On December 13, 2024, pickleball history was made with the biggest event ever held in the sport, the Lapiplasty three-dimensional Bunion Correction Pickleball World Championships at Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch, a Dallas suburb. Pickleball dot com reports that over fifty-five thousand spectators poured through the turnstiles onto Pickleball Boulevard, turning the place into a non-stop celebration of Americas fastest-growing game. The New York Times called it the Superbowl of Pickleball, and it lived up to that hype with over four thousand two hundred players from forty-nine states plus the District of Columbia and more than thirty countries battling it out. This was the Professional Pickleball Association Tours fourth and final Grand Slam of the season, blending top pros with everyday amateurs in a way that made everyone feel like a star.

Picture this: a world-class facility buzzing from dawn till dusk, with courts set up so perfectly that no one waited around forever. Organizers added cozy viewing spots right by every court, so friends and family could cheer on their loved ones up close, catching every smash and dink. Court turnover was smooth as silk, keeping the energy high without any drag. Then there was Pickleball Boulevard itself, the heart of the action. It hosted over forty-five special events that had folks lining up and laughing all day. Deep Eddy Vodka put on a Celebrity Pickleball Showdown that packed the house, with basketball legends like Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd, football stars Terrell Owens and Adrian Peterson, and tennis great John Isner teaming up against the tours best pros. Daily concerts featured country hits from Justin Moore and Morgan Evans, while glow-in-the-dark sessions with XGLO paddles lit up the night. They even ran pickleball speed dating, a wooden paddle contest, and a parent-child tournament for that family fun factor.

Pickleball Centrals store turned into a madhouse of excitement, with manager Maxwell Cowley noting lines for games like Fill Santas Stocking and Deal or No Deal. Fans swarmed for autographs and photos with stars like Anna Leigh Waters, Connor Garnett, and Collin Johns. The vibe was electric, Cowley said, with people begging for more once they got a taste. Amateurs led the charge from day one, proving pickleball is for everyone, not just the elites. This smash-hit event did not just break records, it won hearts, showing how pickleball brings communities together like nothing else.

While smaller tournaments popped up that same weekend, like the Late Fall event at Pickleball Hall in Sayville or a toy drive matchup in Daly City, nothing touched the scale of this world championship. It set a new bar for what pickleball can be: massive, inclusive, and downright fun.

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