We're at the final installment of announcing the 2024 Nike Dink Awards winners. If you didn't catch the winners of the previous categories, check them out below.
In the meantime, let's dive into some of the more flavorful categories:
The 2024 Nike Dink Awards Results: Pro Player Categories
The fans have spoken! In fact, 13,000 of you have spoken. That’s more than double the votes we received last year. Thank you to all who voted and for keeping The Nike Dink Awards the official people’s choice awards for pickleball. If you didn’t catch the nominees for this
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The Nike Dink Awards Results: Content Creator Categories
Earlier this week we announced the winners for the pro-player categories of The Nike Dink Awards. Today, we’re excited to share the fan’s choice for the people who bring the joy of pickleball to our screens. Stay tuned for this Friday where we release the remaining winners for the categories
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Best On-Court Antics (6,511 votes)
Winner: Hayden Patriquin
Nominees and Vote Percentages:
- Hayden Patriquin: 2,692 votes (24.20%)
- Christian Alshon: 1,018 votes (9.15%)
- Matt Wright: 1,006 votes (9.04%)
- Kate Fahey: 936 votes (8.41%)
- Riley Newman: 855 votes (7.69%)
Best Dressed (6,997 votes)
Winner: Hurricane Tyra Black
Nominees and Vote Percentages:
- Hurricane Tyra Black: 2,395 votes (34.24%)
- Parris Todd: 1,722 votes (24.62%)
- Tyson McGuffin: 1,492 votes (21.33%)
- Travis Rettenmaier: 990 votes (14.15%)
- Jaume Martinez Vich: 395 votes (5.65%)
Best Beef (6,667 votes)
Winner: Allyce Jones vs Standing Upright
Nominees and Vote Percentages:
- Allyce Jones vs Standing Upright: 1,942 votes (29.15%)
- Collin Johns vs The Net Cord: 1,737 votes (26.07%)
- Johns Bros vs The Vulcan Ball: 1,650 votes (24.76%)
- Rachel Rohrabacher's "Yeah!" vs Pickleball Noises: 894 votes (13.42%)
- Grandstand Court & High Frame Rates: 440 votes (6.60%)
Best New International Tournament (5,380 votes)
Winner: Major League Pickleball Australia
Nominees and Vote Percentages:
- MLP Australia: 2,051 votes (38.15%)
- Pickleball World Cup: 1,773 votes (32.98%)
- English Open: 734 votes (13.65%)
- India Open: 444 votes (8.26%)
- European PB Championships: 374 votes (6.96%)
Okay now it's time to get to the fan favorites:
Fan Favorite Player of the Year (7,149 votes)
Winner: Anna Bright
Nominees and Vote Percentages:
- Anna Bright: 2,424 votes (33.93%)
- Jaume Martinez Vich: 1,351 votes (18.91%)
- Quang Duong: 1,336 votes (18.70%)
- Zane Navratil: 1,062 votes (14.87%)
- Hayden Patriquin: 971 votes (13.59%)
Fan Favorite International Player (5,723 votes)
Winner: Chao Yi Wang
Nominees and Vote Percentages:
- Chao Yi Wang: 2,416 votes (42.24%)
- Armaan Bhatia: 952 votes (16.64%)
- Mitch Hargreaves: 950 votes (16.61%)
- Pei Chuan Kao: 877 votes (15.33%)
- Louis Laville: 525 votes (9.18%)
College Team of the Year (5,985 votes)
Winner: University of Texas at Austin
Nominees and Vote Percentages:
- University of Texas — Austin: 1,152 votes (19.27%)
- Ohio State University: 528 votes (8.83%)
- University of Florida: 509 votes (8.51%)
- UNC Chapel Hill: 493 votes (8.25%)
- Utah Tech: 458 votes (7.66%)
- University of Southern California: 418 votes (6.99%)
- Florida Atlantic University: 394 votes (6.59%)
- University of Virginia: 372 votes (6.22%)
- Virginia Tech: 330 votes (5.52%)
- Purdue University: 235 votes (3.93%)
- Samford University: 230 votes (3.85%)
- Indiana University: 215 votes (3.60%)
- North Carolina State University: 156 votes (2.61%)
- Utah State University: 154 votes (2.58%)
- Clemson University: 148 votes (2.48%)
- Utah Valley University: 144 votes (2.41%)
Fan Favorite Challenger MLP Team (5,068 votes)
Winner: Miami Pickleball Club
Nominees and Vote Percentages:
- Miami Pickleball Club: 830 votes (16.38%)
- Florida Smash: 648 votes (12.79%)
- Chicago Slice: 625 votes (12.33%)
- Atlanta Bouncers: 506 votes (9.98%)
- Brooklyn Aces: 498 votes (9.83%)
- Las Vegas Night Owls: 487 votes (9.61%)
- SoCal Hard Eights: 469 votes (9.25%)
- California Black Bears: 386 votes (7.62%)
- Bay Area Breakers: 344 votes (6.79%)
- Frisco Pandas: 275 votes (5.43%)
Fan Favorite Premier MLP Team (5,820 votes)
Winner: New Jersey 5s
Nominees and Vote Percentages:
- New Jersey 5s: 1,159 votes (19.91%)
- Dallas Flash Pickleball: 1,152 votes (19.79%)
- St. Louis Shock: 891 votes (15.31%)
- Orlando Squeeze: 596 votes (10.24%)
- Texas Ranchers: 400 votes (6.87%)
- D.C. Pickleball Team: 330 votes (5.67%)
- New York Hustlers: 278 votes (4.78%)
- Los Angeles Mad Drops: 268 votes (4.60%)
- Carolina Pickleball Club: 213 votes (3.66%)
- Utah Black Diamonds: 212 votes (3.64%)
- Arizona Drive: 191 votes (3.28%)
- Columbus Sliders: 130 votes (2.23%)
