James Ling has been playing pickleball for just over a year and has quickly established himself as one of the top emerging players in Europe. In his first year of competition, Ling earned 15 professional medals across the European circuit.

His accomplishments include singles gold, men’s doubles silver, and mixed doubles bronze at the Egypt Open; singles silver and mixed doubles bronze at the Rome Open; and singles silver, men’s doubles bronze, and mixed doubles bronze at the RTA 500 England. He also recorded a Top 5 finish in mixed doubles and a Top 7 finish in men’s doubles at PPA Italy.

Ling has reached the Top 10 in singles on the RTA European Tour, while currently ranking among the Top 3 singles and Top 5 doubles players in the UK.