year when we roll out who we should be checking out in pickleball in 2020.

Click the year if you want to see who we recommended to follow in 2019 and 2018

Nationals-

Congrats to all of those that participated in the 2019 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships at Indian Wells Tennis Garden.  There were over 2,200 players vying for the $80,000 tournament prize purse.  Check out  Pickleball Tournaments for a list of the medal winners.

Do you want more info on the tourney including watching matchups on demand, check out the website here.  Next year’s Nationals will be at Indian Wells from October 31-November 8, 2020.

2019 Minto US Open Pickleball Championships

Tournament information

• April 27-May 4 in Naples, Florida, see the daily schedule here or here
• Margaritaville Party in the Park will be on Saturday, April 27 from 9am-3pm
• Last year, there were 2,000 players from 47 states and 20 countries
• This year they are expecting over 2,100 players from 48 states and 16 countries
• Ages range from 10 to 86 that will be competing for $50,000 in prize money
• There were over 10,000 spectators last year
• Advance tickets for the Zing Zang Championship Court are sold out online, but additional tickets will be available at the Snack Shack if space is available
• No charge to watch on the 51 other courts
• Pro Finals are at approximately 6 pm on Saturday, May 4

Happy National Pickleball Month!  How are you going to celebrate? 

When I step out of the Pickleball bubble and talk to people that don’t play, I’m surprised how many of them know about the sport.  Pickleball is only about 50 years old, it’s not on TV very often and it’s played mainly in North America.