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The WPF was established in 2018 and had 37 member nations as of November 2022. Part of the WPF's stated mission is to "govern the infrastructure of pickleball". The WPF declared October 10 of each year World Pickleball Day and set the goal of introducing 10,000 new players to the game of pickleball every October 10. [7]
In 2018 a second international governing body, the World Pickleball Federation (WPF) was established challenging the IPF. [62] In 2022, USA Pickleball, and several other member nations, withdrew from the IPF, and in 2023 they established a third international governing body, the Global Pickleball federation (GPF). [71]
The International Federation of Pickleball was founded in the wake of the first National Pickleball Open competition, held in Surprise, Arizona in 2009. The tournament was hosted by the USA Pickleball Association (USAPA) and drew almost 400 players from 26 American states and several Canadian provinces.
He won the grand slam of men's pro doubles in 2016: the US Open, Tournament of Champions, and the USAPA Nationals. He won six US Open pro doubles titles, and was named World Pickleball Federation (WPF) #1 ranked doubles player in 2018. [3] [4] Yates was announced on September 3, 2024 as a 2024 inductee into the Pickleball Hall of Fame. [5]
Lydia Hirt stumbled upon pickleball in 2021, and her love of the sport led to a new career chapter. She's visited over 70 pickleball clubs and courts around the world, absorbing different customs.
USA Pickleball (USAP) is the governing body of pickleball within the United States. It was previously known as the USA Pickleball Association (USAPA) or the US Amateur Pickleball Association (U.S.A.P.A.). USA Pickleball Tournament Player Rating or UTPR
Pickleball has seen participation boom 223 percent in the past three years. The easy-to-play mix of tennis and ping pong using paddles and a wiffleball has quickly soared from nearly nothing to 13 ...
WPF may refer to: Computing. WebSphere Partition Facility, an IBM facility; Windows Presentation Foundation, a programming framework for creating user-interfaces in applications for Microsoft Windows; Sports and games. Women's Professional Fastpitch, professional women's softball league; World Pickleball Federation