LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Fontainebleau is bringing one of the world’s fastest-growing sports to the Las Vegas Strip with the first-ever PPA Tour Las Vegas Pickleball Cup.
According to a media release, the exclusive three-year engagement, in partnership with the Carvana PPA Tour, will be the first and only professional pickleball championship on the Las Vegas Strip. The inaugural event will be held from Tuesday, Aug. 27 through Sunday, Sept. 1.
“We are thrilled to be the exclusive home to the PPA Tour Las Vegas Pickleball Cup, the first of its kind on the Strip,” said Fedor Banuchi, Fontainebleau Las Vegas Senior Vice President of Entertainment. “We pride ourselves on being industry leaders in the live event, sporting and entertainment space, so to be able to play host to one of the fastest-growing sports in the world is an honor. We can’t wait to welcome guests for an absolutely exhilarating week of luxury and sportsmanship.”
The six-day tournament, to be held in the resort’s 105,000-square-foot Royal Ballroom – the largest pillar-less, carpeted ballroom in a hotel in North America – will feature the world’s best professional pickleball players on the sport’s biggest stage. Top athletes on the Carvana PPA Tour include World No.1s Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters, Olympic Gold Medalist Jack Sock and Wimbledon Finalist Genie Bouchard.
In addition to the professional tournament, the Las Vegas Pickleball Cup will host an amateur event projected to have over 1,000 participants, welcoming players of all ages and skill levels from all around the country to participate in the marquee event and enjoy the amenities and atmosphere of the Fontainebleau Las Vegas.
“The Carvana PPA Tour continues to offer the most spectacular events for fans of and participants in the sport of pickleball, and the Las Vegas Pickleball Cup at the Fontainebleau will raise the bar in that regard,” says PPA Tour Founder and CEO Connor Pardoe. “Pros, amateurs and fans will be able to have the exclusive opportunity to experience the most luxurious resort on the Strip and walk to compete on the grandest stage the sport has to offer.”
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