The World Pickleball Podcast

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Podcast by Chris Beaumont and Gordon Watson

The World Pickleball Podcast

Chris Beaumont and Gordon Watson chat about the world game of pickleball, uncovering the most fascinating pickleball stories from across the globe in their own fun, unique style. This podcast is perfect for all pickleball fans, especially those who want to know more about what is happening outside of the USA (though hey, the US folks will love it too!) Join us weekly for a light-hearted but very serious world pickleball fix.
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17 July 2025

Euros squads announced, PPA Asia smashes it, QD thoughts and Yeppoon Festival preview

In today's World Pickleball Podcast, Chris Beaumont and Gordon Watson talk about the following...

🌍 Quang Duong being 'sacked' by UPA and what that means for both

🌍 Armaan Bhatia's recent form and whether he could be lined up to get a PPA contract

🌍 Danni-Elle Townsend storming APP and nearly taking gold

🌍 PPA Asia getting off to an amazing start, and Kapadia just missing out on the triple crown - Schoemann also starring

🌍 Baypoint winning the England Club Championship

🌍 The English PPL starting this coming weekend

🌍 Team England announcing their squad for September's (yes, September - not November) European Championships

🌍 And the Yeppoon Pickleball Festival - 10 days of non-stop pickling in one of the most beautiful pickleball spots on the planet!

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The World Pickleball Magazine: Don't just follow the podcast, get yourself a copy of our monthly digital magazine. The World Pickleball Magazine covers all the news, brings you the most interesting stories and exclusive interviews from pickleball across the world - whether it's a tournament in Canada, some coaching in Africa or something funny in Asia, we bring it to you in a way nobody else does. Head to www.worldpickleballmagazine.com now to get the latest issue!

For the latest daily pickleball news, head to https://worldpickleballmagazine.com/blogs/world-pickleball-report-news

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03 July 2025

Power paddles OUT, wooden paddles IN, tournament updates and more

In this week's World Pickleball Podcast, Chris Beaumont and Gordon Watson talk about the power paddles that are now banned, the Picklr's Wooden Paddle tournament to celebrate 60 years of pickleball, update you on PPA Asia taking place in Malaysia, a junior tournament in Vietnam and much, much more.

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The World Pickleball Magazine: Don't just follow the podcast, get yourself a copy of our monthly digital magazine. The World Pickleball Magazine covers all the news, brings you the most interesting stories and exclusive interviews from pickleball across the world - whether it's a tournament in Canada, some coaching in Africa or something funny in Asia, we bring it to you in a way nobody else does. Head to www.worldpickleballmagazine.com now to get the latest issue!

For the latest daily pickleball news, head to https://worldpickleballmagazine.com/blogs/world-pickleball-report-news

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Producers: Chris Beaumont and Gordon Watson

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20 June 2025

A bad week for the Johns, a big merger, visa issues and MLPA/PPA shock changes

In this week's World Pickleball Podcast, Chris Beaumont and Gordon Watson discuss the pickleball news from the last week or so.

There are major changes in global governance following the merger of the WPF and IPF, creating a new World Pickleball Federation.

It's all change in Australia with the MLPA and PPA events being restructured, causing schedule upheavals.

Ben Johns and Collin Johns have had better weeks - Ben got knocked out in the R62 in the latest PPA event and Collin has been dropped by the Carolina Hogs in MLP and was not redrafted by another Premier team.

There's also some visa issues for two top Australian players who had been drafted for MLP.

All this and more in the latest World Pickleball Podcast!

The World Pickleball Magazine: Don't just follow the podcast, get yourself a copy of our monthly digital magazine. The World Pickleball Magazine covers all the news, brings you the most interesting stories and exclusive interviews from pickleball across the world - whether it's a tournament in Canada, some coaching in Africa or something funny in Asia, we bring it to you in a way nobody else does. Head to www.worldpickleballmagazine.com now to get the latest issue!

For the latest daily pickleball news, head to https://worldpickleballmagazine.com/blogs/world-pickleball-report-news

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@worldpickleballmagazine

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Producers: Chris Beaumont and Gordon Watson

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11 June 2025

Sarah Burr talking pickleball, paddles and why she chose Franklin

In today's episode, Chris and Gordon are joined by Australian pickleball star Sarah Burr.

They talk PPA and MLP Australia, reviewing the highlights and main talking points from last weekend across the singles, gender and mixed brackets plus the team MLP event where we had a new champion for the first time this season.

The big tournament in Rota, Spain gets mentioned and Sarah talks more about her experiences playing in Dubai, Vietnam and more - whilst giving an exclusive on why she has chosen to move to Franklin moving forwards, plus the dangers of the new breed of super paddle.

The World Pickleball Magazine: Don't just follow the podcast, get yourself a copy of our monthly digital magazine. The World Pickleball Magazine covers all the news, brings you the most interesting stories and exclusive interviews from pickleball across the world - whether it's a tournament in Canada, some coaching in Africa or something funny in Asia we bring it to you in a way nobody else does. Head to www.worldpickleballmagazine.com now to get the latest issue!

For the latest daily pickleball news, head to https://worldpickleballmagazine.com/blogs/world-pickleball-report-news

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@worldpickleballmagazine

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Producers: Chris Beaumont and Gordon Watson

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07 June 2025

Cassidy, Saunders, Farias and Townsend join us fresh from the MLPA courts

In a special bonus episode, Gordo grabbed hold of Talia Saunders, Rob Cassidy, Joey Farias and Danni-Elle Townsend straight off the MLPA courts for a chat about all things world pickleball, hosted by Chris Beaumont.

The internet connection wasn't perfect at all times, so a slight heads up that there might be one or two 'odd' moments, but do stick with it!

The World Pickleball Magazine: Don't just follow the podcast, get yourself a copy of our monthly digital magazine. The World Pickleball Magazine covers all the news, brings you the most interesting stories and exclusive interviews from pickleball across the world - whether it's a tournament in Canada, some coaching in Africa or something funny in Asia we bring it to you in a way nobody else does. Head to www.worldpickleballmagazine.com now to get the latest issue!

For the latest daily pickleball news, head to https://worldpickleballmagazine.com/blogs/world-pickleball-report-news

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@worldpickleballmagazine

@pkl.beaumont

@gordonjameswatson

Producers: Chris Beaumont and Gordon Watson

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05 June 2025

A different kind of joy - WPM at the PPA/MLP Australia with special guests

In this week's episode, Gordo is at PPA/MLP Australia and invited Nicola Schoeman and Yufei Long to join him and Chris on the podcast.

Nicola is the #1 draft pick for MLP Australia this season and Yufei is considered to be China's top female player who has also just joined the US Trailblazer programme looking to boost the game in Asia.

Join us for a fun conversation about all things pickleball!

The World Pickleball Magazine: Don't just follow the podcast, get yourself a copy of our monthly digital magazine. The World Pickleball Magazine covers all the news, brings you the most interesting stories and exclusive interviews from pickleball across the world - whether it's a tournament in Canada, some coaching in Africa or something funny in Asia we bring it to you in a way nobody else does. Head to www.worldpickleballmagazine.com now to get the latest issue!

For the latest daily pickleball news, head to https://worldpickleballmagazine.com/blogs/world-pickleball-report-news

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@worldpickleballmagazine

@pkl.beaumont

@gordonjameswatson

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