A Week in Pickleball: A 15-Year-Old Rewrites the Script
A Week in Pickleball: A 15-Year-Old Rewrites the Script Worlds in Farmers Branch delivered a men's doubles comeback for the ages, another Anna Leigh Waters sweep, a teenager outlasting a tennis legend, a paddle pulled from the approved list, and Mark Wahlberg on a pro court.
Worlds in Farmers Branch delivered a men's doubles comeback for the ages, another Anna Leigh Waters sweep, a teenager outlasting a tennis legend, a paddle pulled from the approved list, and Mark Wahlberg on a pro court.
The 2026 Opendoor Pickleball World Championships wrapped up Sunday, November 8 at Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch, Texas, after a PPA Tour week that ran November 2 to 8. The sport's biggest stage produced its usual mix of dominance and disruption. Here are the five stories that mattered, from the gold-medal matches to the equipment office.
A year ago, Tama Shimabukuro was at Brookhaven as part of an all-junior Major League Pickleball team. On Sunday he left as a world champion.…
