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Anna Leigh Waters Removed from Paddletek Website

by Alex E. Weaver on

Rumors have been circulating for months that #1 ranked women's pro Anna Leigh Waters could be moving on from longtime sponsor Paddletek.

Some have speculated she'll land at JOOLA in what would certainly be a blockbuster deal. To date, those rumors have not been confirmed.

We've reached out to a number of parties involved in this story and will update this article as new information becomes available.

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What we do know is this: Anna Leigh, once the poster child of Paddletek, is no longer listed anywhere on the company's website.

Not the homepage. Not the paddle page. Not the "Team Paddletek" page. Nowhere.

You can still purchase a Bantam ALW-C (below), her signature paddle, but her name or image are nowhere to be found on the product page.

The Paddletek Bantam ALW-C, Anna Leigh Waters' signature paddle.

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Alex E. Weaver

Alex E. Weaver

Alex is The Dink's Digital Content Manager. (Have a tip? Hit him up.) His passions used to include hiking, traveling, and spending time with his family. Now all he does is play pickleball.

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