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Has Professional Pickleball Grown Too Fast? Lee Whitwell on Line Calls, Cheating and the Pro Game

Professional pickleball has more money, more prize purses and more attention than ever. But has the infrastructure beneath the sport kept pace? Lee Whitwell joins Chris Beaumont to discuss the growing crisis around honour-system line calls and why she believes blaming referees misses the real probl…

How To Fuel A Pickleball Tournament Day With Taylor Brower, RD

Most pickleball players will spend more time thinking about paddles, shoes and technique than what they eat and drink before stepping on court. In this episode of the World Pickleball Podcast, Chris Beaumont is joined by Taylor Brower, registered dietitian at Skratch Labs, to explain how nutrition …

Why Pickleball Players Are Getting Recovery Wrong — With RAD Roller Founder Michael Mallory

Most pickleball players know they should warm up, recover properly and look after their bodies. Far fewer actually do it. In this episode of the World Pickleball Podcast, Chris Beaumont speaks with RAD Roller founder Michael Mallory about why recovery should not begin only after something hurts, wh…

English Open 2026 Preview | Medal Predictions, Biggest Stars & Why This Is Europe's Biggest Pickleball Tournament

The countdown is on. With less than a week until the 2026 English Open begins at Birmingham's NEC, Chris Beaumont is joined by commentator Nick Hobbis to preview the biggest pickleball tournament outside the United States. Across more than an hour of analysis, they break down the biggest contenders…

The English Open Changed the Game: Winners, Surprises and What Comes Next

Six days. More than 60 courts. Some of the best players in Europe and North America. And somewhere around 150 combined hours behind the microphone. Chris Beaumont and Nick Hobbis are back from the NEC for the definitive review of the 2026 English Open. They revisit the performances that shaped the …

Why Your Pickleball Grip Fails When You Sweat, with Sahara Dry CEO Rob McEvoy

You can spend hundreds on a paddle and hours working on technique. None of it helps much if the paddle starts moving in your hand. In this episode of the World Pickleball Podcast, Chris Beaumont is joined by Rob McEvoy, CEO of Thailand-based sports technology company Sahara Dry, to look at one of t…

How Do Pro Pickleball Players Make Money? Shane Dunn on the Business Behind the Tour

What does it really take to earn a living as a professional pickleball player? Chris Beaumont is joined by Shane Dunn, founder and CEO of Peak Pickleball Agency, to examine the business behind the professional game. Dunn explains how paddle contracts, tour agreements, sponsorships and appearance op…

Bruno Faletto: From Chilean Tennis Prospect to PPA Pickleball Pro

Bruno Faletto joins Chris Beaumont on the World Pickleball Podcast to explain how he went from one of Chile’s leading junior tennis players to a corporate career in New York, before leaving the security of full-time employment for another attempt at professional sport. Faletto was Chile’s No. 1 pla…

Three Months of Pickleball: World Cup, English Open, PPA Australia & Europe, Rome Open | World Pickleball Podcast

Chris Beaumont and Gordon Watson are back to catch up on three huge months of pickleball: the Pickleball World Cup, the English Open, PPA Australia and PPA Europe, the Rome Open and plenty more. Hosts: Chris Beaumont & Gordon Watson (@gordonjameswatson) The World Pickleball Podcast, from World Pi…

Bamboo vs Carbon: Ben Tinkler-Davies on Kinova & the Swift Paddle

Bamboo or carbon? Chris Beaumont talks to Ben Tinkler-Davies, founder of Kinova, an engineer from London now living in Brooklyn who designed the world's first bamboo cricket bat at university and has brought natural materials into pickleball. We get into the Swift's bamboo-face, cork-core sandwich…