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This week ➡️ Photos, Port Alberni, National Pickleball Day, the Major League Pickleball regular season finale, and more!

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Cowichan Sportsplex plays host to successful 90-minute Mash Up pickleball tournament

Pickleball competition was centre stage at Cowichan Sportsplex on Saturday, August 2nd in Duncan. Players in mixed doubles (3.5, 4.0), and women’s and men’s doubles (4.0) braved the heat to compete in the 90-minute Mash Up pickleball tournament, with proceeds benefitting the Cowichan Sportsplex pickleball program.

Check out some photos from men’s doubles action by clicking HERE!

• Lobbying for a year-round pickleball facility on the Sunshine Coast (Coast Reporter)

• National Pickleball Day 2025 (Pickleball Canada)

• Major League Pickleball Finishes Off Its 2025 Regular Season Slate In Salt Lake City (Forbes)

• A pickleball association is raising funds for courts in Port Alberni (Alberni Valley News)

Photos
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• 90-Minute Mash Up - Click Here
• Panorama Recreation/Centennial Park Multi Sport Box update - Click Here

Upcoming Tournaments
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• Salmon Capital Pickleball Classic (CRPA) - Learn More
• Pickleballooza (Nanaimo) - Learn More
• Port Alberni Picklers Summer Mixed Double Open (Port Alberni) - Learn More
• Nanaimo ‘Paddles in the Park’ - Learn More or view PDF
• Esquimalt Pickle Party - Learn More *New

Open Play Opportunities
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• Qualicum Beach Curling Club

• Cowichan Sportsplex

• Esquimalt

• Victoria Pickleball Centre

• Juan de Fuca

• Oak Bay

• University of Victoria

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