In this clip from the Pickleballers podcast, Connor Pardoe takes us inside the wildest chapter in pro pickleball history: the Tour Wars. He details how early talks with Major League Pickleball began with optimism, but quickly spiraled into a battle for players, contracts, and the future of the sport. From behind-the-scenes meetings with Steve Kuhn and Tom Dundon, to the shocking events in Kansas City where MLP pushed for exclusivity, Connor explains how close the PPA came to collapsing — and how signing Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters ultimately saved the league.
This is the untold story of betrayal, high-stakes deals, and the fight that changed pickleball forever.
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