The First Triple Pickle in Pro History + Steve Kuhn on Pickleball's INSANE Growth in Asia

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What happens when pickleball chaos meets global expansion? 🌎

This week on the PicklePod, we’re joined by Steve Kuhn for a deep dive into what might be the future of pickleball—and it’s happening in Asia.

We cover everything from:

- The INSANE wind conditions at the PPA Texas Open 🌪️

- The first-ever triple pickle in pro history (yes… 11-0, 0-11, 11-0 🤯)

- Whether pickleball should go fully indoor like basketball

- The explosive growth of pickleball in the Philippines, Vietnam, and beyond

Steve Kuhn’s new Pickleball Champions League (PCL) and why it could change everything

A wild new concept: predicting sports like a game (SportsPredict)

Plus, Nico announces his Lefty Reset Challenge—a 60-day transformation to prove pickleball players are athletes 💪

This episode is equal parts chaos, insight, and big-picture thinking for where the sport is headed next.

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0:00 Intro

1:21 Extreme winds at the Texas Open

5:12 Should pickleball be an indoor sport?

12:00 The first ever singles triple pickle

18:33 Mean comments from Reddit + Nico’s weight loss challenge

Steve Kuhn

25:52 Steve Kuhn returns to the PicklePod

26:40 Steve’s new project - Pickleball Champions League

32:34 Growth statistics in Asian pickleball

37:26 PCL borrowing from Futbol roots

45:53 Introducing Sports Predict

50:45 I want to emulate Chess.com

57:29 Obsessed with making the best predictions

1:00:05 Sports Predict entering pro pickleball

1:03:11 Consulting for Ramsports

1:04:23 400 million players by 2032

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