"A dispute over a rule led to a brawl during a pickleball game at a central Florida country club, authorities said, with one player hitting his opponent in the face with a paddle and punching him on the ground before others got involved. A 63-year-old man was charged Sunday with two counts of felony battery on a person 65 or older,"
"The two were playing another married couple when they began arguing about shots being made in what is known as the kitchen, a marked area on either side of the net. By rule, players can only take a shot in the area once the ball has landed there; otherwise they must avoid it. The players exchanged insults, and at the end of the match, the man insulted his male opponent's wife. The men exchanged words, and the 63-year-old man attacked his opponent,"
A dispute over the kitchen rule during a pickleball match at a central Florida country club escalated into a violent brawl. A 63‑year‑old man allegedly struck his opponent in the face with a paddle and punched him while he was on the ground. His 51‑year‑old wife joined the altercation. Both were charged with felony battery on a person 65 or older — the man with two counts, the wife with one. The incident involved the two married couples and grew to include as many as twenty players on the courts. An attorney for the man did not immediately respond to inquiries.
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