Currie , our photographer , to use his pictures in the articles .
Also present at the tournament : Pickleball52 , a new UK-based newsletter and website , which interviewed many players ; Everything but the Kitchen Dink ( EBTKD ), a popular podcast in the UK ; and Pickleball Addiction , a podcast and newsletter , which also sponsored one of the MLP teams .
Again , we livestreamed the Championship Court games across all four days — there was plenty of excellent play to watch . None more exciting than the mixed doubles OPEN final between Thaddea Lock & James Chaudry and Pei Chuan Kao & Louis Laville , with the latter taking gold in three games . All four finalists were medal winners across the weekend . Thaddea was on the winning team in the MLP English Style event on Thursday and won silver in singles and gold in women ’ s doubles ; James won gold in singles and silver in men ’ s doubles ; Pei won gold in singles and silver in women ’ s doubles ; and Louis got the bronze in singles and gold in men ’ s doubles .
A huge thank-you to all the volunteers who helped set up on Wednesday , those who manned the welcome desk , court monitors , runners , livestream commentators , and everyone who helped pack up on Sunday and Monday . A few special shout-outs to Louise Stephens and Elaine Shallcross who handed out medals for more than 90 events over the four days and tried to make everyone feel special ; Jackie Arico for being a court monitor for four straight days , including her birthday on the Saturday ; and Nisha Raja for all her help on setup , extra tables for our sponsors and arranging for SCAN to take care of storage of all our court dividers and nets and other stuff between now and the 2024 English OPEN . •
Mixed Doubles 18 + OPEN medalists ( l to r ): Thaddea Lock , James Chaudry , Pei Chuan Kao , Louis Laville , Emilia Smythe and Freddie Powell .
Men ’ s Singles 18 + OPEN medalists ( l to r ): Freddie Powell , James Chaudry and Louis Laville .
Men ’ s Doubles 18 + OPEN medalists ( l to r ): James Chaudry , Pep Giuliano , Freddie Powell , Louis Laville , Bernie Audibert and Wesley Jackson .
Women ’ s Singles 18 + OPEN medalists ( l to r ): Thaddea Lock , Pei Chuan Kao and Mollie Kubrick-Finney .
Women ’ s Doubles OPEN medalists ( l to r ): Jess Wilson , Natalia Novikova , Thaddea Lock , Mollie Kubrick- Finney , Pei Chuan Kao and Antonella Giuliano .
NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2023 | MAGAZINE 79