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BTS Stage Pickleball Tournament in Toronto for Run BTS 2.0

Kiran MachadoPublished 42m ago2 min readBased on 5 sources
BTS Stage Pickleball Tournament in Toronto for Run BTS 2.0
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BTS traded microphones for paddles in Toronto for a pickleball tournament on Run BTS 2.0.

The episode, titled 'The 1st Pickleball Tournament l BTS in Toronto', was released on Sunday, Oct. 11. It is available to watch on the group's BANGTANTV channel BANGTANTV.

Pickleball is a paddle sport played on a short court with a light, perforated ball. It needs little introduction for two members of the group. V and j-hope had played together before as a hobby, according to Billboard.

The tournament split the seven members into uneven sides. RM and Jin played together as Team Kim-Kim. They faced Jimin and Jung Kook, playing as Team Kim Seokjin.

Jimin and Jung Kook won that match. The result sent Team Kim Seokjin through to the final.

The other route to the final ran through a three-way contest. j-hope played alone against V and Suga to decide the challenger for Jimin and Jung Kook.

Run BTS is the group's own variety show, built around games, challenges and trips. The original run started in 2015 and reached 155 episodes, with the revived Run BTS 2.0 adding new episodes on Oct. 6 and 11, according to The Korea Herald.

For viewers catching up, that history is in one place. BANGTANTV keeps a complete Run BTS playlist, which now includes the Toronto pickleball episode.

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