Big Dink Energy

Meet Faz Parsi, Founding Player #015. IT pro. Pickleball coach. Tournament chaser. Gear ju**ie. Founder of Advance Pickleball Coaching | New Zealand. Whether he’s competing, coaching or introducing someone new to the game, Faz is all in. Plays everywhere, tests everything and is still convinced the next paddle might be the one. Currently rotating between a Joola Perseus, Selkirk Boomstick, B&B Loco and Luzz Inferno.

Meet Prue Rawcliffe, Founding Player #014. Brand events master. Mum to three wild boys. Gym enthusiast. Long lunch specialist. Always up for a dance, a holiday or a cheeky drink with mates. Loves pickleball for the rallies, the competition & the social side. Currently testing the waters with a trusty Temu paddle, but an upgrade might be calling her name.

Echoed around the world.

Meet Julie, . Founding Player #013. Entrepreneur. Founder of .nz. Pickleball enthusiast. Usually found sharing laughs and long rallies with the crew at Mt Albert, proving that good people make a great game even better. Plays with a Six Zero Double Black Diamond Infinity.

Sh*t just got serious. Lock in partner!

Meet Kevin Gock, Founding Player #012. Founder of Kevin Gock. Kevin built his own pickleball court in a warehouse, then generously opened it up for the rest of us. Known for regularly upgrading paddles in the hope they’ll improve his game and for occasionally hiding the invoices from his accountant wife. Currently playing with an 11six24 V***r Power 2.

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Meet Eileen Gock, Founding Player #011. Self-proclaimed VERY VERY good beginner. Number cruncher. By day she’s balancing spreadsheets, by night she’s chasing pickleballs around Onehunga Pickleball Lab and the Auckland Chinese Community Centre. Currently playing with her husband’s hand-me-down Honolulu J6NF and still deciding whether that fancy paddle skin is actually helping.

Best stay out of it.