With the number of registered players more than doubling in the last year, pickleball is among the fastest growing sports in Canada.

There are now more than 13,000 people across the country taking to the courts on an annual basis, including more than 400 of those who make their home in Kelowna, often recognized as a hotbed of pickleball.

Last weekend, the game was front and centre in the Okanagan as Pickleball Kelowna played host to the Pickleball Canada National Tournament91裸聊视频攆eaturing 430 players from across North America91裸聊视频攁t the Parkinson Recreation Centre.

Kelowna91裸聊视频檚 four-year run as hosts for the national event has come to an end91裸聊视频攁t least for now91裸聊视频攁s Kingston, ON has been chosen by Pickleball Canada to host the 2019 tournament.

The 2018 event was played on 12 dedicated pickleball courts at Parkinson, along with 16 more temporary ones on the Basil Meikle Tennis Courts.

If Pickleball Kelowna is to remain firmly on the map for future national events, club spokesman Wayne Pierce said a larger, dedicated pickleball facility will need to be built.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 been a really good run for us, we certainly recognized going into this that Pickleball Canada wants to move this around the country and we understand that,91裸聊视频� said Pierce.

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Pierce said regardless of when the nationals return, Pickleball Kelowna will continue to host major annual events91裸聊视频攑erhaps a Canadian Open or Western Canadian championship.

As far as the benefits the community reaps from hosting such events, the nationals this year generated an estimated $1 million for the local economy.

On the court, the 2018 Canada National Tournament was temporarily hindered by rain on Friday afternoon, but Pierce said by mid-day on Saturday all matches were back on schedule.

Here91裸聊视频檚 a look at how local players fared at the national tournament:

91裸聊视频� Men91裸聊视频檚 doubles senior open91裸聊视频擬ike Schwarz and Jay Rippel (Issaquah, WA), gold

91裸聊视频� Men91裸聊视频檚 singles Open91裸聊视频擩ordan Renwick, silver

91裸聊视频� Women91裸聊视频檚 Singles Open91裸聊视频擟hantal Plamondon, silver

91裸聊视频� Mixed Doubles Open91裸聊视频擱oberta Meakin and Marco Jankowiak (Fraser Valley), bronze

91裸聊视频� Men91裸聊视频檚 4.5 doubles91裸聊视频擩ordan Renwick and Andreas Wins-Purdy, silver

91裸聊视频� Women91裸聊视频檚 doubles 4.591裸聊视频擫orena McClure and Jillian Jackson, bronze

91裸聊视频� Women91裸聊视频檚 doubles 4.091裸聊视频� Jillian Nicholls and Chantal Plamondon (Quebec), silver

91裸聊视频� Women91裸聊视频檚 doubles 3.591裸聊视频擝everly Shoaf and Margaret Kessler, silver

91裸聊视频� Women91裸聊视频檚 doubles Open91裸聊视频擱oberta Meakin and Jayna Mikuse (Kamloops), gold; and Laura Schwarz and Sue Fosbery, silver

91裸聊视频� Mixed doubles senior Open91裸聊视频擫aura Schwarz and Mike Schwarz, silver

91裸聊视频� Mixed doubles 4.591裸聊视频擪aren Austin and Naveed Butt (Nanton, AB), bronze

91裸聊视频� Mixed doubles 4.091裸聊视频擲tan Kuropatwa and Chantal Plamondon, bronze

91裸聊视频� Women91裸聊视频檚 3.5 singles91裸聊视频擜nne Pettit, silver

91裸聊视频� Men91裸聊视频檚 singles 3.591裸聊视频擬ichael Botterill, silver