Ian Yi

Ian Yi is a professional pickleball player based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, who serves as Head Pro at Brighton Pickleball Club. With a rating over 6.0 in both singles and doubles, Yi competes across all three disciplines on the pro circuit, including PPA Tour events like the Veolia Lakeland Open. He's built a reputation not just for his competitive play but for his engaging, kind-hearted coaching style that makes the sport accessible to players of all ages and skill levels.

While Yi may not yet have the name recognition of the sport's biggest stars, he's the kind of player-coach who's essential to pickleball's growth at the grassroots level. He brings competitive grit to every match he plays on tour while pouring his experience back into developing the next generation of players at Brighton Pickleball Club. With 7 pro tournaments under his belt and counting, Yi is still in the early chapters of his pro career, balancing the grind of competition with his passion for growing the sport from the ground up.