Native pickleball participant Joe Healey not too long ago travelled to Regina to take part within the 2023 Pickleball Canada Nationwide Championship and returned residence with a title to his credit score. Healey competed within the Males’s Singles Ability: (3.0 And Below) Age: (16 And Above) class, alongside 12 different members. In dialog with bdnmb.ca Healey mentioned he gained 13 matches in complete over the weekend. He cruised by way of his opening few matches en path to the championship tilt. Because the championship was a double knockout format, he met an opponent (Jairus Stonehouse) he had defeated earlier within the match within the finals. Healey misplaced one of the best of three closing. Because it was the primary loss he suffered over the weekend, the 2 then squared off in a sport to fifteen, with Healey popping out on high 17-15.
A relative newcomer to the game, Healey mentioned he solely took up the game final fall. He took off the winter to take part in different sports activities like squash and hockey. Summer season introduced him again to the pickleball courts and he has participated in various tournaments this summer time throughout the Prairies. He primarily practices out at Stanley Park and has various upcoming tournaments tournaments on the horizon together with Arborg and Calgary.
