Matty Pickles was completely in his element hosting Major League Pickleball's Austin event. From data visualizations all the way to the broadcast booth, Matty had the event on lock. We get the inside scoop on how the Texas Ranchers transformed the Pickle Ranch into a pickleball paradise.

Armaan Bhatia picked up his first APP gold on the grand stage of the Billie Jean King Tennis Center. He joins the pod to recap an epic singles final against Alex Crum.

Our guy, Erik Tice gives his major takeaways from the weekend and breaks down how strength of schedule is influencing the standings.

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Matty Pickles

0:00 Matty Pickles first MLP event

4:55 Tell us about the charts

8:42 Weighted season schedules

10:08 A good weekend for the haters

13:27 Zane’s undefeated weekend

15:38 Blind rankings

Erik Tice

19:21 Tice was a surprise guest in Austin

21:52 Takeaways from the weekend

24:28 The Oncins X factor

26:50 Yes, Chef Chant

28:25 Strength of schedule advantage

33:00 What are we doing at the Challenger Level?

37:30 APP NYC recap

41:28 Breaking News - Grayson Goldin on PPA

47:02 Life Time ball not USAP approved

49:30 Sponsorship offers and engagement

51:09 OnlyFans pickleball show

53:03 Changing the MLP Rulebook

Armaan Bhatia

57:11 Live from Mumbai - Armaan Bhatia

1:00:15 Unreal 27-25 game score to win gold

1:03:07 Is a contract on the way?

1:04:38 Listener Questions

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