Jersey Pickleball

🔥 JERSEY PICKLEBALL SUMMER LEAGUE IS UNDERWAY! 🔥
5 years running and the competitive spirit in our local community is as alive as ever! Group matches are officially off the mark as we kick off another 9-week summer league.
Here is a quick look at how the early tables are shaping up:
📊 EARLY LEADERBOARD SNAPSHOT
* Men’s Doubles: Pars Yüksel & Phil Quinn lead the table following an early win, with Steven Thomas & John Corr holding 2nd.
* Mixed Doubles (Group A): Marion Bradbury & Alistair B sit at the top at 2–0 (+47 pt diff), with Iain Quenault & Caroline Quenault in 2nd.
* Mixed Doubles (Group B): Joanna Chaplin & Georges Grossi hold 1st place at 2–0 (+53 pt diff), followed by Helen Whale & Stephen Whale in 2nd.
* Ladies Doubles & Singles Open: Action kicking off across the board shortly!
🏆 THE FORMAT & ROAD TO THE FINALS
We’ve got 9 weeks of group play ahead, and every match counts toward making the cut:
* The Goal: The top 2 from each group/division will advance to play in the finals.
* Match Format: Best of 5 (11 pts per set) for Doubles; Best of 3 (21 pts rally scoring) for Singles.
Good luck to everyone competing across all divisions—get your group matches scheduled, bring your A-game, and let’s get stuck in! 🎾💥

🔥 Pickleball Summer Mash-Up: The Final Sprint is ON! 🔥

With less than 3 weeks to go, we are officially in the home stretch of the Summer Mash-Up season! 🥒🏓

Take a look at the current leaderboards attached. It is incredibly close across all groups, so there is everything to play for in these final weeks. Finish strong, get those games in, and climb those ranks!

Here is the lowdown on the end of the season:

🏆 The Prizes:
Winners & Runners-up of each Mash-Up group will receive a prize.
The Overall Season Winner will receive the Perpetual Trophy and a special grand prize!
⚠️ Crucial Prize Rule:
Please note: If you have won or came 2nd in more than one Mash-Up group, you can only win one prize total. In this scenario, the player ranked below you in the standings will move up to claim the prize.

🍁 Looking Ahead:
The brand new Autumn Mash-Up season will start in the first week of September. Get ready to go again!

👋 Want to join in the fun?
Whether you want to learn how to play pickleball or jump straight in with existing racket sport experience, we’d love to have you! Contact Tom at [email protected] to get started.

For full standings, visit: www.jerseypickleball.org

🥳 HAPPY 5th ANNIVERSARY, JERSEY PICKLEBALL! 🇯🇪🏓
Five years of serves, d***s, laughter, and incredible community! From day one to introducing over 1,000 individuals to the sport, it's been an amazing journey.
We are celebrating this big milestone with our Summer League Competition! ☀️🏆 Check out the poster for all the details.
📅 The Quick Facts:
Categories: Men's/Ladies' Singles & Doubles (Open, O45s, O60s) + Mixed.
Format: 8-week season, island-wide venue (you choose!). Holiday flexibility included!
Cost: £15 per person.
📲 How to Sign Up (Instructions on Image!)
Visit www.jerseypickleball.org.
Install our easy Web App (PWA) to your phone's home screen (No app store needed!).
Go to the "League Sign Up" tab.
Have questions or having trouble with the app? Email Coach Tom at [email protected].
Grab your paddles, Jersey! Let’s make our 5th anniversary summer the best one yet! 🎉

Hey Picklers,

What a fantastic weekend was had by the Jersey Pickleball crew on our trip to Rennes, hosted by Dink'it Pickleball.

On Friday evening, the Jersey Picklers enjoyed a friendly mash-up with some of the local French players, while Coach Tom took part in an intensive coaching session with Thibault, co-owner and head coach of Dink'it. It was a great opportunity to fine-tune techniques, learn some pro tips, and bring back fresh ideas to Jersey.

Saturday began with the arrival of the Guernsey ladies, who were an incredibly friendly, fun, and welcoming group. The morning featured a mixed round-robin tournament with players from Jersey and Guernsey enjoying some fun pickleball, great company, and plenty of laughs both on and off the court.

In the afternoon, Dink'it hosted an open DUPR session which attracted many of the local elite players. First place went to a very talented father-and-son partnership. The son is currently a junior professional table tennis player, while the father previously achieved a tennis ranking of around 400, and their quality on court certainly showed. Coach Tom and his partner Damien, co-owner of Dink'it, finished in a very respectable third place in what was a strong and competitive field.

The standard of play throughout the day was excellent, and it was great to see players from Jersey, Guernsey, and France all sharing the court together.

After the tournament, plenty of drinks, laughs, and pickleball stories were shared with our Guernsey friends before the Jersey Picklers headed into Rennes city centre for some well-earned food and refreshments after a full day of pickleball.

The evening concluded with an excellent demonstration of how to get into a taxi using a perfectly executed commando roll 🤣. Thankfully no injuries were reported, although the style marks were exceptionally high!

A huge thank you to Thibault, Damien, and everyone at Dink'it for their hospitality throughout the weekend. The facilities, coaching, and atmosphere were outstanding, and the trip was a brilliant example of how pickleball continues to bring people together across different islands, countries, and cultures.

There is more exciting news too. Thibault is hoping to visit Jersey later this year for a weekend of one-to-one and group coaching sessions. Having spent time learning from him over the weekend, Coach Tom can confirm there is plenty to learn from one of Brittany's top pickleball coaches, so keep an eye out for further announcements and stay tuned!

We look forward to the next trip already!

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Great Sunday Mash-Up today — full house plus 4! 🎾

The vibe was brilliant, and it was great to see so many of you there enjoying the fun and helping celebrate the end of the Spring Mash-Up season.

A big congratulations to our Spring Mash-Up winners:

🥉 3rd place — Caroline
🥈 2nd place — Alister, our Winter Champ
🏆 Spring Champion — Fabio

Fabio, your first ever pickleball trophy — well deserved! You’ve continued to grow with the sport every week, and it’s been brilliant to watch.

The Summer Mash-Ups begin tomorrow at New Gilson Hall, 5:30pm.

Fancy joining in the fun? WhatsApp 07797 758834 or email [email protected].

If you have racket sport experience, you can jump straight into the mash-ups — you'll pick it up in no time. If you have no racket experience, we run group sessions every Saturday, plus bespoke individual or group sessions during the week.

Come and give pickleball a go — it's super fun, incredibly social, great exercise, and suitable for all ages and abilities.

Any questions, just reach out. If you'd like to jump straight in, sign up through our web app at www.jerseypickleball.org and get involved.

See you on court! 🎾

Jersey Pickleball Love Pickleball? Join Jersey's island-wide community! Primarily at New Gilson Hall & Grainville, our players hit courts across Jersey, including Quennevais, Oakfield & St Clements. Join our friendly mash-ups, coaching & leagues!

🌍🇯🇪 JERSEY/GUERNSEY PICKLEBALL – FRANCE TRIP 🇫🇷🏓

Hi Picklers,

We’re looking at organising a trip over to France to play at the fantastic **Dink’it Pickleball facility in Rennes https://dinkitpickleball.fr — and we’re opening it up to see who’s interested in joining us 👇

Fancy your luck at playing Guernsey? 😏
Not quite an inter-insular… but just as good 😉

This could be a great chance to test yourself against new players, enjoy a bit of travel, and get stuck into some quality pickleball over a few days.
• Play against Guernsey players 🇬🇬 (approx level 3.0 – 4.0) ages between 30 to 65 male and female.
• Mix in with French players 🇫🇷 (level currently unknown — could be higher)
• Possible DUPR rated events
• Plenty of games across the weekend

💥 Proposed plan:
• Around 8 players from Jersey
• Travel via St Malo
• Likely car share (2 vehicles)

📅 Best dates (more realistic plan):
• Leave: Morning boat Friday 5th June
• Return: Late boat Sunday 7th June

A shorter, sharper trip — but packed with loads of pickleball and a bit of craic along the way 🍻

👉 If you’re interested in joining the Jersey team:
• Message me on Facebook
• Or WhatsApp me on +44 7797 758834

Once I get numbers, I’ll firm everything up and confirm spaces.

Let’s get a strong Jersey squad together 💪🔥

Cheers,
Tom