The Global Pickleball Alliance and Global Pickleball Rankings Formally Announced

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A Global Pickleball Alliance (GPA) and Global Pickleball Rankings (GPR) have been announced by a group of pickleball tours/entities.

The GPA’s mission aims to create the world’s first shared pro schedule, a unified ranking system, and a collaborative governance structure that strengthens player pathways, increases international exposure, and ensures consistent standards across all member regions.

Led by the Association of Pickleball Players (APP) Tour, the Global Pickleball Alliance has announced its formal formation along with its own rankings system.

If this is sounding familiar, it's because the alliance was announced in late August:

The announcement today added three distinct updates to the above-mentioned article:

The name of the alliance is the "Global Pickleball Alliance" or GPA
The GPA is officially rolling out a Global Pickleball Rankings system, where players earn rankings points at the GPA events
The GPA has updated its tournament offerings with over 35 GPA events scheduled in the 2026 calendar year

For more information regarding all GPA events, click here.

“This is a monumental day in pickleball history. The APP is immensely proud to partner with these incredible organizations and lay the pathway for players across the globe to realize their professional dreams. The GPA represents the pinnacle of ambassadors for the sport internationally, and creates unprecedented unity never before seen in pickleball. Ken Herrmann, Founder of the APP Tour

Founding members of the GPA include:

USA — Association of Pickleball Players (APP)
Australia — National Pickleball League (NPL)
Vietnam — D-Joy Pickleball
India — Global Sports Pickleball
Canada — Canadian National Pickleball League (CNPL)
United Kingdom — Pickleball England
Europe — European Pickleball Federation
Additional Founding Participation — Representative bodies from Malaysia and Japan

The Kick Off

The 2025 Sypik Australia NPL Invitational is set for Dec. 4-7 at Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne. This tournament — hosted by NPL Australia — will be the first event to officially operate under the new GPA banner and the newly launched provisional Global Pickleball Rankings framework.

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