Will China take over the game of pickleball?

Zane and the boys get raucous in Austin for his bachelor party. He suffers the right of passage of the white rabbit run and falls asleep at a comedy club. The PPA-MLP 'deadline' has officially passed but there are still questions unanswered. The guys discuss whether China prepping for Olympic supremacy should have pros concerned. Sign up to play at the Picklebowl '24 at the Plaza Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. https://www.inspiringchildren.org/vegas-pickle-bowl Benefits go to the Inspiring Children Foundation. Dock tok https://www.docktok.com/ AreyoukiddingTV Pickleball's #1 subscription box is here https://www.thedink.shop/ To support Stop Alzheimers Now and submit your question for the pod visit: https://www.stopalzheimersnow.org/donate.html Shop performance-driven comfort from Vuori https://vuoriclothing.com/thedink Not only will you receive 20% off your first purchase, but enjoy free shipping on any U.S. orders over $75 and free returns Rep the latest in dink branded merch at https://repthedink.com/ ------------------ 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.thedinkpickleball.com/signup/ -Follow us on IG *@thedinkpickleball* -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 ------------------ Show Notes 0:00 Zane's Bachelor weekend 6:30 Napping at a comedy show 11:54 The Picklebowl 2024 at the Plaza Hotel & Casino 14:56 The MLP - PPA merger “deadline” 21:53 The buyout pickleball lottery 26:28 New serve rule still in play 31:48 JW, Dylan, and Jack Sock all missing from Desert Ridge 34:10 Riley and Thomas f*ing good 34:30 Zane walkout clip 37:01 Pat Smith suspended and possible players union 42:21 A deeper look at men’s singles 48:26 Women’s singles and Rohrabacher’s rise 51:44 Front Office Sports article - China wants to lead in pickleball 1:02:58 My DUPR just went up 1:04:31 Gambling in Pickleball 1:11:36 Addressing the viewership problem 1:16:34 SAN Question and voicemails Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices