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Greatest shot ever?
Following his Auckland MLP stop win for the Northern Crocs, pro player Neilson Chen has since performed this incredible block at another event, and it is being hailed as a new level in the sport following the Erne (and thus the Bert was named for the backhand version on the other side of the court). Unfortunately there is a a Nasty Nelson, but could this perhaps be named the Cheeky Chen?
Last chance to watch all Breaking Pickleball episodes
In case you haven’t watched them, you may still be able to binge on all 6 episodes of this infomercial-cum-documentary for free, at least for the time being pending re-distribution.
School holiday programme at Remuera
The club's term 1 holiday programme is now underway. Check the home page calendar for dates for school holidays, including any changes to regular sessions. ANZAC Day may see some changes, in particular possible cancellation of morning sessions.
NZ team applications open
The Pickleball NZ Association is looking for representatives to play for New Zealand at the Pickleball World Cup.
There are two divisions: open and over-50.
Breaking Pickleball trailer released.
New documentary series from the pro tour, free to watch until April 21, 2024.
Get link to watch. Note: the website may be slow to load the data entry fields to receive link to full episode. Â
The sponsor, Jigsaw Health, does a lot with pickleball.
Northern Crocs win MLP Auckland stop
Congratulations to Australia's Northern Crocs for snapping up the inaugural NZ tournament of the PPA Australia tour!
There were two Kiwi-based teams, the Southern Stars and NZ Hustle.
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Around the Post March 2024.pdf2024 World Pickleball Cup
The Pickleball Cup World Cup will be held in Lima, Peru, from October 22-28.
The Pickleball New Zealand Association will send a team to represent New Zealand, with selection to be confirmed.
Apply here. There are both open and over-50 classifications.
2024 marks the bicentennial of Peru's independence.
Professional Pickleball Association to merge with Major League Pickleball
Pickleball's rival US pro tour organisations are to merge.