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In this episode of Kitchen Konversations, Jared Paul and Jason Aspes from The Kitchen sits down with Melissa McCurley from PickleballTournaments.com.
We discuss the history of Pickleball tournaments, PickleballTournaments.com's role in how Pickleball got to where it is today, the World Pickleball Rankings and what to expect for the future of Pickleball!
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EPISODE BREAKDOWN
0:00 Intro
1:10 How Melissa got into Pickleball
6:41 From a hobby to a sport
8:48 PickleballTournaments.com (PT) role in the sport
11:50 PT's role at tournaments
12:49 Melissa's larger role in the sport
16:27 PT helping create careers in Pickleball
19:08 World Pickleball Rankings
23:02 What to expect at a PT tournament
27:43 Balancing the legacy & boom of Pickleball
30:50 Recreation rules vs. tournament rules
34:13 Point of saturation
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