by Pickleball is becoming a phenomenon in the US According to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association, 4.8 million people play pickleball, up 40% from 2020, making it one of the the fastest growing sports in the country. What was once considered a leisure game has now become a professional sport thanks to the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA). This weekend the PPA will be on display for the first ever PPA Tour Bubly Team Championships.
Four teams of seven players, six pickleball professionals and one tennis professional, will compete over three days to determine who will take home the $175,000 grand prize. The tournament will feature men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles. Some of the best players in the world will be on the court this weekend, so if you’re new to pickleball, check out this tournament.
When is the 2022 PPA Bubly Team Championship?
Four teams will meet in the PPA 2022 Bubly Team Championships from Friday December 16 to Sunday December 18. The competition will take place at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino’s Convention Center in Las Vegas. The pickleball competition begins on Friday, December 16 and continues on December 17. The semifinals and finals will take place on Sunday, December 18.
How to watch the PPA 2022 Bubly Team Championships
The first two days of the team championships will be broadcast on the Tennis Channel. There are two sessions per day. The first session starts at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PTand the second session begins at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT.
The action can also be viewed on tennischannel.com. Just sign in with your cable provider to enjoy the pickleball tournament.
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How to stream PPA’s 2022 Bubly Team Championships
Without cable, the Tennis Channel is available to stream on services like Sling TV and FuboTV. Sling TV offers orange and blue packages, which are $40 per month for one or $55 per month if combined. The two FuboTV packages, Fubo Pro and Fubo Elite, cost $70 and $80 per month, respectively. However, FuboTV offers a seven-day free trial.
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Meet the teams
Four teams will play in the PPA 2022 Bubly Team Championships. Team Young’s professional tennis player is Donald Young and also features Tyler Loong, Tyler Loong, Jay Devilliers, Anna Leigh Waters, Yana Grechkina and Callie Smith.
The professional tennis player on the Isner team is John Isner and also includes AJ Koller, Lea Jansen, Linsdsey Newman, Steve Deakin, Jessie Irvine and Ben Johns.
Tennis player Jack Sock leads a team that includes Spencer Smith, Catherine Parenteau, Etta Wright, Irina Tereschenko, Matt Wright and Tyson McGuffin.
Sam Querrey is the professional tennis player on the fourth and final team, which includes Collin Johns, Patrick Smith, Meghan Dizon, Allyce Jones, Riley Newman and Lucy Kovalova.
Tune in to the PPA’s 2022 Bubly Team Championships on Tennis Channel!
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