Western Canada Regional Pickleball Championship begins in Medicine Hat
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MEDICINE HAT, AB – The 2023 Western Canada Regional Pickleball Championship is officially underway in Medicine Hat. The tournament is taking place at the South Country Co-op Pickleball Courts at the Big Marble Go Centre from July 6-9. Over 500 participants from Alberta, B.C., Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Yukon have arrived in the city to play in the tournament.
Pickleball is one of the fastest-growing sports in Canada. Brenda Lea MacPhail, one of the tournament organizers, says that’s because it’s a sport that anybody can play due to its simplicity and accessibility.
“I would say what has sparked the popularity of the sport is that it’s a game that anybody can play and by anybody, I mean all ages. Lots of people think that it’s an old person’s sport, but when you walk around the courts today and take a look at what’s going on, you’ll see every age playing, we have tons and tons of junior members that are 6 to 18 years old,” MacPhail said on Thursday. “In Medicine Hat, we have 47 junior members, and so I think the fact that it’s easy to play and pick up, it’s not expensive to get a paddle and throw it into your backpack and a ball and you can play anywhere in the world.”
