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Apple Valley - MN Rotary Club Charity Tournament

Just a few more days to register! Use QR code below for more details about signing up.

Saturday August 10th

Super fun charity event that we support here in Apple Valley, MN. LaRae Templeton and Apple Valley Rotary club run a phenomenal tournament!

If you don’t know, Pat Selchow and the Apple Valley Rotary club do so many amazing things to grow and support the community! Please show them some love!

Last year Lawrence Kasay and Fu Yei took gold in the Men’s 4.5+ division and earned a little cash.

This is also the first tournament Sh Ary Vang and I played 4.5+ mixed together and got a bronze medal! Happy memories.

Ultra fun, lots of good players, great people, and for an amazing cause!

Go support and let them know Team PikNinja Sports sent ya!

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Team PikNinja had the wonderful opportunity to be on Good Morning America to support our good friend Chad Flynn as he taught Rebecca Jarvis how to play Padel! Big thank you to Mary Lahammer, Xaykao, all of our PikNinja fans and the Heights in Mendota Heights for hosting us. Check out the full story below. With Sh Ary Vang, Jeff Thompson, Rajasree Hawk, Jaryd Marks, Kang Lee, Andrew Lee, Mike Beardsley, , Mandy LaBreche, , Kennedy, and Minnesota for all the love!

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https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Travel/video/gma-rise-shine-minneapolis-popularity-padel-109778124

Big thank you to Cities South Magazines for featuring us in their latest magazine! Kudos to Grayson Wolfe for capturing this awesome pic of Fu Yei in action! Believe, Become, PikNinja!

Pickleball Takes Local Communities by Storm - Cities South Magazine With more outdoor courts and support from local entrepreneurs, pickleball is growing. Pickleball has been gaining traction at senior centers

Happy New Year and thank you to all!

We wanted to thank all those who came out to pickle, party, and karaoke with us at the PikNinja and Recovery Community Launch Party last Friday Dec 22nd, 2023!

-Thank you to Justin and John at Dropshot Pickleball Club for hosting us!

-Thank you to all of our PikNinja volunteers and ambassadors! (Yoshi, Tanner, Mike, Callie, Jaryd, Adam, Anthony, Thai, Roberto, Susie, Tchao, Jennifer, CG, Lawrence, Rae, Keehly,Jose, Mike, Wes, Todd, Sam, Teng, MK, Sou, Mang, Darell, Zoua, Justin, Al, Doug, Mark, Maly, Wa, Mo, Barry, Cole, Dan, Chip, Lisa and many many more)

-Thank you to our fans, the pickleballl community, team Minnesota!

-Thank you to our silent auction donors! Marcus, Brad, Dropshot, Mega Pickleball, Northstar Pickleball, Vikings, etc.

-Please tag yourselves, upload pics, comment, etc.

153 tickets sold for the event within 1 week!
19 kids - woot woot
60 pickleballs
10+ door prizes
16 trays of asian inspired food consumed by all
12 pizzas enjoyed with friends
280 bottles of juice, water, and propel consumed
22 Christmas karaoke songs sung
6 PikNinja players, ambassadors, and families awarded for all their efforts to grow PikNinja
9 courts with happy picklers waiting and watching all the great action
$1.5k raised for Recovery Pickleball Community
1 pickler and her family who raised awareness about her journey with kidney failure
17 paddles donated to grow the game of pickleball in Honduras.

This was our third year hosting a holiday pickleball gathering, and with each year, our family continues to grow. We are truly grateful for the friendships we have, and this fuels our energy to bring PikNinja across the globe.

Love always,

Team PikNinja

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Buy a limited edition Recovery Community paddle here: https://pikninja.com/collections/revenant-carbon-face-paddle/products/recovery-community-pickleball-limited-edition-revenant-paddle

Learn more about Mang Vangs journey here: https://gofund.me/563aed25

Save the date and register now!

Friday Dec 22nd, 2023
Location: Drop Shot Pickleball Club (Shakopee, MN)
Time: 6pm to 10:30 pm
Sign up on Court Reserve
Join team PikNinja and Recovery Community Pickleball as we join forces to bring awareness to an amazing program while also launching our Revenant 2.0 paddle.

Food, Drinks, Door Prizes, Karaoke, Silent Auction, Charity Fundraiser

Open Play, Challenge Courts, Skill Competitions, 8 permanent Courts

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Restocked just in time for the holidays! PikNinja Sports - more than just another Pickleball company.
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https://pikninja.com/collections/revenant-carbon-face-paddle/products/revenant-2-0-power-carbon-fiber-paddle

Happy thanksgiving from our PikNinja Family to yours! Black Friday sales happening now.

www.PikNinja.com

Believe, Become, PikNinja!

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They’re FINALLY here!!

Check out PikNinja Sports tomorrow (Thursday 9/14/23) as we go live in the studio with Angela Davis MPR to talk about Pickleball here in MN!

Including special guests Justin Hammerback - owner Dropshot Pickleball Club,Rajasree Hawk ( #1 Women’s pro pickleball player in MN), and Trent Stensrud of TRIA Orthopedics.

We would love to hear from you all too!

Call 651-227-6000 or 800-242-2828 during the 9 a.m -10 am live session. CST.

Photo courtesy of Shary Vang-Xaykaothao featuring legendary player Mike Stephenson, Vikings standout Marcus Sherels, Mr PikNinja, and Hockey Professional Bonino (Former Wild player and now with NY Rangers).

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https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2023/09/13/pickleballs-popularity-and-growing-pains?fbclid=IwAR18QOYBW4hLOgLBjBJDtax0eMqaoXuP9Xplu5n9DnzCOwgE-FgdFzmZECY_aem_AbSNW0HWZ8oM0MJEav6NwTCWCKh19vkhThOIPni5r9_BMFWVPMQ10zpTYQN2zzTnO4Q&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Pickleball’s popularity and growing pains Pickleball has exploded in popularity, but with growth comes challenges. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a pickleball club owner, players and others in Minnesota about why pickleball is fun and how to keep noise, injuries, rudeness and “big money” from ruining the game.

Last Thursday, team PikNinja was challenged to teach 4 classes of kids aged 18 months to 5 years old how to play pickleball. Here are the results!

Thank you to the honorable Judge Chris Wilton and PikNinja ambassador Jose Labatista for helping us make this happen!

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Let’s go!!!!

Taylor Vs MG Limited Edition Revenant Paddle Pre-Order - Only 250 Available Believe and become one of the 250 to own a Limited Edition Revenant "Taylor vs MG" paddle! PikNinja Sports is proud to support a local Minnesota family in their efforts to raise awareness and improve the life of those who are fighting neuromuscular autoimmune conditions like Myasthenia Gravis. To le...

It’s today! 10am-6pm! Come celebrate with us and play pickleball and enjoy all the fun things The Burrow - Oakdale has to offer families!!

Update: all slots have been filled for the tournament. If you would like to sign up to be on a waiting list in case anyone cancels, please feel free to continue to do so. Otherwise, please come out to the open place session and have some fun with us!
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Team PikNinja Sports is really excited to partner up with both The Burrow - Oakdale and Northstar Pickleball to bring a fun little Charity scramble to benefit youth pickleball here in MN.

This Saturday July 1st, 2023!

Details are below in the flyer with free open play at the Burrow’s brand new 4 court permanent indoor facility in Oakdale, MN.

Even if you are not playing please come hang out and have a good time! Family friendly environment! Thank you!

You can register below at:

https://pikninja.com/pages/pikninja-events?ref=powr-io

Thank you Marcus Sherels for inviting the PikNinja out for some early morning Sunday singles. They said it was gonna be fun.

But 85 degrees at 7 am is not fun lol. 3 hours later and we are just happy to be standing still.

Thanks for the games everyone! Please tag yourselves.

Always a good challenge to take on the Vikings all time best punt returner!

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Big shout out to KSTP-TV and their morning LIVE crew (Chris, Megan and Kerry) for inviting team PikNinja Sports to talk about Pickleball here in MN.

We had a blast teaching Chris and Megan the basics of pickleball in their parking lot!

Also want to thank Ivy Tschetter, Tschetter, Rae Hawk, Wes Warren and my awesome wife Sh Ary Vang for coming to support us always. You all are amazing!

Many others to thank include Mike Stephenson, Jeff Thompson, Chad Flynn, David D Pickleball, Su N Yen, Tchao Thao, Maly Xtv, Wa, Jennifer Xkt, CG, Todd G. Olson, Pickleball CHIX, Joseph Reveteriano, Jaryd Marks, Big Country Pickleball, Chip Bergeaux, Lawrence Kasay, Teng Vang, HPA, and many many others for always believing in our mission to grow the game for all!

Excited to see what the future holds for us.

Check out the segment below!

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Pickleball: A sport for people of all ages Fuyei Xaykaothao, owner of PikNinja Sports, joins us in the KSTP parking lot to teach Chris and Megan the ropes of pickleball, a simple, fast-paced sport played with paddles.

Come watch PikNinja Sports live on KSTP! 9:30 am CST!

PiKNinja making its way from San Juan around the Caribbean islands and wrapping up playing pickleball with new friends in NYC! Highlights were making new friends in San Juan, running in to Salome Devidze in NYC, and playing on new quality indoor courts at Lifetime Fitness Sky in Manhattan. 2 people couldn’t wait for the next batch of Revenants and so they followed us back to our hotel room to get some of the last few we had in hand.

More revenant paddles will be available at the end of May here! We’re excited as we will have a few edge guard colors to choose from!

Believe, become, PiKNinja!!!

Day 2,3 and 4 recap of the National Indoor Championships held 2 weeks ago 2/23-2-26 in Lakeville, MN.

960+ Players from all over the world
54 Corporate Sponsors
24+ Pickleball Courts
16” Snow Storm
Over $80k in prize money
4 full days of crazy fun pickleball!

Thank you to David D., Braum and their team at Lifetime Fitness Pickleball for hosting such a world class event! Thank you to Matt Mayfield, Ruben, Parker and their PPA team for running an amazing tournament. Thank you to the volunteers, fans, and pickleball supporters all around the globe.

Minnesota had a huge presence and walked away with medals both on and off the courts!

Team PikNinja Medalists and honorable mentions (We love you all)!!!

1. Fuyei & Chad Isaacs lost a tight 3 game bronze medal match in 5.0 35+. Going 2-2 in a super tough division.
2. Mota Alhouni & Joel Cassens grab gold in 5.0 19+. Mota survived 17 foot faults to win his first 5.0 tournament.
3. Rae Hawk & Twila Jesso Gold 5.0 35+. They came back 6-10 to clench the gold.
4. Matt Walker & Joey Evavold Gold 4.5 19+
5. Tyler Johnson & Mitch Elofson Bronze 4.5 19+
6. Chris Wilton & Todd Olson Gold 4.5 35+
7. Travis Rager & Justin Dering Silver 4.5 35+
8. Bob Sauter & Mo Ali Bronze 4.5 35+
9. Dan Forsythe & Aaron Greene Gold 4.0 19+
10. Sam Hawks & Sue Standafer Bronze 4.0
11. Suzanne Harman & Keely Behning Gold 3.5
12. Chad Flynn & Paul Salmela Silver Senior Pro
13. Dan Forsythe & Emma Pratt 4.0 Silver Mixed
14. Pat Selchow & Lisa Doolittle 4.0 Bronze Mixed
15. Mouaad Alhouni & Dana Tschetter 5.0 Bronze Mixed
16. Matt Walker & Rae Hawk 5.0 Silver Mixed
17. Adam Archer - Golden spirit award
18. Lawrence Kasay - Never give up award
19. Jaryd Marks - Ambassador award
20. Brent W./ Shawn F./Corey N./ Jamie J./Del K./ Thai N./ Teng/Mai/Yoshi/Jinny/Big Country/Sam/David D./ Twila/Lori/Barry/Brad/Mo/Brooks/Kyle/Clemens/Lake/Sammy/Tyler/Jackson/Rick/Jay/Ian/Mega/Luckyshots/so so many - Best supporter awards for giving us all positive energy to give our best
21. Jinny - Platinum spirit award for streaming all of our MN matches on the MN Pickleball Forum
22. Tchao and Susie - Team Support Award
23. Gino - Junior Ambassador award
24. All the Pros (Jackie, Salome, JW, Kyle, etc.)
25. Olson’s - 3.5 at best award
26. Pickleball Chix - Fun and Happiness award
27. JJ and Lauren - Feed the children award
28. Dr. Shary Vang - Lifetime Achievement award for keeping Fuyei sane and his kids from running wild all weekend.

And to everyone else that we may have forgotten who battled with the PikNinja spirit all day. Thank you for giving it your best. We could not be more proud of everyone’s accomplishments as a team. We had so many compliments about our paddles, apparel, and most of all our teamwork and community! Believe, Become, PikNinja! Minnesota Strong!

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Day 1 of PPA Indoor National
Championships in Lakeville, MN!

16” Snow storm, canceled flights, 960+ players, but team PikNinja never gave up!

Congrats to all the Singles draw winners yesterday and onward to Men’s and Mixed Doubles!

1. Fuyei PikNinja - tried 5.0 Singles and did not need to go to the Trainers one time - Priceless.
2. Lawrence Kasay - 4.0 Silver Mens
3. Little Country- 5.0 Bronze Mens
4. Tyler Johnson - 4.5 Gold Mens
5. Dan Forsythe - 4.5 Silver Mens
6. Patrick Olson - 4.0 Gold Mens
7. Aizec Olson - 4.0 Bronze Mens
8. Chad Flynn - Senior Pro Silver Medal Mens
9. Emma and Monster Madness - 4.0 Gold and Bronze Womens

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Lots of Medal winners these past few weekends! Thank you for believing! Go Team PikNinja! So proud of everyone and their accomplishments on and off the courts!

1. Fuyei - Gold Medal Singles PPA Lifetime Singles Tune MN
2. Ivy Tschetter - 2nd place Womens Open at the APP Next Gen San Antonio, TX. 6th overall!
3. Yoshi and Bryan Gold Medal Mens Doubles PPA Lifetime Tune Up MN.
4. Lawrence Kasay - Gold Medal Mens Open Lifetime Bloomington North Shootout MN.
5. Todd Olson - Gold and Silver at Nationals in Mens and Mixed Doubles Florida
6. Jerry and CG - Silver Mens Doubles Eagan, MN Open
7. Jose Rev - Silver Money Ball in Colorado Springs, CO
8. Calvin Kwok - Silver Mixed Masters in Las Vegas Nevada and St. George, Utah
9. Chuck Lozano - Fulsom CA Shotgun Event

Let’s go Team!!!

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PikNinja pickleball training with some good friends! Former NBA player Kris Humphries, former NFL Vikings player Marcus Sherels, and former U of MN tennis stand out Brad Madson + the PikNinja himself Fuyei!

We had some amazing highlight points with the Revenant Paddle unfortunately nobody was recording. We’ll get some video next time!

And if you haven’t tried our paddles yet! Check us out at PikNinja.com! CNN Recently named us as one of the best pickleball brands to start playing with! Let’s go!

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Super thankful for PikNinja Sports to be featured on CNN as one of the best pickleball brands for new players!

Check out the article below!

This means a ton for us. We are only as strong as the community and fans that supports us.

Kudos to David Dutrieuille (National Director of Pickleball for Lifetime Fitness) and CNN for believing in PikNinja Sports and our mission to grow the game.



https://www.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/outdoors/best-pickleball-paddles-gear-beginners

The best gear to get started playing pickleball, as recommended by experts | CNN Underscored Pickleball is one of the fastest-growing sports in America, with a pandemic boom leading to 40% more players getting onto five times as many courts nationwide since 2020. To help you start swinging properly, we spoke to an array of experts and asked for their picks on the best pickleball paddles and...

Happy Holidays to all! Now that the Revenant paddle has arrived - go check out what all the hype is about with an extra $20 off holiday promo on our website till New Years!

Purchase directly on www.PikNinja.com for the promo or via our local partners here in MN:

PikNinja Sports (www.PikNinja.com)
Mega Pickle & Pong (Chanhassen, MN)
Northstar Pickleball (Hopkins, MN)
Lucky Shots Pickleball Club (Minneapolis, MN - restocking soon)
Picklebarn (Mankato, MN)

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