Everything you missed in Pickleball Pop Culture in December 2025

 

1. 0:00 Intro
2. 0:16 PPA Asia
3. 0:46 Heisman winners play pickleball
4. 1:39 Anna Bright's dating wrapped
5. 4:05 UPA terminates 3 pro players
6. 4:25 Pro pickleball vacations
7. 5:05 Connor McDavid never beat in pickleball
8. 5:28 "A Pickleball Christmas" Movie
9. 6:19 Diadem x monopoly
10. PPA Challenger Series MxD Champions Will MacKinnon and Kiora Kunimoto
11. 6:48 Will Howells 3yr PPA Contract
12. 7:13 PPA Daytona Beach recap
13. 7:57 Junior PPA finals
14. 9:22 Pro pickleball holidays
15. 9:49 Parris Todd fined 50K and suspended 2 tournaments
16. 10:00 Pros celebrate NYE
17. 11:04 Outro

Will MacKinnon, 17

2025 PPA Masters: Will MacKinnon born on Bainbridge Island, joins Washington state native Riley Newman as the 11 seed 

January 7: New PPA contract to Will MacKinnon

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December 2025

Raleigh PPA Challenger - Mixed Doubles 

Will MacKinnon & Kiora Kunimoto vs Austin Bricker & Zoeya Khan (R16)
Will MacKinnon/Kiora Kunimoto vs Anderson Scarpa/Mehvish Safdar (QF)

7:13:02 Will MacKinnon/Kiora Kunimoto vs McGowan/Eaby (SF) 8:28:15 Will MacKinnon/Kiora Kunimoto vs Truluck/Roddy (Finals)

Raleigh PPA Challenger - Men's Doubles 

4:35:02 Will MacKinnon/Rafa Hewett vs ?/? 8:00:31 Will MacKinnon/Rafa Hewett vs ?/?

10:02:29 Will MacKinnon/Rafa Hewett vs Anouar Braham/Jhonnatan Medina Alvarez (Bronze)

In a PPA Las Vegas quarterfinal that captivated fans, teenage sensation Will MacKinnon and his partner Luc Pham pushed the sport's top duo to the brink, showcasing the rise of a new generation.

Las Vegas, Oct. 24, 2025 — On the grandstand court at the PPA Vegas Cup Ben Johns and Gabriel Tardio played tournament qualifiers Will MacKinnon and Luc Pham. (Watch Match, Read Article, Listen To Their Song)