Independent
Built as a standalone international sporting organisation.
WORLD PICKLEBALL UNION
Uniting
Pickleball
Worldwide.
World Pickleball Union is being established as an international pickleball organisation focused on accessible standards, transparent governance and global cooperation. Its structures and programmes are being developed.
Non-profit
Resources reinvested into the development of the sport.
Global
Connecting pickleball communities across nations and regions.
Transparent
Clear governance, standards and sporting processes.
01
ABOUT WPU
One sport.
Many nations.
Pickleball is growing across borders, cultures and communities. WPU is being built to help connect that growth through a simple, credible international framework.
The objective is not to make the sport more complicated. It is to create the structures that allow national organisations, athletes, coaches, officials, event organisers and equipment brands to participate in a wider international ecosystem.
UNITING PICKLEBALL WORLDWIDE.
03
COMPETITION
From local courts
to the world stage.
WPU intends to support a connected competition pathway while respecting the role of national and regional organisations.
01NationalParticipation & development
→
02ContinentalRegional competition
→
03WorldInternational competition
04
STANDARDS
Simple standards.
Open participation.
WPU standards are intended to protect fair competition while keeping participation practical and accessible for the global pickleball community.
WPU is designing an accessible paddle certification process, including time-limited approvals and digital verification. Testing criteria and the public register are still in development.
PUBLIC VERIFICATIONCOMING SOON
05
MEMBERSHIP
Built with the
world in mind.
WPU is developing a membership framework for national pickleball organisations that share a commitment to cooperation, accessibility and responsible growth.
Membership enquiries →06
DEVELOPMENT
Grow the game.
Grow it together.
International development should create more opportunities to participate, learn, compete and contribute.
01Athletes
02Coaches
03Officials
04Youth
05National Bodies
06Emerging Nations