Hundreds of pickleball players, fans flock to Cincinnati for hot ticket tournament

>>WE DID. SOME RESEARCH SURVEY WERE 35 IS THE AVERAGE AGE OF THE PICKUP BALL PLAYER. THIS IS NOT YOUR GRANDMA AND GRANDPA SCORE ANYMORE, >>I NOTHING COMING SPORT IS ON CENTER STAGE IN CINCINNATI. RIGHT NOW, GOOD EVENING, I’M MEGHAN MONGILLO. >>AND I’M ADAM CLEMENTS. THANKS FOR JOINING US HERE AT 530. HUNDREDS OF ATHLETES ARE IN TOWN TO TAKE PART IN 1 OF THE FASTEST GROWING. SPORTS IN THE COUNTRY. >>THE ASSOCIATION OF PICKLE BALL PROFESSIONALS IS HERE FOR A STOP ON THE NATIONAL TOUR. I WENT OUT AND FOUND SOME VERY TALENTED PLAYERS >>THE WINNERS PODIUM IS

A CELEBRATED SPOT ALONG THE RIVER AT SAWYER LETTERMAN BEFORE. SO GETTING THE GOLDEN TICKET IN THE GOLD MEDAL WAS VERY SURPRISING, I’M CHUCK, I’M. >>KEATON ACRES IS FROM FORT THOMAS. HE EARNED A GOLDEN TICKET. THAT MEANS A BIT INTO THE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT IN TEXAS. THIS NOVEMBER PLAYERS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES ARE HITTING THE COURTS. ORGANIZERS CALLED THE CINCINNATI VLASIC CLASSIC 1 OF THE LARGEST PICKLE BALL TOURNAMENTS. IN THE MIDWEST, ELLIE SMITH IS AN AMATEUR FROM ILLINOIS. SHE PLAYS IN EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, TRYING TO MAKE IT PRO. >>I LOVE THE SET UP OF THE

PARK, I THINK. IT’S SO COOL DOWN THE RIVER. YOU KNOW, IT’S A GREAT YOU, I TOOK A LOT OF LIKE FILM. FROM THIS MORNING’S POST ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA, >>THE ASSOCIATION OF PICKLE BALL PROFESSIONALS OR. >>8 P. P.’S HAS

16 STOPS ON TOUR. THIS IS THEIR 4TH YEAR IN THE TRI STATE. THE 3 BEFORE PLAYED AT A SMALLER VENUE IN MIDDLETOWN. IT’S THE 1ST TIME IN DOWNTOWN ON THE BRAND. NEW COURTS THAT JUST OPENED THIS FALL. >>THIS IS OUR 5TH STOP ON THE TOUR. THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT 1 OF THE PREMIER FACILITIES AND ALL

OF THE MIDWEST. 24 DEDICATED COURTS. BUT YOU KNOW THE BEST ELLIS I LIE IN THAT. WE’VE GOT OUT HERE. >>OF THE 900, PLAYERS IN ACTION. ONLY 200 ARE PROFESSIONALS. THERE IS A PRIZE PURSE OF $35000 UP FOR GRABS. FOR SOME LIKE TWINS HUNTER IN GATES, IT IS A FULL TIME JOB. >>WE THOUGHT NO WAY WE’RE GONNA. LEAVE TENNIS, UM, AND WE KIND OF SAT ON IT AND DECIDED YOU KNOW. KIND OF SAW HOW LUCRATIVE IT WAS, AND HOW POPULAR AND HOW. HOW MUCH IT’S GROWING. SO WE DECIDED IT, YOU KNOW, JUMP IN 100 PERCENT. >>ANOTHER

PRO. SIMONI GEORGINE IS ALSO A FORMER TENNIS STAR BACK INTO GAZA 15 ELSE. THROUGH COACHING, COLLEGE SAID AS A MICHIGAN STATES AND 1 DAY. SOMEBODY CAME OVER, SAID, I’LL YOU GOTTA, TRY PICKLE, BALL. AND I KIND OF LOOK AT THEM. 1ST OF ALL. WHAT IS THIS? >>IT’S A COMBO OF TENNIS, BADMINTON AND PING PONG USE A PADDLE. HOLLOW PLASTIC BOLTON, A 36 INCH HIGH NET. AND IF YOU’RE IN CINCINNATI THIS WEEKEND, YOU LEAVE IT ALL THE COURT TO BE. THE BEST OF THE BEST WARES ARE DIVIDED BY AGE FROM 19 ON UP AND GET THAT.

THERE’S EVEN A SUPER SENIOR TOURNAMENT FOR THOSE PLAYERS WHO ARE 60. PLUS WALK