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Recaps, features, and the long story behind every short rally — written by Andrew Liorti.
CNPL Draft - 2026
The 2026 CNPL draft takes place this coming Tuesday at 6pm EST, and you can watch it live on the Game+ YouTube channel here. Before we get into that, I just want to once again say a big thank you - on behalf of George, Ricky, myself, Picklers Hub, and the APA staff - to all of th…
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The Inaugural United Open!
The United Open (powered by APA) kicks off today, and we’re set for a fun, busy stretch of pickleball running straight through Sunday. Players from all over are…
CNPL, Pickleball World Cup, and TUPC Vlog
Another CNPL season is officially behind us, as the playoffs wrapped up at Smash Pickleball in London a couple weekends ago. In case you missed it, you can find…
Recent Events, "Beyond the Kitchen", and Upcoming CNPL Playoffs
Now that some time has passed since the Metropolitan Split, it looks like all of the matches are available to watch on the CNPL YouTube channel. There's also a…
Metropolitan Split Recap
Over the weekend we were busy with the Metropolitan Split at CourtX in Oakville Ontario. Our team, along with a few others, really flipped the script on the mos…
Nationals, Team Canada, and CNPL Club Med Metropolitan Split
Canadian Nationals took place last weekend in Winnipeg, MB. It looks like there was a decent turnout of players at 714, and a good amount of CNPL players were t…
Pickleball World Cup and other Events
Pickleball in the Mall: Big thanks to everyone was a part of the pickleball in the mall event! There were so many people involved; from those actually coming ou…
Western Split, Pickleball in the Mall, and more Tournaments
CNPL Western Split: Though none of us from Toronto United where there in person at IPOP in Burnaby, BC for the Western Split, it looks and sounds like the event…
CNPL Western Split this weekend!
CNPL Western Split: Show up in-person or tune in this weekend to the CNPL Western Split at IPOP in Burnaby, BC. Taking place Saturday July 19 and Sunday July 20…
Pickleball in the Mall, some PPA Challenger results
Hey all, brief disclaimer - I took a break last week and it’ll be a bit of a shorter blog this week as I’m currently busy with a big move. But let’s get into it…
CNPL News and More Eastern Split Highlights
CNPL Roster change announcement: Earlier this month, the Prairie Pronghorns announced a roster change that you can read about here. Basically, former TUPC playe…
Tournaments, Highlights, and Singles Leagues
Upcoming tournaments: On July 10-13 Four Fathers in Cambridge, ON is hosting a tournament with a variety of categories. Registration closes July 5, and I alread…
CNPL Eastern Split Recap
Play with the Pros: The day before the event, TUPC mixed and matched to play alongside local players who came out for the “Play with the Pros” event, followed b…
PPA Challenger and more Central Split Highlights
PPA Challenger – Punta Gorda: Big shout out to our very own Jada Bui for winning gold in women’s pro singles in a PPA Challenger! The event was just over a week…
Central Split Highlights: Day 1
As promised, here are some TUPC highlights from our games at the Central Split. I sill haven’t gotten through all the film, so I divided it up into 2 parts. Thi…
CNPL Central Split Recap
What an amazing weekend this was! Our team came together for their first event this year, and it felt like meeting up with old friends off the court who have pl…
Big Trade and CNPL Central Split!
Pre-season Trade: If you haven’t seen it on social media yet, late last week TUPC and the Prairie Pronghorns made a trade just before the CNPL starts up with th…
CAMH event, US Open, and Paddles
CAMH Charity Event: On May 24, 2025 the Fairgrounds at Cloverdale Mall will be hosting “Paddles for Progress”, a charity event where 100% of proceeds go towards…
PPA Stats and Other Tournament News
Tournaments: On the weekend I got to play at Smash Sports in Mississauga in a singles tournament. I’m consistently continuing my pattern of just missing out on…
Vlog capturing draft day, Tournaments
“Beyond the Kitchen” Episode 2: Our 2nd Vlog episode is now out! It showcases some of the exciting, key decision points as we went through the 2025 CNPL draft t…
Tournaments and TUPC Vlog
Upcoming Tournaments: This week/weekend (April 16-20) HiSports Vaughan is hosting Tour Stop #2. While registration is closed for this one, spectators are welcom…
Introducing the 2025 TUPC!
2025 CNPL Draft and TUPC Roster: With the completion of the 2025 CNPL draft, we now have the rosters for all 8 teams! George, Ricky, and I during the draft. Alt…
CNPL 2025 Draft Tomorrow!
New Facilities: Looks like even more indoor facilities are popping up in and around Toronto! Pickleplex (https://pickleplexclub.ca/) is set to open this spring…
Showdown weekends and other upcoming events
Smash Pickleball Showdown Recap: This past Saturday we experienced the talent that was drawn from the region surrounding London, ON. George, Ricky, and I from T…
Showdowns, Banned Paddles
Royal Westcourt Showdown Results: Over the weekend we had the first 2025 CNPL pre-season showdown take place. It sounds like The Royal Westcourt Showdown in Mon…
Showdowns and Drafts
MLP Draft: Back on March 2 the MLP 2025 free agency draft took place. I wanted to mention and congratulate some of the Canadian players who got drafted, most wh…
CNPL 2025 and MiLP
This week with the upcoming showdowns and some fresh announcements we’re starting to get heated up with the CNPL season. So let’s dive right in! CNPL Teams: Thi…
Tournament Results
Hey everyone, this week I’d just like to go over some Canadian tournament results. Hopefully you got to either join in the fun at the amateur or pro level at th…
MLP/PPA
Tournaments: It was just announced yesterday that the MLP events in the US will include amateur PPA events running alongside the main MLP event. Honestly, witho…
Facilities, CNPL and Tournaments, PPA Signing
Pickleball Facilities: Last week I had a chance to play at Rally at Sherwood Village in Mississauga, ON. The courts were even better than expected, and I could…
CBC, Nationals, Paddles, Tournaments
Pickleball in the news: Last week I overheard a CBC radio program talking about indoor pickleball facilities in Canada. It mostly focused on how the supply of f…
Tourneys, Courts, Sponsorships, Podcasts
Pickleball Facilities: Yet another indoor facility opened in the GTA this month: Rally at Sherwood Village, in Mississauga. 17 courts! These new facilities cont…
More courts, tournaments, and CNPL schedule
Pickleball Facilities: This week I’d like to shout out some new facilities closer to our team’s home area. In the fall of 2024 Blue Zone Courts (bluezonecourts.…
Events and Courts
New Pickleball Facilities! Recently, the largest pickleball facility opened in Neufchâtel, QC, featuring 17 dedicated pickleball courts. This year, many Canadia…
Intro
Hey everyone! Andrew Liorti here from TUPC. I’d like to welcome you to our new weekly blog, where I’ll be discussing news in Canadian Pickleball. Topics will in…