🎙️ Podcast Episode: Pickleball Kingdom Paddle Battle — 2 Winners have been picked for the Pro Sponsorship and will be aired on episode 8. 2 Winners will be voted by the audience to receive a franchise each. Please vote every week for your favorite player.

In this episode, we sit down with Ace Rodrigues, Owner and Founder of Pickleball Kingdom, to break down the launch of their groundbreaking new YouTube competition series, Pickleball Kingdom: Paddle Battle.

Episodes 1 and 2 drop Wednesday the 14th, just hours before this podcast episode goes live, giving listeners a behind-the-scenes look at the concept, stakes, and vision behind one of the most exciting new formats in pickleball entertainment.

🔥 What’s on the line in Paddle Battle?

2 professional players win a full-year sponsorship
2 professional players win a Pickleball Kingdom franchise

The sponsorship winners have already been selected — but the franchise winners will be decided by the audience. Fans get to vote and play a direct role in determining which pros earn the opportunity to become Pickleball Kingdom franchise owners, making this one of the most interactive pickleball series ever created.

We’re also joined by Tiffany Ash, Head Pro at Relish Food Hall, who is one of the featured contestants in Paddle Battle. A Colorado-based pro, Tiffany shares what it’s like competing in a high-stakes, on-camera pickleball series and representing Colorado on a national platform.

In this episode, we talk about:

How Paddle Battle was created and why it’s different
The power of fan voting in awarding pickleball franchises
What a year-long pickleball sponsorship means for a pro athlete
The future of pickleball as entertainment, media, and business
How Pickleball Kingdom is redefining growth through community involvement
Colorado’s role in shaping national pickleball talent

This episode is a must-listen for pickleball players, fans, sponsors, and entrepreneurs who want to see how competition, content, and opportunity are colliding to shape the future of the sport.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1mwK1LXsKjAdmWb55cTLUQ

https://pickleballkingdom.com/paddlebattle/

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