It’s July, the month named after Julius Caesar. We’ve seen the US celebrate its 250th Anniversary, TayTay and TK get (lavender?) hitched, Spain win the World Cup (thank goodness), Soh Rui Yong shave 8secs off his 5000m national record and a minister caught texting on the job.

But we have no time for all that. We are all about Pickleball.

We were glued to the first-ever PPA Asia 500 tournament in SG where pros and amateurs played alongside each other. (Well done, Kin, Leapmotor, TSA.) We popped into Allkin’s Rally for Good where DPM Gan was the Guest-of-Honour. And we went around the island to meet enthusiastic Singaporeans taking part in the annual Pesta Sukan Pickleball competition (In da Hood).

We took the PPA occasion to chat with arguably the first couple of Pickleball venues in SG, Kelly Latimer and Justin Loi (Kind of a Big Dill). You should see how Kelly looks at Justin. Super awwww.

And because of THEIR oh-so-awww, we rounded up some couples who play Pickleball together (Whaddaya dink?). And while doing so, we spotted some players in snazzy outfits serving swagger (Holding Court).

Don’t miss Part 2 of our feature on Pickleball coaches in SG (In da Club). And the usual, Re-serve, that focuses on what’s good or grating about SG Pickleball.

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Happy Pickling now! ✌🏼

Sports fans would know Kelly Latimer as one of SG’s high profile sports presenters. Social media-types would know her as a vivacious influencer and content creator. Mother to Sienna and Luca, Kelly is married to Justin Loi, who looks like he could try out for Seal Team 6. Together, Kelly and Justin run The Sports Arina, a vibrant home for one of the fastest growing sports in the world, Pickleball. We sat down with the couple on the eve of their Expo Hall 10 hosting SG’s first-ever PPA 500 competition. It was such a nice chat with the adoring couple who are…Kind of a Big Dill.

Kelly: The first conversation I had was when Richard Tan was meeting one of our mutual friends and business partners, Michael Lee, from Hustle and Bustle. And Michael was like, "Oh, just come along. We're going to chat with Joseph Schooling". He was like, "It might be good if you want to push the padel agenda” coz at that point I was really big into padel, was really enjoying it and I just wanted to see more padel courts.

I thought we can convince him (Richard) that it's a good business idea to build more courts and from that meeting it became apparent that he had a few things he wanted to do coz Richard already had 6 Pickleball courts in Expo but not many people were aware of it. We started talking more. I would annoyingly send him messages about padel courts. “These are the specifications”, “This is what you need”, “This is the growth of the sport and this is the projection for Singapore” etc.

He just got so frustrated with me that he just went, "Yeah, why don't you just come and help me do the business?” I was like, oh, wait, what? I wasn’t expecting that. All I wanted was more padel courts in SG coz I knew that there was demand and potential for growth. At this point, I knew nothing about Pickleball.

So I dragged Justin along to play Pickleball for the first time ever. We were like, "What is this?" I kind of knew how to play it, but I also didn’t know how to play it but we understood why it was so addictive and why people were very hooked on it. This was 2 years ago. I wouldn't say Pickleball was booming then like it's booming now. The growth and potential weren’t as clear. People were playing, but there wasn’t much traction.

Justin: Even before Kelly met Richard, we were saying we should have padel courts in the east coz we were going to Dempsey to play padel every night which was so annoying. It's so far away. If only there were courts in the east…

So, when this conversation with Michael and Richard came up, we were like, okay. Let's see if we can convince them that this is a good idea. And when Richard said, "come and play Pickleball”…we did and I really enjoyed it. Being from a badminton and tennis background, I liked the badminton-style rally scoring. I played with Ashton, our national badminton player, and you know when things get competitive, you really start enjoying it.

We took a picture of us at the Pickleball court and sent it to our padel group and said, "Guys, guess where we are at?". And they were all like, "YOU traitors!”. At that point, there wasn’t as much crossover as you see today where people recognize that the skill set can be quite complementary to each other. We were like, let’s get more people into it.

So then the opportunity came to do both Pickleball and padel, we had a second lightbulb moment "You know what? This could be SG's first indoor Pickle-padel facility, fully air-conditioned (so weather proof)". But as with any business, there were many conversations like, "It's so easy for someone else to replicate”. I said, "It doesn't matter if anything else happens, it's good for the sport." But the fact that there's no other indoor Pickle-padel facility, let's do it!

K: The first time you come to TSA, whether it's at Expo or Jln Kayu, you'd be greeted. We try and get the staff to educate you about the equipment you need i.e. the balls, the paddles, and where you're going to be playing. (We get a lot of walk-ins who have never played Pickleball, which is wonderful coz it shows potential for growth.)

We try and create a homely atmosphere. So, when you come in, you feel like you belong coz I feel a court is just a court, but it becomes a community space when people remember your name, when people greet you, when people welcome you back because they've seen that you've come in. So, as a first- timer, you may not get the welcome back, but you get a warm welcome. And this is something that we really try and impart to all our staff, whether it's our front desk, whether it's the maintenance guys. Like everyone who comes to Expo knows Uncle Syed. He is a stalwart and you're guaranteed a big smile and “Hey, how are you?” from him. He's like that with everybody.

What's been great is that the community supports newcomers as well. So sometimes if you're stuck, you can always ask the next court, hey, like can you help me out with this? I don't know this. Can you explain this a little bit more to me? And we found that our community members are very willing to extend that same courtesy and be like, "Yeah, sure. Let me help you out." Which is why we get repeat customers.

Now, if you're a repeat customer, it gets even better coz when you come back, you get that same warm greeting, you also get the experience of being welcomed back to a space you are comfortable in. You build and forge friendships…I think we see it more at Jln Kayu, which is our community flagship, coz it has shown that if you build a space, the people will come.

The communal areas at TSA ‘forces’ interaction between people coz you have to worm your way past people. You have to talk to people. You don't just go and get trapped in your little bubble. You meet people, see familiar faces. You watch paddle or the other sports (at Jln Kayu). We're trying to build a sports community that's not just centred around one sport, but around an entire sporting community. That's the vibe we're trying to create. Yeah, you may be playing/competing, but when you are in a place where you see little kids running around, when you see the elderly playing with their grandchildren (my parents play with my kids), you create that sort of experience you’re willing to come back to and play more. It’s a good third space.

J: Pickleball is a community sport, right? So, we work very closely with our coaches at That Pickleball Academy and I really like what they've done in terms of putting up sessions on Reclub for beginners to join. You might come as 1 or 2 or be in a class of 8 or 10, you have your Pickleball community right there! People who are ready to have a game with you and the community builds up from there. I think that's the beautiful part.

K: That’s an interesting one coz they kinda go hand in hand. I think at the moment we've got two venues, Jln Kayu and Expo. We've got Piccadilly coming up which when you think about it is very close to Jln Kayu. Geographically a lot of people are like, "Hey, isn't it going to cannibalize each other?” But one of the things that we're really trying to put across is that each space has a different purpose and each purpose attracts a different community.

When you come to Expo, you see your hardcore aircon lovers. You also see a lot of corporates. This is your event space. This is where you want to run a tournament, run corporate games, have your leagues coz it's comfortable. This is where we drive events.

Jln Kayu is our community flagship. It is designed to bring the communities out of their homes from the neighbouring areas and beyond (people come all the way from Jurong – the Pickleball community is willing to travel!). So we are harnessing different groups of individuals. We don’t do as many events but a lot more ground up initiatives. So we push the people/community factor.

Piccadilly, when it open opens up in Q1 next year, is going to be a lifestyle destination. Think bells and whistles like PXP in KL. Or any of the spots in Bali, where you're surrounded by lush greenery, where you've got space, you've got dedicated F&B, you've got individual halls for different sports where people can really come together.

That’ll be the big differentiator. Each venue will attract a different community for a different purpose.

J: I’d say community creates the commercial part. One very simple example is Expo. We knew there was demand. If we really wanted to maximize the commercial component, we’d just pack it with more Pickleball courts. But putting in seating allows us to have tournaments that people can watch. We have a lot of non-profits who bring their beneficiaries e.g. the disabled to watch a whole day of Pickleball. Amazing, right? It’s the kind of thing that creates community coz those who attended often book a court, bring their friends coz of how they felt when they were here. You’d see a similar setup when we move to Hall 10 as well. People can sit around, bring a bottle of wine, have a chat after a game…like we said, it makes for a good third space.

We have 10 Pickleball courts in Jln Kayu. Some say we could have had 12 even 14 courts coz it’s so hard to book courts but we chose to put in other sports to create an all-round sporting community. There's swimming, badminton, table tennis, padel…a family member might be a padel player, but another family member might be a pickleball player. Why go anywhere else? To us, it’s always about how you feel when you walk in and the way you feel when you leave.

J: Starting any sporting business, the goal is to push the sport to the next level. And pushing a sport to the next level is about tournaments. Tournaments bring top players, bring supporters, draw crowds which promotes the sport.

We were never about that at the start. We were always focusing on the product and the environment that we are creating. Slowly clients and supporters started coming to us and saying, "Hey, have you guys thought about this and this?" And when they are in the Pickleball scene, they want to see more. So we started by hosting small tournaments like Pickle X. We realised what kind of crowd we can draw, what’s feasible etc. Everything happens through built connections.

K: That’s why you never say ‘no’ to any conversation. People travel to SG to chat with us. There’s them, the wider SG, the regional and international community. Plus Aron and Ritchie from That Pickleball Academy are very well connected and know who are the right people to have conversations with.

PPA is something we looked at and talked about with Kin…to their credit, Kin are fantastic! They are a very driven bunch and have great experience in SG sports like F1 and events like Chingay. With Kin’s organizational and production knowledge and connections in brokering sponsorship deals and, our venue (Expo was built to draw an international crowd – an STB requirement), we had a strong belief that, “Yeah, we can pull this off!”

PPA is a huge name. To have it here in SG goes to show that Pickleball as a sport has potential, a future and longevity too.

K: Coming into TSA, I knew one of the values that I bring to the partnership we have with Richard is that I become the face that he never really wanted to be. He's someone who likes to be doing the work in the shadows and if you know what he does, happy days.

Myself, there wasn’t any intention to be “I want to be the face of Pickleball” coz that's not me. I'm someone who shies away from that kind of limelight. But I recognize that having been in the sports industry since 20 (2009 was my first Asian Youth Games) I knew that my name would be utilized and I am grateful for the opportunity to front something as incredible as The Sports Arina. And yes, that does mean that whenever anyone's got complaints, it's “Hey, Kelly this or Kelly that”. And at the start when we were a lot smaller, I was very okay with that personal connection because it made people feel closer to TSA. I’m always willing to have a chat with anybody in and across our different venues BUT I've realized that I must protect myself a little more coz the personal attacks are real, man!

There was this one guy who wanted to collaborate for a tournament, and he basically went all out and started putting things on Reclub and it was really nasty stuff. It was a good reality check for me to say okay I need to step back from the day-to-day chatter. I'm exceptionally grateful for the community members and supporters who stand up for us and help us be the voices of the community or to the community as well. And that's helped me deal with the anxiety of an angry mob crowd.

So, I'm not readily available on speed dial for absolutely everything. But that's also coz now we have a really solid team in place with people like Sue as venue manager who's really helming the fort. And we've got some solid part-timers on the ground helping us with the day-to-days. Stalwarts like Uncle Syed and Sham that you see at both our venues…these are the people that have become our faces on the ground.

So while I front TSA on the media side and my name is pegged to it, it's the people on the ground who make things happen. On the back end I'm very grateful for my team at home, Justin and Donna (Kelly’s able PA), who do everything to protect my name in every facet.

All the decisions they make and all the conversations that we have are very much driven by how can we protect Brand Kelly Latimer, but at the same time protect the Brand TSA because yes, they're two separate entities, but closely intertwined.

J: The beauty of this whole journey is that it’s literally like Lego. It started with Richard having 6 Pickleball courts and 3 padel courts at the back of Hall 8. Then we moved into Hall 7 and everything about an indoor air-conditioned venue was a learning for us.

The Pickleball flooring sits across drain cover – what do we do? The dividers – do we keep them flexible or secure them so they are safer and more permanent? How much sand goes into the padel courts – do we flood them or it’s an outdoor court thing?

If something was dangerous, we’d change it right away. But if not, it was something for us to consider. We didn’t make any rash moves. One of the things we observed was that the place could do with some plants. So national badminton player-Ashton and I went to get some plants and asked Kelly, what she thought of them. This became a daily iteration.

We went from 6 Pickleball-3 padel courts to 12 Pickleball-3 padel courts. We had a grand stand for people to watch (created atmosphere). And space in-between coz you don’t just book a Pickleball court for 4 people. Sometimes you book a court and there are 20 people.

Music was a big thing. People brought their own speakers and played their own music. There were complaints so we decided to set the mood with our own music. After their games were done, people started sitting around and hanging out. I was like, “WOW, this creates all sorts of communities and things”.

Where Expo was modular, Jln Kayu started as a slab with a shelter where they stored construction equipment. If we had not gone through the Expo iterations, we wouldn’t have known what’s possible, what creates a community, a vibe etc.

You see how green Jln Kayu is? It’s learning from putting plants here and there at Expo. We are growing plants outside the Pickleball courts. In 6-12 months when they are fully grown, they’d help with the glare and the place would be befitting of the Fernvale name.

Piccadilly will be similar to Jln Kayu but more outdoor and lifestyle-focused (we’re not in Bali but we can create the kind of feel). We are taking the lessons learnt from Expo and Jln Kayu and will preserve the beautiful building as centrepiece.

We're thinking about the spaces in between the courts, spaces in between the sports, how important music will be. You’ve been to New Bahru. You see how they put speakers in the trees and create an inviting space.

Like I said, every day is a learning. It’s how Richard does things. Do first. Speed and progress over perfection. You can never get to perfection, but with speed and progress today will be better than yesterday.

K: I think before we started with TSA, I don't think we thought we could work well together in business. We are an exceptionally strong couple in life, but fundamentally we are so different. He is so organized, so on top of things and so formulaic. It is remarkable. His brain is a spreadsheet and I admire it so much. My brain is 752 tabs open at any point in time. I am everything everywhere all at once and an absolute mess. But I ideate a lot. So I think in our relationship we've kind of established that I'm the dreamer…I think of all the ideas and all the wonderful things and he's like okay how do I build the scaffolding to make this happen?

J: We know each other so well that sometimes through this journey we've reminded each other of what we are good at so we can focus. It’s easy to get pulled in different directions or act in the heat of the moment or do things out of character because something needs to be done. I think we're there to ground each other. To what Kelly said, I've realized through this is that if we keep to that, we can actually work together. If we were in school, she would never have me on the project team. Never. And I would have never married her!

K: Correct. We are polar opposites. But we realized if we focused on reminding each other what the other person is good at, focus on their strength, it works out pretty well. So I think things that I probably discovered about Justin that I didn't know…I wouldn't say there's anything that I didn't know, but I think seeing him in action, watching him operate helped me. We had a big conversation about how I need to not get caught up in the operational details because that's not my forte.

He's like “You are trying to execute something that you don't enjoy and your strengths lie elsewhere” and coz I am the invested partner in the business he is my buy-one-get-one free value deal. I’ve struggled at some points to say can you help me with this coz I felt bad but when he sees me struggling he’s like “it's worse to see you struggle so just let me help you”. I feel sometimes as women we're like no, we can do it we're fine, we got this. He’d be like stop, just ask for help and lean on that help and let's see how we can help everybody work smarter coz me stressed is not a nice thing.

J: You see I'm used to working in a corporate environment, she's not. She’s used to being alone so her entire career has been, I’ll take on whatever comes. Whereas in a corporate environment, you learn to organize teams, prioritize, you put structures behind things for things to happen…you get more than 24 hours of output from your 24 hours. But in her line of work, you have 24 hours and you squeeze every bit out of that 24 hours. That's where we complement each other.

K: If you run just one venue where we're here all the time and meeting the same people and just, keep going, we can keep operating like that, deal with every single WhatsApp message and talk to every single person. But not if you want to build an organization that self-sustains and allows you to scale and focus on the next opportunity, like bringing in big tournaments like the PPA 500.

1) What’s the biggest plus point of running a Pickleball venue?

K: I want to say it's that I can get courts and play, but we seldom get to play (laughs). But the best part about having a facility is that we have a space to play that we love and we know it’ll be a good game coz the conditions are great.
J: For me, the best part about having a facility is being able to show the kids hard work.

2) What’s the biggest eek about running a Pickleball venue?

Both: The WhatsApp chats (both say and laugh in unison).

3) What 3 things are necessary for TSA?

K: Electrolytes, good vibes and your A game.
J: Bring a friend, respect our staff and your love for sports coz…people who love sports get along with people who love sports.

4) Has anyone bad mouthed either of you to the other NOT knowing you two are married?

K: No, none.
J: I walk around SG being known as, "Oh, Kelly's husband or Sienna's dad or Luca's dad”. I've always been so proud of Kelly coz people say amazing things about her. She brings good intentions, is always positive…contributing ideas to what other people are doing, always supportive and always smiling ❤️

5) You have two lovely children. Who will take to Pickleball & who, padel?

K: Sienna wrote in her goals for this year to beat mommy at a paddle game. Luca just wants to be a ball boy (laughs). At 5, he's got no major aspirations. Sienna is someone like me who will train hard and work for what she wants. Luca, like his father, is naturally gifted at pretty much everything.
J:  Short answer – I think Sienna will play Pickleball and Luca, padel.
K: We’ve got a pretty good mixed doubles pairing going on. I mean, eventually it'll be Luca and I against Sienna and Justin. So, I think we're good.

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We meet A LOT of people playing Pickleball. Some stand out and we’d like to showcase them in our new photo series called ‘Holding Court’.

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In Part 2 of our feature on SG Pickleball coaches, we talk to one of SG’s top female players, Callista, the towering but gentle Irving, Cedric who has coached Stroke patients, the pragmatic and patient Dominic and Christopher, a recent top graduate of the prestigious COEBRA programme. 

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An elder Pickleballer told us that when couples play together, either one person goes home annoyed (and the other person isn’t sure why) or both go home happy. We were ‘hmm’ so we asked some couples; 

1) Describe your relationship in a Pickleball shot.

2) How does your off-court chemistry work on court?

3) Best compliment you’ve given each other on court.

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Pesta Sukan is a feature in our sporting calendar every year as a lead up to National Day. 2026 sees more than 30 events (including para sports) with Pickleball being one of the most eagerly participated and contested sports. We tracked down some folks taking part in Pesta Sukan Pickleball and even got to watch some of them practicing. It was a blast so here, meet the peeps.

Q1) How does this year’s Pesta Sukan compare with last years?

We knew all the ladies taking part this year but there were new pairings. And everyone had been training hard. In the round robin where it’s one game of 21points, anything can happen so we had to really focus and not get complacent.

The win last year was memorable because we beat the defending champions of the previous year and they were good players who’d been longtime partners. (We had just started playing together.) To win this year was extra icing on the cake coz it meant our partnership and playing styles still complement each other :)

Q2) What would you say to people, especially older folks, to get them out there and take part in competitions?

I would tell all the folks just to have fun and try to enjoy the game even though they’re taking part in competition

Q3) How did you celebrate the win?

Celebrated our win with a massage session and a nice meal

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The Sports Arina has been a leading name in Pickleball venues in SG (see feature on Kelly Latimer & Justin Loi in Kind of a Big Dill). But even it is not immune to the heckles and jibes of pampered air-con craving Singaporeans. Their Hall 7 had its pluses and minuses but this new Hall 10…it’s a great facility. 12 Pro Courts, 1 x Show Court and 1 x so-wanna-play-on-it Championship Court…it’s not just a level up. It’s the new bar.

The main organisers of PPA Asia 500, Kin Productions, put up a good show, a definite feather in the cap for SG’s MICE cred.

We spoke to Adrian, Tournament Director & Chief Commercial Director of Kin Productions on what this means for SG and SG Pickleball.

“The next step is to build on the momentum we have created and make Pickleball even more accessible to people in SG, with more opportunities to play, compete and connect with the community.

The Leapmotor SG Open has shown that there is a real appetite for world-class Pickleball here, and our focus now is to sustain that momentum, learn from this first edition and come back stronger and better next year.

For us, the promised land is when Pickleball becomes a truly mainstream sport in SG, where people of all ages and abilities can pick it up easily, whether they are playing recreationally with friends, competing at a local level or aspiring to represent SG internationally.

On the competitive side, I would love to see SG become one of the key hubs for Pickleball in Asia, regularly hosting major international tournaments and attracting the world’s best players.” 

Have to lah, have to plug the sponsors. Without sponsors and partners, the PPA Asia 500 wouldn’t have been the success it turned out to be.

Leapmotor MD, Isaac, (someone we have played PB with on Reclub btw 😉) was all smiles, chatting up everyone from pros to fan over the 4 days. 100PLUS and Ice Mountain were in free flow. The Fedex ‘fastest serve’ booth was a hit with visitors/spectators. The overall engagement added to the atmosphere and we’d say many sponsors can see the growing potential.

“We are promoting our 60% Pear juice at this event coz it’s our newest product. We are trying to gain more traction and increase our social media presence through this event which is our first event. Many Pickleball event organisers have approached us and we look forward to linking up with them and taking our drinks around SG.” – Louis, Brand Ambassador.

What’s an event without the fans and we saw all kinds from families to friend groups to a whole host of PB geeks and freaks. They brought it.

We even met a super fan, James, whose paddle was covered with signatures of the Pro players, Seems the man runs his own Pickleball YouTube channel as a passion project. Check him out here.

Yann Ching – “PPA 500 is a Pickleball carnival meshed with high octane competitive games. Great vibes overall and a thrill to catch our fave pros at the warm up courts.“

It was good seeing many of our fancied local players taking part AND winning in the amateur categories. 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

Glen: Winning silver at the inaugural PPA Asia 500 Singapore Open is a special moment for both of us. Considering we only came together as a partnership for this tournament, we're really proud of how we communicated, trusted each other and competed point by point. Having the PPA Tour in Singapore is a huge milestone for our local pickleball community, and we hope performances like this inspire even more people to pick up the sport. We're grateful to 100PLUS for supporting us throughout the tournament and helping us stay hydrated and ready to perform across multiple matches.

Jaime: Thank you 100plus for the invite and for believing in me!

Who says Singaporeans are not sporting? You should have seen Kelly Latimer’s air guitar!

We liked what we saw especially the simplicity and attention to detail from free stickers to information display down to booth designs. (Who do wan ah? Noiiiice!)

An event like the PPA Asia 500 doesn’t happen just like that. Many hands make light work and while we couldn’t catch everyone hard at work, we caught a few smiles ☺

Most of the stars were surprise-surprise, quite shy. 22year old Len Yang who was a crowd favourite (especially with the ladies) went all tongue-tied when he was asked if he had been propositioned by anyone.

Luc Pham was all sixes and sevens (NOT 6-7, it’s over folks!) when asked about how he intended to celebrate his MXD win…it was great to see the human side of the stars.

The stars didn’t just turn up; they turned it all the way up. 30-40 dink rallies followed by blink-and-you’d-miss-it hands battles, come from behind wins (Harvey was down 9-1 to Truong), three punch combo of overhead smash-ATP-Erne by Len Yang…it was all on show. And the crowd just lapped it UP!

So there was nothing to dislike? Yes, one thing. That we’d have to wait a whole year for the next edition. Mannn…

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Every year, Allkin journeys with more than 20,000 individuals and families as they navigate complex life challenges. This year as SG plays host to the first-ever Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) 500-tier tournament, Allkin has been adopted as the official charity of the competition as it runs a parallel Pickleball tournament, Rally for Good. Funds raised through Rally for Good will help ensure Allkin continues its good and important work.

Allkin’s inaugural charity Pickleball fundraiser brought together more than 300 corporates, community partners, donors, volunteers and beneficiaries over 2 days at One Punggol, raising over $1m in support of more than 30,000 vulnerable individuals and families across SG.

SP Group was the largest donor (Diamond Sponsor) donating $700,00 towards the event and bringing their total contributions to Allkin to $1.78million.

The Guest-of-Honour was Mr Gan Kim Yong, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Trade and Industry with Ms Sun Xueling, Senior Minister of State for National Development and Transport as Grassroots Advisor on Opening Day (25 July), while Dr Janil Puthucheary, Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment and Education was the Host Advisor on Finals Day (26 July).

DPM Gan, Dr Janil and Mr S Harsha of SP Group took to the courts for a leadership match with every winning rally (for good) cheered on by the appreciative crowd.

“Pickleball’s accessibility means that people from different generations, backgrounds, and fitness levels can enjoy the game together. These interactions may seem simple, but they are the building blocks of stronger communities.”
– DPM Gan

"Rally For Good reflects Allkin’s belief that building stronger communities goes beyond delivering social services – we hope to create platforms and opportunities for people to convene, connect and contribute ,” said Mr Patrick Lau, Chairman of Allkin Singapore.

“We saw the opportunity to harness the inclusive nature of Pickleball and the spirit of participation to turn it into a force for social good. Every rally depends on players supporting one another, just as resilient communities are built when individuals businesses and community partners each play their part .”

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The Pickleball community is growing and growing fast (just under 20,000 Singaporeans on Reclub we are told). We asked people what they’ve seen and heard on court that is a lil douchey (some we have witnessed ourselves, of coz) and…it was quite 😱 & 🤭.

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