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Pro pickleball event to give QC a $1.2M boost

By: Dave Thompson|December 12, 2024
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    • Dylan Wiemers, operations manager at the Quad City Tennis Club, holds a pickleball paddle on Wednesday, Dec. 11. The Moline club will host a pro pickleball tournament from Aug. 8-10, 2025. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    A professional pickleball tournament is headed to the Quad Cities, which means a lot of visitors, hundreds of hotel rooms filled and a $1.2 million boost to the local economy, according to tourism and pickleball tournament officials.

    “This will be a win-win for sports and our local economy,” Joan Kranovich, vice president of business growth and director of Sports QC for

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