PPA Tour “Stats and Facts” Headlines from 2023

Gold Medal Matches In numerical order: 11: Catherine Parenteau trailed Lea Jansen 0-5 in the decisive Game Three of the Women’s Singles Final at the National Indoor Championships, then she won eleven points on eleven serves to claim the title. 12: There were only 12...

Looking back to the weekend, looking ahead to 2024

The end of the 2023 PPA season finished like it started. Without a surprise. What did we learn from this past weekend’s Tour Championship? And what should we expect in 2024? Women’s singles What we saw: Total domination. Anna Leigh Waters won again. OK, not a...

“It’s the Sport of Today and the Future”: How The Hype Guys Entered the Political Sphere 

When you imagine things ‘not going to plan’ in Las Vegas, you’re usually not thinking of anything good. It’s a good thing, then, that The Hype Guys aren’t your usual duo. After a summer spent creating their brand by exciting pickleball crowds around the country,...

STORYLINES FOR THE HERTZ GOLD CUP POWERED BY TIXR

OVERALL TOP 5: RACIN’ TO THE FINALS: Last chance to earn points to qualify for the PPA Finals in San Clemente  PICTONA PART DEUX: PPA returns to Holly Hill for the 2nd time in ’23 (1st time was in March) NO POPPA JIMMY: Sitting this one out J DUB: JW Johnson looks for...

PPA Daytona: Points at a premium

This is it. A last chance to make the dance.  The PPA’s regular season ends this week at the Hertz Gold Cup in Daytona, Fla. It’s the last time for players to qualify for the end-of-the-season Tour Championship in San Clemente, Calif., which will begin on Nov. 30....