PPA is the popular Tour for professional Picklers. It contracts top pickleball players to play PPA Events in Tours at different locations.
PPA started in 2019 in USA and has gained popularity and attracted investors in last few years and its award prize is increasing tremendously.
The total awards for PPA in 2023 was 5.5 million USD. This year 2024 there are 24 different stops for PPA.
International Destination of UPA International Tour 2025
Recently UPA (The merger of PPA and MLP) has announced that they are going international in 2025 bringing PPA to following international destinations for UPA International Champion series:
- Australia
- India
- Canada
- Asia
- Europe
I believe this move from UPA will be highly beneficial in expanding this popularity over the globe and attracting more international Investors into this exploding sports.
Following top pro players would represent and play at international stops:
| Male Pro Players | Female Pro Players |
| Ben Johns |
Anna Leigh Waters
|
| Federico Staksrud |
Catherine Parenteau
|
| Jay Devilliers |
Anna Bright
|
| Quang Duong |
Lucy Kovalova
|
|
Tina Pisnik
|
Schedule of PPA International 2025
The interntional Tour will begin from Australia in January 2025 and will conclude at USA in Dallas Texas for UPA World Championship finals in November 2025.
| International Destination | City | Date |
| Australia | Melbourne | Jan 29-Feb 2 |
| India | Mumbai | Feb 5- Feb 9 |
| Canada | Toronto | Sep |
| Asia | TBA | Oct |
| Europe | TBA | Oct |
| USA – UPA World championships | Dallas, Texas | Nov |
I am so excited to see the fun begin in 2025. This is just the start of Pickleball. Stay tuned we will be sharing more updates on UPA World Championship on GetSetPickleball.
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