International Pickleball Federation
Pickleball governing body
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| February 2025 | A transition team recommended that the newly merged pickleball organization be based in Lausanne, Switzerland, which is also the home of the International Olympic Committee. |
| November 2024 | The IPF and World Pickleball Federation (WPF) announced their decision to merge, with the new organization adopting the IPF's core mission of 'No country left behind'. |
| 2023 | The International Pickleball Federation (IPF) board of directors is established with Arvind Prabhoo (India) as President, Alicia Wolfgruber (Austria) as Vice President, Dwight Crawford (United States) as Treasurer, Marlon Schulman (United States) as Legal Counsel, and Adnan El Guennouni (Canada) as CTO. |
| April 2023 | The new International Pickleball Federation (IPF) was formed to replace the previous IFP after its shutdown due to internal conflicts, financial issues, and loss of not-for-profit status. |
| April 2023 | The International Pickleball Federation (IPF) was formed to replace the defunct IFP, addressing previous organizational challenges and continuing the mission of developing pickleball internationally. |
| 2022 | Final Bainbridge Cup international pickleball tournament held in Mumbai, India. |
| November 30 2022 | International Pickleball Championship planned in Mumbai, India with results to be determined. |
| April 22 2022 | Eleven countries (United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, England, France, Spain, Philippines, Finland, Cayman Islands, and Czech Republic) withdraw their membership from the IFP, reducing member countries from 70 to 59 due to governance concerns and loss of non-profit status. |
| 2021 | Bainbridge Cup tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tournament reorganized with 'east' versus 'west' team format, and first-time inclusion of men's and women's singles as demonstration events. |
| June 2021 | IPF adds over 20 countries to its membership in the first half of the year. |
| April 7 2021 | Humana-Island Doctors Bainbridge Cup by International Federation of Pickleball in Holly Hill, FL was cancelled. Originally planned with an East vs. West team format, which was eliminated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2020 | USA Pickleball rebranded from USA Pickleball Association. |
| 2020 | Bainbridge Cup international pickleball tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| July 3 2020 | Planned International Pickleball Championship in Nottingham, England was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2019 | Bainbridge Cup international pickleball tournament held, with teams representing different geographical regions competing in doubles events. |
| July 12 2019 | International Pickleball Championship held in Essen, Germany with 193 Team World and 173 European participants, played concurrently with the German Open Pickleball Championships. |
| April 15 2019 | Philippine Pickleball Sports Association (PPSA) first formed, which was later rebranded as the Philippine Pickleball Federation (PPF) six months later. |
| 2018 | Bainbridge Cup international pickleball tournament continued, maintaining the international team competition format. |
| 2018 | A rival organization, the World Pickleball Federation (WPF), was formed by Seymour Rifkind. |
| July 20 2018 | International Pickleball Championship held in Montesilvano, Italy with 106 North American and 82 European participants, played concurrently with the Italian Open Pickleball Championships. |
| 2017 | Inaugural Bainbridge Cup international pickleball tournament held in Madrid, Spain, featuring teams from Europe and North America competing in doubles events. |
| 2015 | India joins the International Pickleball Federation. |
| 2015 | United States, Canada, France, and Spain became founding members of the International Pickleball Federation. |
| 2015 | IPF's constitution and bylaws officially ratified by its four inaugural member countries: the United States, Canada, Spain, and India. |
| 2012 | Spanish Pickleball Association (AEP) founded by Michael Hess, a Southern California native. |
| 2010 | The International Federation of Pickleball (IFP) was originally founded by the USA Pickleball Association (USAPA) and several other national organizations as the initial global governing body for pickleball. |
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