Mission Hills Group and Ram Sports held a press conference and signing ceremony at Mission Hills Haikou. According to World Pickleball Federation Chairman Seymour Rifkind, the International Pickleball Training Professional Association and the World Pickleball Federation plan to hold the 2025 Pickleball Games in Haikou in December of next year in an attempt to highlight the advantages of the Hainan Free Trade Port and pickleball's rise in popularity. For one week, there will be a variety of forums, city tours, and competitions as part of the first-ever Pickleball World Championships.

Pickleball is a paddle sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton, and ping-pong using a paddle and plastic ball with holes. It is a game that is appropriate for players of all ages and skill levels. Rules for pickleball are simple, making it a great introductory sport.

To advance the global promotion and standardization of pickleball, Mission Hills Group has entered into an agreement with Ram Sports to introduce this internationally renowned sport in China. Introducing Haikou will open up new chances for Hainan's sports industry expansion. Based on the agreement, Ram Sports will collaborate with Mission Hills Group to construct the world's biggest indoor pickleball court at the Mission Hills Resort in Haikou, operate a pickleball training center and academy, and annually host the World Pickleball Forum Summit. Introducing a professional pickleball training system and resources will revitalize the popularity and development of pickleball in China, and offer residents and tourists additional sports and leisure choices.

Shixin Wei, Deputy Director of Haikou Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports Bureau, Tenniel Chu, Vice Chairman of Mission Hills Group, Seymour Rifkind, Chairman of World Pickleball Federation, Alex Yuan, President of Ram Sports, and Mission Hills Group Sports Business Development Director Tiger Cai attended the event.

It is a great honor to stand in front of you today at this momentous occasion, as Mission Hills Group and Ram Sports collaborate to support the development of pickleball, one of the most dynamic and quickly growing sports in the world," stated Tenniel Chu, Vice Chairman of Mission Hills Group. Over the next five years, 100 million pickleball players are expected to be developed in China, where the sport is expected to grow rapidly with plans to construct 10,000 new courts. With this ambitious effort, China is demonstrating its dedication to pickleball promotion and integration into the country's sports culture. Hainan is ideally situated to serve as a major center for the growth of the sport in China due to its advantageous geographic location and policies. Hainan Island benefits from special policy advantages as the largest free trade area in China.

The president of Ram Sports, Alex Yuan, stressed in his speech the value of both a skilled teaching staff and professional venues with extensive amenities for pickleball's development. The opening of China's first professional pickleball base in Mission Hills Haikou by Ram Sports is a major turning point in the development of pickleball in China. Here, we'll build the biggest indoor pickleball court in the world, replete with a medical rehabilitation facility, a physical training facility, and a Mission Hills Football Training Base Athletes Hotel. Our goal is to improve Asian pickleball by using China and Hainan as a starting point and offering the WPF and IPTPA's professional training programs and resources.