"Can you stop body bagging Australians?" | Zane shocked by the state of pickleball in Australia

Zane went down under to compete in the first-ever PPA Australia Open. While on-site he sat down with PPA Tour CEO Connor Pardoe, and Australian pickleballers Joey Wild, Roos Van Reek, and Brendan Lee. Listen to the leaders of the Australian pickleball movement explain how the game is rapidly growing in the country. Joey Wild explains how the tennis Australian Open has embraced pickleball despite most tennis tournaments resisting the sport. Connor Pardoe details how the United Pickleball Association is approaching international growth and navigating government restrictions in each country. Brendan Lee breaks down the emerging professional leagues and organizations trying to guide the sport in Australia. Get your BioBalls at http://komodopickleball.com/ Let’s keep our courts green, one rally at a time. Ditch the slip-n-slide and grab some 4on TotalGrip Spray. Find it on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/4on-Total-Grip-Spray-Pickleball/dp/B0CDQSZ61M/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2A2GTY0IXP720&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.lApjO6QjNRWGEN536a4n4xOiruibPTkBAkb75FZX5dHxxFcOWb54K5Dk7rw2PPjjhMdCVWPe5RUlgnYS46GmNYjZ9n-snmPHQG-RqiQOip63yU9bUwqKnDz3o8BvRYsAKnkCUOyfhYVtpKpinHBkRM9I_0sAx-2Q7N2V349YiaDYgZ850wiwx5kIHaZMmP8mWtdWStcYbzr-BaCeSCF3UTcA-q-cf0F2sUB0NICnoYZyTqvSvzuQSR3QK77SUnVf.0Nq2fjcVYIAaS8ov0J7d8LaJjbEe562Do9CaWnluyFU&dib_tag=se&keywords=4on+totalgrip+spray&qid=1737993916&sprefix=4on%2Caps%2C181&sr=8-1 Pickleball's #1 subscription box is here https://www.thedink.shop/ Leave your voicemail for the PicklePod at (512) 200 - 4299 ------------------ Like the ep? Do us a favor: subscribe to our channel and leave a review on Apple or Spotify -Subscribe to our 'all things pickleball' *free e-newsletter* at https://www.thedink.beehiiv.com https://www.instagram.com/thedinkpickleball/ -Follow us on IG -Continue the convo in our private FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedi... -For everything else we do, visit https://linktr.ee/dinkfam -Read more about Zane and subscribe to his newsletter at https://zanenavratilpickleball.com/ -Follow Zane on IG @zanenavratilpickleball ------------------ Connor Pardoe - PPA Tour CEO 0:00 Connor has some Australian roots 2:54 First international PPA Tour stop 6:38 How the PPA Tour is approaching Asia 8:25 What are the challenges with international events? 10:58 PPA Tour rolling out the Challenger Series 14:17 Why did Zane choose international partners? Joey Wild - Australian Pro Player 16:38 The Aussie pro pickleball landscape NPL vs PPA 19 :35 The National Pickleball League model 22:05 Playing pickleball at the Australian Open 29:45 Tennis embracing pickleball Roos Van Reek - Australian Pro Player 34:06 Roos is an Honorary Australian 37:43 Gap year turned pickleball pro 41:03 Would you move to the US to train? 44:13 What is pickleball like in China? 46:51 Who are your normal partners? + MLP Australia Brendan Lee - Pickleball Australia Executive Officer 48:20 “We hope they all win” and Aussie rules 52:59 There are very few public-access tennis courts 56:52 Australia wasn’t ready for pro pickleball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices