Selkirk Unveils ‘Limited Edition’ Amped Series Paddle for US Open PBall Chps.
April 30, 2019
Hayden, ID, April 29, 2019 – Tyson McGuffin, the #1 ranked professional pickleball player, in one of the world’s fastest growing sports, will defend his Gold Medal at the US Open Pickleball Championship equipped with a new “Limited Edition” Regal Black & Gold Selkirk AMPED Series Paddle. Selkirk Sport, the leading Pickleball paddle and accessories brand today announced that McGuffin, along with the Company’s elite line-up of top professional athletes and brand ambassadors, will compete with the “Limited Edition” Regal Black & Gold Series during the US Open Pickleball Championships, April 27 – May 4, at East Naples Community Park in Naples, Florida. Limited quantities will be available for purchase at www.selkirk.com.
IMG_4450Tyson McGuffin; 1977 Wimbledon Doubles Champion, JoAnne Russell and former Top 75 Professional Tennis Player and the 2018 US Open Senior Pickleball Singles Champion, Cammy MacGregor, along with more than 100 Team Selkirk athletes, will compete at the US Open Pickleball Championships equipped with the “Limited Edition” Regal Black & Gold AMPED™ Series paddle. The innovative AMPED™ Series, a high performance, Made-in-the-USA line of pickleball paddles, combine revolutionary FiberFlex Fiberglass face technology, a thicker X5 polypropylene core and a unibody design. Available in 5 distinct models (Invikta, Epic, Maxima, S2 and Omni) suited for all styles of play, and a series of vibrant color stories, Selkirk’s AMPED Series delivers increased power, precise ball control, and a larger sweetspot – the most critical benefits to maximize performance in pickleball.
In addition to the limited edition paddles, Team Selkirk athletes will be outfitted in special edition apparel highlighted by a women’s performance tank top and a men’s performance shirt in regal black/gold and white/gold color stories.
This news comes on the heels of Selkirk Sport announcing that $300,000 will be available as part of the 2019 Player Incentive pool (a 50% increase from 2018) with $77,400 up for grabs for Team Selkirk Ambassadors at the US Open.
For more information on Selkirk Sport, Team Selkirk’s stable of Professional Pickleball Ambassadors and the innovative AMPED™ Series paddle line-up, including the “Limited Edition” Regal Black & Gold AMPED™ Series paddle, visit www.selkirk.com. To follow the Company through social media please visit Selkirk on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SelkirkSport/ or Twitter @SelkirkSport.