Special Clinic & Event with PPA Top Pros!
This year, top-tier professionals from the PPA will be visiting Japan.
Place
Dec 09, 2025, 9:00 AM – Dec 11, 2025, 6:00 PM
Tokyo Ariake Tennis Forest, Japan, 2-2-22 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0063
About
The four individuals are James Ignatowich, Ryan Fu, Parris Todd, and Vivian Glozman. To coincide with their visit to Japan, clinics and networking events will be held as follows!
Clinic
Details (2 hours/session)
Four professionals will be assigned to each of the four courts, conducting clinics with level-specific curricula.
All participants will have dedicated time to play directly with the professionals. (Interpretation provided)
Fee: $150/person
James Ignatowich is gifting 100 brand-new RPM paddles (worth $244.99 or ¥40,000) to clinic participants! These RPM paddles are developed and sold exclusively by James himself, featuring the latest cutting-edge technology. And the best part? They’re FREE for clinic participants!
But That’s Not All! For those who want it, James will also provide a FREE autograph on your paddle! This is an unbelievable opportunity that you won’t find anywhere else. Get way more than your money’s worth!
Only $150 to Join the Clinic (approx. ¥20,000), and you’ll get a $244.99 Paddle for FREE! The paddles will be given on a first-come, first-served basis, with the first 100 clinic registrants receiving one. Hurry, it's a race to sign up!
Registration
Registration Form: https://forms.gle/TMjGVQHUPU8RcQur7
Payment: https://buy.stripe.com/7sY3cv3Z88aKfLE3rt53O0t
Schedule
December 9: 10:30 AM–12:30 PM 【Clinic 9A】
December 9: 1:00 PM–3:00 PM 【Clinic 9B】
December 9: 15:30–17:30【 Clinic 9C 】
December 10: 10:00–12:00【 Clinic 10D 】
2. Challenge the Pros
Details
A fun event featuring a proposal from the pros. Two pros enter two courts, and challengers compete in a match format to win points. Players compete in doubles format against the pros for a best-of-four points match. Registration is open to pairs or individuals.
※Total of 4 points per pair. Participants with the highest point totals will receive special prizes.
Fee: $20 / Ticket (1 person doubles, 4-point rally)
Purchase Limit: Unlimited tickets (first-come, first-served, max 15 tickets per person)
Registration
Registration Form: https://forms.gle/KEBqcNxjc7NY56bN7
Payment: https://buy.stripe.com/3cIbJ12V4bmWeHAe6753O0v
Schedule
Please come directly to the main court at your preferred time below.
December 10: 2:00 PM–3:00 PM [A]
December 10: 3:30 PM–4:30 PM【 B 】
December 11: 9:30 AM–10:30 AM【 C 】
December 11: 11:00 AM–12:00 PM【 D 】
December 11: 1:00 PM–2:00 PM【 E 】
December 11: 2:30 PM–3:30 PM【 F 】
Consolation Prizes
1st Prize: Yanagawa Domain Lord Tachibana Residence Stay (1 night for 2 people)
Experience “living history” at a former daimyo residence—Japan's only designated national scenic spot offering overnight stays.
2nd Prize: Rusutsu Resort, Hokkaido (1 night for 2 people) with 2-hour pickleball court usage
Pickleball courts have opened at the renowned luxury ski resort Rusutsu Resort outside the ski season.
3rd Prize: James Ignatowich Paddle RPM (10 paddles)
Paddles developed by PPA top pro James Ignatowich, autographed.
https://rpmpb.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoozxklEleZO9BLUC8UyhaJfHKpoYnh4TZHLBVFUYsXl4X6jU-Hu
4th Prize: JOOLA Paddles (10)
Signed by PPA top pro Vivian Grozman of Team Joola.
5th Prize: Airways Sunglasses
Other Prizes
3. Exhibition Match (PPA Top Pros)
Date/Time: December 11, 16:00–17:00
Matchups and details to be announced later
4. Reception
Date/Time: December 11, 5:00 PM~ (Immediately following the Exhibition Match)
Venue: Cafeteria / Court Sides / Lawn Park Area
Details: To be announced later
Details here