Happy National Pickleball Day from the PPA Tour

If you’re reading this, if you’re a regular pickleball player, whether at a PPA event or with friends and soon-to-be friends at a local park, you already know how special pickleball is. There are so many stories out there, and you probably know a few, about how...

Stats Wrap: Takeya Showcase Gold Medal Matches

***STATS BREAKDOWN*** MEN’S DOUBLES FINAL:  (2) Dylan Frazier and JW Johnson def. (1) Ben Johns and Collin Johns, 11-6, 11-4, 10-12, 11-4.  . MATCH NOTES:  Fourth title this year for Frazier/Johnson, including back-to-back with Seattle Open last week. Collin John’s...

Takeya Showcase Sunday Preview, from the Stats Desk: 

NEW BLOOD: For the first time ever on the PPA Tour, neither Anna Leigh Waters nor Ben Johns will be in a Singles final, when one or both were in the tournament. Waters’ streak of Triple Crowns ends at six in a row, tied with Simone Jardim for the PPA Tour record. BEN...

Collin Johns injured, could miss Saturday at Takeya 

Collin Johns, who has won four of the past five tournaments with brother Ben Johns, sustained an injury Friday during his first match in the mixed doubles bracket at the Takeya Showcase in Fountain View, Calif.  “He was poaching a ball at full extension and his heel...

PPA Tour hits new heights in Seattle

Nearly 9 million people play pickleball in the United States.  Last week, four of them played at the court where the game was invented. The First Pickleball Court in History: Bainbridge Island The Seattle Open was a huge success, bringing the game back to the area...