List of pickleball organizations
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This List of pickleball organizations identifies pickleball resources around the world.
Governing bodies
[edit]USA Pickleball
[edit]USA Pickleball, established in 1984, was the first organization to provide oversight of the sport. It was the de facto world governing body for pickleball until the International Federation of Pickleball was established in 2010. Initially named the United States Amateur Pickleball Association (USAPA), it reorganized as the USA Pickleball Association (USAPA) in 2005. The organization adopted the name USA Pickleball (USAP) in 2020. USAPA published the first official rule book in 1984, and published the USA Pickleball Association Official Tournament Rulebook in 2008.[1] USAP's annually updated rulebook continues to be referenced as the official rule book for most recreational games and amateur tournaments.[2]
International Pickleball Federation
[edit]The International Federation of Pickleball (IFP) was established in 2010. Inaugural members were the United States, Canada, Spain, and India.[3]
The IFP had 70 member nations at the end of March 2022, but a conflict in the organization resulted in 7 of 8 full member nations, and 2 associate member nations, withdrawing, including United States, Canada, and Spain.[4] In 2023 the IFP reorganized and changed its name to the International Pickleball Federation (IPF).[5]
The annual Bainbridge Cup, named for the island where pickleball was invented, was established by the IPF in 2017. It became the sport's first intercontinental team event. The inaugural event was held in Madrid, Spain and pitted North America against Europe. The winning team earns the Bainbridge Cup trophy.[6] Both the 2020 and 2021 Bainbridge Cup team competitions were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
World Pickleball Federation
[edit]The WPF was established in 2018 and had 37 member nations as of November 2022[update]. Part of the WPF's stated mission is to "govern the infrastructure of pickleball". The WPF declared October 10 of each year World Pickleball Day and set the goal of introducing 10,000 new players to the game of pickleball every October 10.[7]
The World Pickleball Games were first announced by the WPF in 2021 and are intended to serve as a format for possible future Olympic games.[8] The inaugural World Pickleball Games had been scheduled for May 2022 in Austin, Texas,[9] but due to on-going impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic the games were postponed indefinitely.[10]
Global Pickleball Federation
[edit]In 2022 USA Pickleball, and several other member nations, withdrew from the IPF due to internal disagreements. In 2023 USAP, along with organizations representing 28 countries, established a new world-wide governing body for pickleball, the Global Pickleball federation (GPF).[11]
Pickleball International Committee
[edit]The Pickleball International Committee (PIC) was established in 2023 claiming to be the "global governing body for pickleball".
List of IFP members
[edit]Listed below are International Pickleball Federation member countries in order by member type and when they joined. As of April 2022 eleven member countries have withdrawn their memberships from the IFP.[12]
| Type | Joined | Country | Formed | Abbr. | Name | Website and comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Withdrawn |
2015 |  USA
|
1984 | USAP | USA Pickleball | Official website. Originally formed as the United States Amateur Pickleball Association in 1984. Reorganized as the USA Pickleball Association in 2005 and then USA Pickleball in 2020.[1] |
| Full Withdrawn |
2015 |  Canada
|
2009 | PCO | Pickleball Canada (organization) | Official website. Originally formed as the Canadian National Pickleball Association in May 2009, it later became the Canada Pickleball Organization, but is now commonly referred to as Pickleball Canada.[13] |
| Full Withdrawn |
2015 |  Spain
|
2012 | AEP | Spanish Pickleball Association | Asociación Española de Pickleball official website. Founded in 2012 by Michael Hess, a Southern California native.[14] |
| Full | 2015 |  India
|
2008 | AIPA | All India Pickleball Association | Official website. Founded in 2008 by Sunil Valavalkar. |
| Full Withdrawn |
2018 |  Australia
|
2020[15] | PAA | Pickleball Australia Association Limited | Official website. |
| Full Withdrawn |
2019 |  Philippines
|
2019 | PPF | Philippine Pickleball Federation | Official website. First formed as the Philippine Pickleball Sports Association (PPSA) on April 15, 2019, then rebranded as the PPF six months later.[16] |
| Full Withdrawn |
2020 |  Mexico
|
LPPM | Professional Pickleball League Mexico | Liga Profesional de Pickleball México official website. | |
| Full Withdrawn |
2021 |  Czech Republic
|
Czech Pickleball Association | Piklebal ČR official website. | ||
| Associate Withdrawn |
2015 |  France
|
PF | Pickleball France | Association Nationale Pickleball France official website. | |
| Associate | 2015 |  Italy
|
AIP | Italian Pickleball Association | L'Associazione Italiana Pickleball official website. | |
| Associate | 2016 |  Holland
|
Pickleball Holland | Official website. | ||
| Associate | 2018 |  China
|
China/Shenzhen Pickleball Association | Official website. | ||
| Associate | 2018 |  Taiwan
|
2016 | CTPA | Chinese Taipei Pickleball Association | Official website. |
| Associate | 2018 |  Hong Kong
|
Pickleball Association of Hong Kong, China | Official website. | ||
| Associate | 2018 |  South Korea
|
Korea Pickleball Association | Official website. | ||
| Associate | 2018 |  Scotland
|
Pickleball Scotland | Official website. | ||
| Associate Withdrawn |
2019 |  England
|
Pickleball England | Official website. | ||
| Associate | 2019 |  Germany
|
2017 | German Pickleball Association | Deutschen Pickleball Bund official website. | |
| Associate | 2019 |  Singapore
|
1995[17] | SPA | Singapore Pickle-Ball Association | Official website. |
| Associate | 2019 |  Pakistan
|
PAP | Pickleball Association of Pakistan | See Pickleball Association of Pakistan on Facebook. | |
| Associate | 2019 |  Poland
|
Polska Pickleball | Polski Pickleball official website. | ||
| Associate | 2019 |  Malaysia
|
Malaysia Pickleball Association | See Malaysia Pickleball on Facebook. | ||
| Associate | 2020 |  Sweden
|
2017 | Swedish Pickleball Association | Svenska PickleballFörbundet official website. | |
| Associate | 2020 |  Denmark
|
Pickleball Denmark | Official website. | ||
| Associate | 2020 |  Japan
|
JPA | Japan Pickleball Association | Official website. | |
| Associate | 2020 |  Costa Rica
|
Pickleball Costa Rica | Official website. | ||
| Associate | 2020 |  Belgium
|
Pickleball Belgium | Official website. | ||
| Associate | 2020 |  New Zealand
|
PNZA | Pickleball New Zealand Association | Official website. | |
| Associate | 2021 |  Samoa
|
PAS | Pickleball Association of Somoa | For Pikopol Asosi A Somoa, see Samoa Pickelball Group [sic] on Facebook. | |
| Associate | 2021 |  Peru
|
Pickleball Peru | See Asociación Deportiva de Pickleball Perú on Facebook. | ||
| Associate Withdrawn |
2021 |  Finland
|
2014 | Pickleball Finland | Official website. | |
| Associate | 2021 |  Nepal
|
NPA | Nepal Pickleball Association | See Nepal Pickleball Association NPA on Facebook. | |
| Associate | 2021 |  Malta
|
Malta Pickleball | Official website. | ||
| Affiliate | 2020 |  Tonga
|
Tonga Pickleball Association | See Tonga Pickleball Association on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2020 |  Armenia
|
Armenian Pickleball Federation | See Armenian Pickleball Federation on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2020 |  Turkey
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| Affiliate | 2020 |  Georgia
|
Georgian Pickleball Federation | See Georgian Pickleball Federation on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Serbia
|
Pickleball Serbia | Official website. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Indonesia
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| Affiliate | 2021 |  Lithuania
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Pickleball Lithuania | See Piklbolas Lietuva on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Bangladesh
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Pickleball Bangladesh | See PiCkleball BD on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Dominican Republic
|
Dominican Pickleball Association | |||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Egypt
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Pickleball Egypt | See Pickleball Egypt on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  UAE
|
Pickleball UAE | See Pickleball UAE on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Panama
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Panama Pickleball Association | See Panama Pickleball Association on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Argentina
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Argentina Pickleball Association | See Asociación Argentina de Pickleball on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Brazil
|
Brasil Pickleball Oficial | See Brasil Pickleball Oficial on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Norway
|
Norwegian Pickleball Association | Pickleball Norge official website | ||
| Affiliate Withdrawn |
2021 |  Cayman Islands
|
Pickleball Cayman Islands | See Pickleball Cayman on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Palestine
|
Pickleball Palestine | See Pickleball Palestine on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Nigeria
|
Nigeria Pickleball Players Organization | See Pickleball Players Association Of Nigeria on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Uruguay
|
Uruguay Pickleball Association | See Pickleball.uy on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Portugal
|
Portuguese Pickleball Association | See pickleballportugal on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Aruba
|
Aruba Pickleball Federation | See Aruba Pickle Ball Federation on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Uganda
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Uganda Pickleball Association | See Uganda Pickleball Association on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Chile
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Chile Pickleball Association | See Asociación Chilena De Pickleball on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Isle of Man
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Isle of Man Pickleball | See Ellan Vannin Pickleball Club 🇮🇲 on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Russia
|
Pickleball Russia | |||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Guam
|
Guam Pickleball Association | See Pickleball Guam on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Venezuela
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Venezuela Pickleball Association | See Pickleball Venezuela on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Colombia
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Columbia Pickleball Association | See Pickleball Col on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Ireland
|
Irish Pickleball | See Irish Pickleball on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Estonia
|
Estonian Pickleball Association | Eesti Pickleball Liit official website. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  South Africa
|
Pickleball South Africa | Official website. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Cameroon
|
Cameroon Pickleball Association | See Cameroon Pickleball Association on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2022 |  Tanzania
|
Tanzania Pickleball | Official website, or see Tanzania Pickleball on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2022 |  Gambia
|
Gambia Pickleball Federation | See The Gambia Pickleball Federation on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2022 |  Belize
|
Belize Pickleball Association | Official website. | ||
| Provisional | 2021 |  Northern Mariana Islands
|
Pickleball CNMI | See Pickleball CNMI on Facebook. CNMI is Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. | ||
| Provisional | 2021 |  Northern Ireland
|
Pickleball Northern Ireland | See Pickleball NI on Facebook. |
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