{"id":3462,"date":"2026-04-14T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/news\/paddle-battle-pro-contract\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T21:05:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T12:05:50","slug":"paddle-battle-pro-contract","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/news\/paddle-battle-pro-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"\u3010\u30d7\u30ed\u5951\u7d04\u3011\u30ea\u30a2\u30ea\u30c6\u30a3\u756a\u7d44\u300cPaddle Battle\u300d\u51fa\u6f14\u306e2\u4eba\u304c\u30d7\u30ed\u5951\u7d04\u7372\u5f97\u2014\u2014YouTube\u3067400\u4e07\u518d\u751f\u8d85\u3048\u3001APP Tour\u53c2\u6226\u6c7a\u5b9a"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u30ea\u30a2\u30ea\u30c6\u30a3\u756a\u7d44\u300cPickleball Paddle Battle\u300d\u304b\u3089\u30012\u4eba\u306e\u4e00\u822c\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u30e4\u30fc\u304c\u30d7\u30ed\u5951\u7d04\u3092\u7372\u5f97\u3057\u305f\u3002Brandon Fritze\uff08\u30d5\u30a3\u30e9\u30c7\u30eb\u30d5\u30a3\u30a2\u51fa\u8eab\uff09\u3068Nicola Slater\uff08\u30b9\u30b3\u30c3\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u30c9\u51fa\u8eab\uff09\u304c\u3001Pickleball Kingdom\u6240\u5c5e\u9078\u624b\u3068\u3057\u3066APP\u30c4\u30a2\u30fc\u3078\u306e\u53c2\u6226\u304c\u6c7a\u5b9a\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3002YouTube\u7dcf\u518d\u751f\u6570\u306f400\u4e07\u56de\u3092\u8d85\u3048\u3001\u300c\u4e00\u822c\u4eba\u304c\u30d7\u30ed\u306b\u306a\u308b\u9053\u300d\u3092\u73fe\u5b9f\u7684\u306b\u793a\u3059\u30b1\u30fc\u30b9\u3068\u3057\u3066\u6ce8\u76ee\u3092\u96c6\u3081\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<h2>What is the program \u201cPickleball Paddle Battle\u201d<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Item<\/th>\n<th>Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Program name<\/td>\n<td>Pickleball Paddle Battle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Host<\/td>\n<td>Pickleball Kingdom (the largest pickleball facility franchise in the U.S.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Format<\/td>\n<td>Reality competition program<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>YouTube views<\/td>\n<td>\u7d04400\u4e07\u56de\u8d85\u3048<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pro contract signees<\/td>\n<td>Brandon Fritze (Philadelphia) and Nicola Slater (Scotland)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>League entered<\/td>\n<td>APP Tour (Association of Pickleball Professionals)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The program's concept is \u201can ordinary pickleball player opens the path to becoming a pro through the show.\u201d The winner is awarded a contract with Pickleball Kingdom and the right to compete on the APP Tour.<\/p>\n<h2>Brandon Fritze\u3068Nicola Slater\uff1a\u524d\u4f8b\u306e\u306a\u3044\u30eb\u30fc\u30c8\u3067\u30d7\u30ed\u9078\u624b\u3078<\/h2>\n<p>Brandon Fritze\u306f\u30d5\u30a3\u30e9\u30c7\u30eb\u30d5\u30a3\u30a2\u51fa\u8eab\u306e\u4e00\u822c\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u30e4\u30fc\u3067\u3001\u8da3\u5473\u3068\u3057\u3066\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u3092\u59cb\u3081\u305f\u3002Nicola Slater\u306f\u30b9\u30b3\u30c3\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u30c9\u306e\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30e9\u30fc\u3060\u3002\u4e21\u8005\u3068\u3082\u3001\u30ea\u30a2\u30ea\u30c6\u30a3\u756a\u7d44\u3092\u901a\u3058\u3066\u30d7\u30ed\u306e\u4e16\u754c\u3078\u306e\u6249\u3092\u958b\u3044\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u300c\u4e00\u822c\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u30e4\u30fc\u2192\u30ea\u30a2\u30ea\u30c6\u30a3\u756a\u7d44\u2192APP\u30c4\u30a2\u30fc\u53c2\u6226\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u30eb\u30fc\u30c8\u306f\u3001\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u7af6\u6280\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u524d\u4f8b\u304c\u306a\u3044\u3002\u7c73\u56fd\u306e\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u30b3\u30df\u30e5\u30cb\u30c6\u30a3\u3067\u3001\u30d7\u30ed\u3078\u306e\u65b0\u305f\u306a\u53ef\u80fd\u6027\u3092\u793a\u3059\u4e8b\u4f8b\u3068\u3057\u3066\u6ce8\u76ee\u3092\u96c6\u3081\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<h2>\u306a\u305c\u3053\u306e\u30b9\u30c8\u30fc\u30ea\u30fc\u304c\u4e16\u754c\u306e\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30e9\u30fc\u306b\u97ff\u304f\u306e\u304b<\/h2>\n<p>\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u306e\u6700\u5927\u306e\u7279\u5fb4\u306e\u3072\u3068\u3064\u306f\u300c\u59cb\u3081\u3084\u3059\u3055\u300d\u3060\u3002\u30c6\u30cb\u30b9\u3084\u5353\u7403\u3068\u6bd4\u3079\u9053\u5177\u30fb\u30b3\u30fc\u30c8\u306e\u30cf\u30fc\u30c9\u30eb\u304c\u4f4e\u304f\u300130\u301c40\u4ee3\u304b\u3089\u7af6\u6280\u3092\u59cb\u3081\u308b\u4eba\u3082\u591a\u3044\u3002\u305d\u306e\u300c\u8ab0\u3067\u3082\u697d\u3057\u3081\u308b\u300d\u30b9\u30dd\u30fc\u30c4\u304b\u3089\u672c\u5f53\u306b\u30d7\u30ed\u304c\u751f\u307e\u308c\u308b\u2014\u2014\u3053\u306e\u30ea\u30a2\u30ea\u30c6\u30a3\u304c\u3001\u30b3\u30df\u30e5\u30cb\u30c6\u30a3\u5168\u4f53\u306b\u300c\u3082\u3057\u304b\u3057\u305f\u3089\u81ea\u5206\u3082\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u53ef\u80fd\u6027\u3092\u4e0e\u3048\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In Japan too,<a href=\"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/news\/pickleball-japan-jpa-pjf-merger\/\">Pickleball Japan (the JPA\u2013PJF merger)<\/a>\u304c4\u6708\u306b\u59cb\u52d5\u3057\u3001\u7af6\u6280\u8005\u5897\u52a0\u304c\u7d9a\u3044\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3002\u7c73\u56fd\u306e\u3053\u3046\u3057\u305f\u30ea\u30a2\u30ea\u30c6\u30a3\u756a\u7d44\u306e\u5b58\u5728\u304c\u3001\u65e5\u672c\u306e\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u7af6\u6280\u4eba\u53e3\u62e1\u5927\u306b\u4e0e\u3048\u308b\u5f71\u97ff\u306f\u4eca\u5f8c\u6ce8\u8996\u3059\u308b\u4fa1\u5024\u304c\u3042\u308b\u3002<\/p>\n<h2>The difference between the APP Tour and the PPA Tour<\/h2>\n<p>APP\u30c4\u30a2\u30fc\u3092\u306f\u3058\u3081\u3066\u805e\u3044\u305f\u65e5\u672c\u306e\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30e9\u30fc\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3001\u7c73\u56fd\u306e\u4e3b\u8981\u30d7\u30ed\u30ea\u30fc\u30b0\u306e\u9055\u3044\u3092\u88dc\u8db3\u3059\u308b\u3002<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>League<\/th>\n<th>Features<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>PPA Tour (Professional Pickleball Association)<\/td>\n<td>The top-tier league where the world's best players like Ben Johns and ALW compete<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>APP Tour (Association of Pickleball Professionals)<\/td>\n<td>More open entry qualifications, held across the U.S., and a gateway to the pros<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>APP\u30c4\u30a2\u30fc\u306fPPA\u306b\u6bd4\u3079\u3066\u53c2\u52a0\u306e\u30cf\u30fc\u30c9\u30eb\u304c\u4f4e\u304f\u3001\u30d7\u30ed\u30a2\u30de\u6df7\u5728\u306e\u30c8\u30fc\u30ca\u30e1\u30f3\u30c8\u3082\u591a\u3044\u3002Brandon\u30fbNicola\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3001APP\u30c4\u30a2\u30fc\u304c\u30d7\u30ed\u30ad\u30e3\u30ea\u30a2\u306e\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u30c8\u30e9\u30a4\u30f3\u3068\u3057\u3066\u9069\u5207\u306a\u5834\u3068\u306a\u308b\u3002<\/p>\n<h2>FAQ<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q. Where can I watch \u201cPickleball Paddle Battle\u201d?<\/strong><br \/>\nA. It's available on the Pickleball Kingdom channel on YouTube. It's English content, but you can enjoy the matches through the footage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. \u65e5\u672c\u3067\u3082\u540c\u69d8\u306e\u30d7\u30ed\u767b\u7adc\u9580\u756a\u7d44\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff1f<\/strong><br \/>\nA. \u73fe\u6642\u70b9\u3067\u306f\u65e5\u672c\u7248\u306e\u300c\u30ea\u30a2\u30ea\u30c6\u30a3\u00d7\u30d7\u30ed\u5951\u7d04\u300d\u756a\u7d44\u306f\u78ba\u8a8d\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u305b\u3093\u304c\u3001JPA\u30fbPickleball Japan\u304c\u7af6\u6280\u8005\u767a\u6398\u306b\u53d6\u308a\u7d44\u3093\u3067\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. How can I check the APP Tour schedule?<\/strong><br \/>\nA. 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