Zane is fresh off a trip to PPA Tokyo and lands straight in Grand Rapids for the Beer City Open / MLP Mid-Season Tournament — so he and Nico have a lot to cover.

They break down the mysterious dueling "Team USA" pickleball announcements, preview Match Day prop bets for the Beer City Open, draft the most Silent Assassins in an MLP-style event, and dig into Jay Devilliers' surprise move to the APP Tour ahead of a wave of expiring PPA contracts.

Plus: Zane's Tokyo recap (sumo wrestling included), MLP trade deadline predictions, and a new Guess My Duper.

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0:00 Intro

1:47 Zane loves the World Cup

5:07 What's the deal with the new "Team USA"

10:57 Can an amateur team win at the Mid-Season Championship?

16:43 Prop bets from Match Day

27:56 Nico sets the odds for Mid-Season Championship

30:33 Zane uses the honor system in Tokyo

45:48 Jay Devilliers moving to the APP

53:25 Silent assassin MLP Draft

1:02:14 Possible big trade coming before the deadline

1:19:46 Guess my DUPR

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