Manila to Host Global Pickleball Federation Congress 2025

Credits to: GPF (https://globalpickleballfederation.org/news/manila-awaits-2025-gpf-congress-and-agm-nov-27-dec-2/)

The Global Pickleball Federation (GPF) will stage its second in-person GPF Congress and Annual General Meeting in the Philippines (https://globalpickleballfederation.org/news/manila-awaits-2025-gpf-congress-and-agm-nov-27-dec-2/) from Saturday, November 29, to Wednesday, December 3, 2025. The venue is the Edsa Shangri-La in Mandaluyong City, one of Metro Manila’s landmark hotels and an easy launchpad for both meetings and play. The four-day gathering will unite federation presidents, national delegates, and key stakeholders to align on rules, ethics, and the sport’s global expansion.

The Philippines has surged into Asia’s pickleball spotlight, thanks to lively street-court scenes, club growth, and easy-access venues. Hosting the Congress in Metro Manila places the movement’s community heartbeat beside its boardroom debates. The setting signals GPF’s bet that durable growth starts where new players first pick up a paddle.

This surge underscores the broader rise of pickleball in Asia (https://www.pickle.asia), where communities from Manila to Kuala Lumpur are driving both visibility and participation.

Unity, Compliance, Participation

Governance with unity. Sessions are designed to help members “connect, reflect, and plan ahead,” consolidating standards, representation, and transparency across continents.

Olympic-pathway literacy. Workshops will unpack International Olympic Committee (IOC) compliance—essential policies for integrity, anti-doping, and safeguarding—and outline steps toward membership in AIMS (the Alliance of Independent Recognised Members of Sport), a recognized bridge for sports seeking wider legitimacy.

Grassroots first. Program blocks elevate community pipelines—street events, school partnerships, and national starter programs—treating participation growth as the sport’s true performance metric.