This journey is bigger than pickleball.
I’m starting my first full season as a PPA signed professional pickleball player, but creating this page is about something much bigger for me than pickleball. It’s about surrender.
I believe God has appointed me to compete with Christ at the center of everything I do—to honor Him through the way I prepare, compete, handle adversity, treat others, and use the opportunities I’ve been given.
Part of that calling is representing Nebraska Pickleball on the professional stage. I want to represent our community in a way that makes people proud and show what Nebraska is all about—hard work, humility, generosity, relationships, and taking care of one another.
LEARNING TO ACCEPT HELP.
I’ve always been much more comfortable being the person who gives, teaches, coaches, organizes, and helps others. Creating this page requires me to be vulnerable enough to admit that pursuing professional pickleball at the highest level takes a tremendous amount of time, travel, training, and resources—and that I don’t have to do it alone.
Barlow Backers is an exercise in surrendering some of my pride and allowing people who believe in me and this mission to become part of the journey. I’m going to give everything I have to see where God takes this. And if you’d like to come alongside me, I’d be incredibly grateful to have you as a Barlow Backer.
COME ALONGSIDE THE JOURNEY
TIP OF THE MONTH
$10 / MONTH
BARLOW BACKER
Be part of the journey. For those who want to follow along and help support what we’re building.
BECOME A BACKER
$10 / MONTH
BARLOW BACKER
Be part of the journey. For those who want to follow along and help support what we’re building.
BECOME A BACKER
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$25 / MONTH
ALL-IN BACKER
Help fuel the journey through travel, training, tournament, and other expenses that come with competing professionally.
GO ALL-IN
$50 / MONTH
BARLOW BELIEVER
You believe in where this can go. Your support helps make it possible to pursue professional pickleball at the highest level.
BECOME A BELIEVER
All three levels receive the same core Barlow Backer benefits. The difference isn’t what you receive. It’s the level at which you’ve chosen to support the journey.
Where Your Support Goes
TRAINING
Coaching, practice, fitness, recovery, and everything required to compete at the highest level.
TOURNAMENTS
Entry fees and expenses associated with competing throughout the PPA season.
THE MISSION
Helping me represent Nebraska, impact others, and see where God takes this journey.
THE MISSION
Helping me represent Nebraska, impact others, and see where God takes this journey.
THE MISSION
Helping me represent Nebraska, impact others, and see where God takes this journey.
THE MISSION
Helping me represent Nebraska, impact others, and see where God takes this journey.
Flights, hotels, transportation, and travel expenses to compete at professional events.
Barlow Backers is personal support of Matthew Barlow’s professional pickleball journey and is not presented as a charitable tax-deductible donation.
The wins. The losses. The lessons. All of it.
Professional pickleball isn’t just what happens on center court. I’ll share what I’m learning, where I’m competing, what I’m working on, the people I meet, and the moments that make the journey worth pursuing.
LATEST TOURNAMENT / RESULTS
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ON THE RECORD
2026 Results & Brackets
PPA Tour placements, partnerships, and direct links to every available bracket and result.
2026
Veolia Pickleball National Championships
Aug 31 – Sep 6 · Cary Tennis Park · Cary, NC
Current event — PPA Major · 2,000 points
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Veolia Arizona Open
Sep 14 – Sep 20 · Arizona Athletic Grounds · Mesa, AZ
Upcoming event — PPA Tour Open · 1,000 points
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Veolia Atlanta Pickleball Championships
PPA Tour
Men’s Doubles — 28th, with Ivan Jakovljevic
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Kansas City MO — Golden Ticket Qualifier
Additional Results
Men’s Singles Qualifier — 3rd
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Kansas City MO — Golden Ticket Qualifier
Additional Results
Men’s Doubles Qualifier — 1st, with Mohaned Alhouni
