![Dekel Bar competing at The Masters to begin the 2024 PPA Tour season.](https://cdn.pickleball.com/news/1705520317509/Dekel_Bar_Masters.jpeg?width=1320&height=528&optimizer=image)
Players who used new paddles at The Masters
DALLAS, TX - It’s ‘new year, new paddle’ for these pros who switched paddle sponsors ahead of the PPA Masters.
Here’s who showed up in Palm Springs rocking some new equipment.
Tyson McGuffin
JOOLA
Dekel Bar
JOOLA
Meghan Dizon
Proton
Allyce Jones
CRBN
Upcoming announcements:
Riley Newman/Lindsey Newman:
The Newmans announced in December that they are in the market for a new paddle sponsor because Takeya is no longer producing paddles. Riley used a ProXR paddle in Palm Springs, but he has not yet revealed publicly which paddle sponsor he will go with in 2024.
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