Grand Rapids to host first Professional Pickleball Association event
Photo credit: PPA Challenger Series
Grand Rapids will host the Professional Pickleball Association’s first event in Michigan – the Grand Rapids PPA Challenger – at the Meijer Sports Complex in Rockford Sept. 18-20. Amateur players, aspiring professionals, and professional players alike will compete on the same courts to earn PPA points, medals, and money.
The Grand Rapids PPA Challenger invites everyone from seasoned players hoping to go pro to newcomers who just picked up a paddle to play the most exciting grassroots pickleball series in America. PPA Challenger Series events let everyone experience America’s fastest-growing sport.
Fans and amateur players can also watch top professionals compete for PPA points. The pro division will include Major League Pickleball stars and Carvana PPA Tour medalists, competing alongside aspiring pros seeking to make their mark in professional pickleball. In addition to the competitors in the pro division, hundreds of amateurs will compete in the tournament, many of whom are from Michigan – illustrating the zeal for high-level, competitive pickleball in the region.
“The pickleball scene in Michigan is incredibly passionate, making this tour stop one we’ve been excited about for a long time,” said Tanner Groff, Vice President of the PPA Challenger Series. “This is our first PPA Challenger in Michigan, and if the success of the iconic Beer City Open is any indication, we will see a passionate and lively crowd of fans and athletes at the Meijer Sports Complex this month.”
Hosted locally by the West Michigan Sports Commission with support from Rockford Pickleball Club, this event will be the first traveling tournament to use the recently opened pickleball courts at the Meijer Sports Complex.
“Grand Rapids is a hotbed for pickleball, evidenced by our sell-out local tournaments and premier venues,” said West Michigan Sports Commission President Mike Guswiler. “We’re the perfect location to host the first PPA Challenger Series in Michigan, and we can’t wait to show off our new courts to the broader pickleball community.”
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