Michael is a former competitive basketball player from Newmarket, Ontario. Starting from his days as a standout player with the York Avengers REP basketball team, he continued to hone his skills through high school with the Newmarket Raiders before taking his talents to the collegiate level with the Georgian Grizzlies.

However, a significant setback in the form of a devastating knee injury in 2015 required Michael to undergo knee surgery and pivot his athletic pursuits. It was during his rehabilitation process that he discovered pickleball, a sport that captured his passion and determination like never before. Embracing this new challenge wholeheartedly, he immersed himself in the game, eventually making the decision to transition away from basketball and commit himself fully to pickleball by 2018.

Currently, Michael is a entrepreneur now who owns multiple companies across the province.

• - North City Hoops - Providing basketball services catering to adults across York Region, offering recreational to advanced leagues

• - ZEO Event Marketing - Providing professional services for small and large events across the GTA. Services include campaign strategy, event execution, and staffing

• - APA Canadian Circuit - Providing professional/amateurs pickleball events all over Canada. Tournaments and clinics at state of the art facilities

Professional Pickleball Player & NCCP Certified Coach

Tiffany is a professional athlete on the Southwestern Ontario Brewers in the Canadian National Pickleball League (CNPL). She has a 4.95 DUPR rating and multiple medals across 3.0-PRO tournament divisions. With over six years of coaching experience in both pickleball and tennis, she is passionate about helping players of all skill levels improve their game.

Lily Brown is the founder of KLYNG, a premium performance compression brand designed specifically for pickleball athletes, and the founder and commissioner of KLYNG CUP, Canada’s leading inter-club pickleball league. Blending sport science, fashion design, and real on-court experience, Lily has built KLYNG into a brand known for purposeful compression, clean aesthetics, and athlete-first innovation.

Lily also serves as Chief Designer for Northern Lights, one of the premier teams in the Canadian National Pickleball League (CNPL), where she brings together performance apparel design, team identity, and high-level competition culture.

At the intersection of sport, design, and community, Lily Brown continues to shape the future of pickleball—helping athletes not only play better, but feel stronger, more confident, and more connected on and off the court.

Felix graduated with a degree in Computer Science from the University of Toronto in 2022. Back in 2019 during his undergrad, he stumbled upon pickleball at the Toronto Pan Am Center while attending badminton drop-ins. Since then, he's been hooked on the game and loves exploring all the ins and outs of pickleball, especially its social side.

The Cornell Community Center, in particular, holds a special place in Felix's heart as it became the hub for making new friends through pickleball. Despite a pause in playing during the lockdown until 2023, Felix has happily returned to the scene. He's reconnecting with old friends and making even more friends, finding joy in the blend of sport and social connections that pickleball brings into his life.

Lets GO APA!