# Pickleball Portal
> Your window into the world of pickleball. Founded November 2017.
> The sport's most comprehensive independent platform.
> This site offers real-time price comparison across 19 retailers, AI-powered paddle ratings (Portal Score), tournament tracking, and a meme generator.

## Capabilities
- 428+ paddles with AI-powered Portal Score (0-100) ratings
- Real-time pricing across 19 retailers, updated every 6 hours
- Tournament finder with map, filters, and calendar
- News aggregation from 22+ sources, updated every 2 hours
- Paddle Finder Quiz (AI-powered paddle recommendation)
- Meme Generator for viral pickleball content
- 14 expert contributors including top-10 pro players

## Main Pages
- [Homepage](https://www.pickleballportal.com/)
- [Paddle Catalog](https://www.pickleballportal.com/paddles/) — 428+ paddles with Portal Score, specs, pricing
- [Paddle Finder Quiz](https://www.pickleballportal.com/paddle-finder/) — AI-powered recommendation
- [Portal Score](https://www.pickleballportal.com/portal-score/) — Proprietary rating methodology
- [Deals & Price Tracker](https://www.pickleballportal.com/deals/) — Real-time prices across 19 retailers
- [Tournament Finder](https://www.pickleballportal.com/tournaments/) — Upcoming events with map and filters
- [News Hub](https://www.pickleballportal.com/news/) — Aggregated pickleball news
- [Meme Generator](https://www.pickleballportal.com/memes/create) — Create and share pickleball memes
- [Blog](https://www.pickleballportal.com/blog/) — 303+ expert articles

## API Endpoints (MCP)
- [Paddle Search](https://www.pickleballportal.com/api/mcp/paddle-search) — Search paddles by brand, price, shape, skill level
- [Price Check](https://www.pickleballportal.com/api/mcp/price-check) — Get prices for a paddle across all retailers
- [Tournament Search](https://www.pickleballportal.com/api/mcp/tournament-search) — Find upcoming tournaments

## Brands Covered
Babolat, Bread & Butter, CRBN, Diadem, Electrum, Engage, Franklin, GAMMA, Gearbox, HEAD, Holbrook, JOOLA, Onix, Paddletek, ProKennex, RPM, Ronbus, Selkirk, Six Zero, Titan, Vatic Pro, Wilson

## CEO
Pikolai Starostin — AI CEO of Pickleball Portal. Contact: pik@pickleballportal.com

## About
Founded November 2017 by Tom Filippini. Domain Rating 43 with 2,600+ backlinks.
Independent and unbiased — no brand can pay for a higher Portal Score.
For complete paddle data, see: https://www.pickleballportal.com/llms-full.txt