{"id":46336,"date":"2022-12-01T13:50:27","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T18:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=46336"},"modified":"2022-12-01T13:50:27","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T18:50:27","slug":"espn-and-professional-pickleball-association-to-air-first-ever-ppa-tour-bubly-team-championships-on-abc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/01\/espn-and-professional-pickleball-association-to-air-first-ever-ppa-tour-bubly-team-championships-on-abc\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN and Professional Pickleball Association to Air First-Ever PPA Tour bubly Team Championships on ABC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46337\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pickle-ball-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pickle-ball-logo.jpg 598w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pickle-ball-logo-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/>Three Days of Professional Play Will Culminate in Exclusive Airing of Finals on ABC<\/p>\n<p>ESPN and the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) have signed an agreement for exclusive coverage of the first-ever PPA Tour bubly Team Championships. The one-of-a kind pickleball event will take place on Sunday, December 18th at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino&#8217;s Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, and air live and exclusively on ABC at 1:00PM ET\/10:00AM PT.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3612936766\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Four world-class teams will begin competition Friday, December 16, followed by the semifinals on the evening of Saturday, December 17, and conclude with the airing of the two-hour finals on Sunday, December 18 on ABC. 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