Andrei Daescu wins his 20th APP Gold Medal in the 2023 Season

Andrei Daescu and Rob Nunnery won their 5th straight APP Men's Pro Doubles Gold Medal at the APP Indoor Championships in Chicago - this makes 20 Gold Medals for Andrei, which is the most of any APP player for the 2023 season!

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PBPKL Player, David Moore from D2+ Russo Urban Pickleballers makes headlines…

DAVID MOORE WINS SINGLES GOLD AT NATIONALS AFTER COMPLETING NEW YORK CITY MARATHON

Check out all the details at: https://www.ppatour.com/david-moore-wins-singles-gold-at-nationals-after-completing-new-york-marathon/

Congratulations David!!!

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Significant Rule Changes for 2023

USA PICKLEBALL Official Rulebook (2023)
Effective 8/14/2023:

Correcting Server, Receiver and Player Position Errors (4.B.9)
Faults for incorrect server, incorrect receiver and player position errors are eliminated. The referee will now correct any such player errors before calling the score. 
Apparel (2.G.1/2.G.4)
Inappropriate apparel may now include apparel that approximates the color of the tournament ball. Section 1 encourages players to avoid wearing apparel that approximates the color of the ball. The Tournament Director retains the right to require an apparel change during a non-chargeable time-out.
Spin Serve (4.A.5)
Manipulating the ball to add spin during the release of the ball is not allowed. Some natural rotation of the ball when it is released is allowable but the server must not impart manipulation or spin prior to striking the ball to serve. This applies to the volley serve and the drop serve.
Replay or Fault on the Serve (4.A.6/4.A.9)
The referee has the authority to immediately stop play and order a replay if the referee is not certain that one more required elements of a serve have been met. The referee will call an immediate fault if a serve clearly violates one or more of the requirements. The intent is to induce players to adjust their serve so that it clearly and obviously meets all requirements.

Player Questions about Correct Server, Receiver or Position (4.B.8)
Player questions about correct server, receiver or position remain allowed before the serve is hit. A generic question by the server such as “Am I good?” is considered to encapsulate both the correct server question and the correct position question, and the referee will answer both questions. In non-officiated play, a player may ask the opponent the same questions and the opponent must respond with the appropriate information.
Wrong Score Called (4.K)
If the wrong score is called, the referee or any player may stop play before the return of serve to correct the score. It is a fault to stop play after the return of serve to identify or ask for a score correction. It is a fault to stop play to identify or ask for a score correction when the score was correctly called.
 

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