Minnesota Pickleball does all things pickleball in Minnesota. We manage all sanctioned play in the state. From the sanctioned state tournament, to all the sanctioned qualifiers, and all the sanctioned pickleball leagues in the state. Minnesota Pickleball is the state partner all pickleball at the state level. But that's not all! We run, manage, host, and advertise local tournaments throughout Minnesota, run non-sanctioned leagues and events, offer instruction in multiple cities, and post open play for cities across the state.

Simply, Minnesota Pickleball provides all official pickleball for the state of Minnesota. They own the rights to the name, the official URL (www.minnesotapickleball.com), they have legal contracts with the state and the participating cities, and legally own all the rights and claims that go along with that. You may see others use the name, but it is not in an official capacity.

No. Since this is a state program with dozens of participating cities, there is no requirement of residence. Actually, for most events other that the state tournament, even state residency is not required.

Just look at the URL. Is it actually www.minnesotapickleball.com? If it is not, they would not be the official state provider. Entities sometimes like to call themselves 'Minnesota Pickleball', but if you look close at the web address, you can see the difference.

If someone wanted to dig deeper, the Secretary of State website lists all legally filed businesses in the state of Minnesota. They provide legal names and business information on their website for all legal businesses.