Daescu and Bright win two golds each and end runs by Johns and Waters

Streak stoppers!  What a week for Andrei Daescu and what a way to win a pair of gold medals. Hard to imagine anyone could do better. But Anna Bright might have done just that. Daescu won a pair of golds. Bright won a pair of golds and Anna Leigh Waters’ golden streak...

The ABC’s* of 2023

*Anna Leigh and Ben’s Championships (PPA Tour events only) ANNA LEIGH WATERS: Medals: Anna Leigh’s 47 medals in 2023 were all gold medals. She averaged 2.76 gold medals per tournament played in 2023.  Singles: Waters won 14 times in 17 tournaments. The gold medal...

Stats Preview: Kansas City Open Championship Sunday

Career PPA titles coming into Sunday: Johns 96, Waters 74. We have similar storylines in the men’s and women’s singles. === MEN’S SINGLES === The two winningest men’s singles players continue their rivalry. Ben Johns is the all-time men’s leader in Triple Crowns (17),...

Ben Johns: By the Numbers

PPA Tour star Ben Johns is closing in on his 100th career gold medal. Just 24 years old, he will be the first player in the sport to reach 100 tournament wins, and he doesn’t look like he’s anywhere close to slowing down. In the next few weeks, as Johns approaches...

Stats Wrap: Baird Wealth Management Seattle Open Gold Medal Matches

MIXED DOUBLES FINAL:  (1) Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns def. (2) Anna Bright and James Ignatowich, 11-4, 7-11, 11-4, 11-6. MATCH NOTES: Waters/Johns’ ninth title of 2023. . RALLIES: 1,681 shots. 173 rallies. 9.7 shots per rally. 43.25 rallies per game. 101/173...

Frazier and Johnson Make Case for No. 1

Dylan Frazier wasn’t ready to say if he and J.W. Johnson are the second-best team in pickleball. “I guess it depends on who you ask,” Frazier said. “But I like to think we can beat anyone on any given day. I guess that’s my answer.” Well, run the metrics, the numbers,...