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Dill Dinkers' Rockville and North Bethesda pickleball clubs now have local owners
The Daily Rockville team
If you play at Dill Dinkers in Rockville, the name on the door stays the same. Entrepreneurs John and Condit Lyon have acquired the Columbia, North Bethesda and Rockville clubs, moving all three from corporate ownership to local franchise ownership.
10 of Dill Dinkers' 37 clubs are in Maryland
10 of 37
- in Maryland
- 27 in other states
Source: Maryland Daily Record
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| Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| in Maryland | 10 | 27% |
| in other states | 27 | 73% |
The couple will run the clubs through their company, The Flying Lyon. The MoCo Show reports the ownership change isn't expected to affect branding or core operations. The Lyons plan to invest in facility improvements, technology, staff development, programming and the player experience.
- New Maryland clubs: up to seven possible over the next decade
- Locations and opening dates: not announced yet
- Maryland clubs as of Nov. 5: 10, the most of any state
- First Columbia club opened in November 2022
The Flying Lyon took over three clubs and could add up to seven
- 3
- clubs now owned by The Flying Lyon
- Up to 7
- more Maryland clubs possible over a decade
- 1 million
- people in the remaining Maryland territory, and more
Sources: The MoCo Show, Maryland Daily Record
The company hasn't said which communities could get new clubs, or whether any would be in Montgomery County.
Sources: The MoCo Show, Maryland Daily Record