As pickleball continues to pick up in popularity, Life Time, the country’s largest owner and operator of pickleball courts in the U.S., is planning nine tournaments in 2023. Two of the events will be at Life Time in Peachtree Corners, one in May and the other in September.
Both Major League Pickleball (MLP) and the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) tournaments will take place at five destinations beginning in Lakeville, Minn., and ending in San Clemente, Calif.
According to a recent report from the Association of Pickleball Professionals, more than 36.5 million people played pickleball at least once from August 2021 to August 2022. Life Time now has nearly 500 permanent courts across its portfolio of more than 160 athletic country clubs.
Confirmed 2023 tournaments at Life Time athletic country clubs include:
- Feb. 23-26: The PPA Indoor National Championships at Life Time Lakeville, Minn. – nationally televised
- May 4-May 7: The PPA Tour North Carolina Open at Life Time Charlotte, N.C.
- May 18-21: The PPA Tour Acrytech Atlanta Open at Life Time Peachtree Corners, Ga. – nationally televised
- June 8-11: The PPA Select Medical Orange County Cup at Life Time Rancho San Clemente, Calif. – nationally televised
- June 15: MLP tournament at Life Time Rancho San Clemente, Calif.
- Sept. 21: MLP tournament at Life Time Peachtree Corners, Ga.
- Sept. 28: The PPA Tour Texas Roundup at Life Time Frisco, Texas
- Nov. 30-Dec. 3: The PPA Tour Finals at Life Time San Clemente, Calif.
- Dec. 7: The MLP Championships at Life Time San Clemente, Calif.
“Each of these tournaments will bring thousands of players and spectators to our athletic country clubs and further cement Life Time as the go-to destination for the fastest growing sport in America,” said Ajay Pant, Life Time’s Vice President of Racquet Sports. “We relish our alliance with Major League Pickleball and the PPA to continue elevating this sport.”
Life Time is also hosting another wave of its own Pickleball Classic Tournaments for members in February and March. These tournaments will be hosted at more than 60 of its clubs nationwide in partnership with Guaranteed Rate, Best Day Brewing and OS1st.
Life Time Peachtree Corners is located at 6350 Courtside Drive in Peachtree Corners. Call 770-449-6060 or go to lifetime.life to learn more.
