Big Dink Energy

Meet Liz Harvey, Founding Player #027. Nurse. Mum of three. Auckland local. Pickleball people-person. Loves that the game works for every fitness level and comes with a friendly, encouraging crew built in. Usually found at Mt Albert CLM with a Ruby paddle in hand.

Topplin' that stack.

Meet Jack Wu, Founding Player #026. Spatial design lecturer. Former Weta Workshop creative. Community architect. Food enthusiast. Dessert enthusiast. Pickleball convert. Got into the game because football required far too much effort and now mainly uses pickleball as an excuse for a big feast afterwards. Usually found at APC or Remuera with a Luzz Inferno, chosen partly because the flames are cute.

Thanks The D**k for our new fave saying.

Meet Te Riu Warren (Te), Founding Player #025. Grey Lynn local. Tech founder. Community builder. Runs team-building software used by more than 7 million patients, then swaps screens for court time at APC with partner and fellow Founding Player, Jack. Loves pickleball for the people, the movement and the excuse to get out and play. Plays with a Holbrook Fuze.

...and it's still never enough.

Meet Janey Clark. Founding Player #024. Māmā of three (one’s a fur baby). Loves pickleball for the laughs (she has a great one), the friendships and whoop-assing her fellow picklers. Based in Mt Albert, where (we like to think) it all began in Aotearoa. Plays with a Six Zero Diamond.

Serving smiles. Holding grudges.

Meet Martin, Founding Player #023. Body corporate boss. Tennis player. Occasional golfer. Champion of all things pickleball. The man behind Pickleball Auckland and MasterLeague (at the YMCA Ellerslie and Auckland Netball Centre). Loves that pickleball can be played almost anywhere and packed into even the busiest day! Plays hard with a Selkirk Boomstick.

Can't you read my mind tho?