Viking Athletics Enters Pickleball Realm

Viking Athletics is a company that is built around the dream of playing racquet sports at the highest levels.

It has been the market leaders in platform tennis for almost 30 years now. Platform tennis is a sport that combines both tennis and squash. After almost three decades of being the most recognizable brand name in the platform tennis space. Viking has now ventured into the realm of pickleball.

After establishing itself in the platform tennis world, Viking decided to expand into a bigger space, and took its expertise in the platform world to enter the pickleball realm. Given its know- how, cutting-edge technology, means of production, established partnerships, and significant distribution across the country, pickleball was an obvious choice.

Viking has done exactly that by signing a top five pickleball player to its team. Andrei Daescu, a former all-American D1 college player and Davis Cup player for Romania who has established himself as an elite pickleball player. Andrei wants to grow the game of pickleball in any way that he can. To this extent, he has been instrumental in the design of Viking’s Axe and Shield pickleball paddles.

Taking full advantage of Viking’s proprietary platform tennis “Carbon Fiber Stability System” (CFS 2 ), which allows the optimal blend of control, power, spin, touch, and maneuverability to coexist seamlessly, Andrei designed both paddles with the intent to

a) appeal to recreational players already playing or looking to get into the game

b) to provide established, tournament level players with a cutting-edge option in the sweet spot of playability and durability.

Enter the 11mm Viking Axe with its sleek design and playability that will allow any average Joe to get their fill of dinks in. Andrei himself will be using the 16mm Viking Shield, built to withstand the rigors of league matches and professional tournaments, equally adept at topspin shots and rapid- fire exchanges around the kitchen.

Last but not least, the carbon fiber fine grit finish on both our Axe and Shield paddles makes it easy to consistently add spin and feel to each and every shot. Viking has produced paddles that are good enough for one of the best pickleball players in the world, and encourages everyone to give their paddles a try to find out for themselves.

Learn more about the Axe and Shield paddles, as well as all the equipment, accessories and more that Viking Athletics has to offer, by visiting VikingAthletics.com