“To beat them in the final was poetic,” said Coldwell, who runs his local pickleball club in Stanford in the Vale. At the end, I think the players we beat were arguably better than we were but we managed to creep over the line and beat them 2-1. There are now 682 athletes attending the National Championships at the Bolton Arena, up from 430 at the 2022 event. All the people I know in the village just love it.”2023 English Nationals takes place at Bolton Arena from Thursday 26th October to Sunday 29th October. This year’s English Nationals is sponsored by Skechers, Franklin, Scan and UK Pickleball Shop, Play will commence from 9am each day.

Source: The Times October 28, 2023 06:10 UTC