Powerball Is Title Sponsor of PPA State Championship Series Rebranded Across All 50 States
The deal links state champions directly to World Championships berths, signaling a push to grow pickleball from the community level.
Overview
- The series is now called the Powerball Pickleball State Championship Series, confirming a title-sponsorship partnership between the PPA Tour and Powerball.
- More than 55 amateur tournaments will be staged across all 50 states, with some states hosting multiple events.
- Gold medalists at each state championship earn automatic entry into the State Champions brackets at the Pickleball World Championships in early November.
- The Championship court at the World Championships will carry Powerball branding and be known as the Powerball Championship Court.
- PPA CEO Connor Pardoe and Powerball’s Matt Strawn framed the move as a grassroots investment, with PIVOT Agency aiding the deal and Powerball highlighting its longstanding community funding role.