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:
APP Leads New Global Alliance to Unite Professional Pickleball
The APP has announced a partnership with the CNPL, Australia’s NPL, Global Sports, Pickleball England, and Vietnam’s Pickleball D-Joy for the 2026 year, forming a global alliance of pickleball with more than 30 combined events throughout the year.
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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 .
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