First round not kind to Johns again

Kind of a weird pattern Ben Johns is slipping into here at the PPA Championships. It’s the same thing two days in a row now. Another early round loss for Johns, Friday’s a much more rare situation, and another comeback, albeit not a surprise at this point. Johns lost...

Pairings and Pools for the CIBA PPA Tour Finals

With the Hertz Gold Cup behind us, there’s just one stop left on the 2023 PPA schedule: the CIBC PPA Tour Finals taking place Nov. 30 – Dec. 3 in San Clemente, CA. Players have fought week in and week out all year long to finish at the top of the rankings and earn the...

Ignatowich and Bright earn Mixed Doubles Final berth

No. 2 seeds James Ignatowich and Anna Bright are through to the mixed doubles final after a clinical three-game victory over JW and Jorja Johnson on a chilly Saturday in Dallas.  The duo know their opponents well, living only about 10 minutes away from the Johnsons in...

Doubling Down: Thursday’s Paired Action Doesn’t Disappoint

Rain throughout Dallas moved Thursday’s matches inside and made for cooler temperatures, but the day’s doubles matches certainly brought the heat. Here’s everything you need to know from Round of 16 doubles action to get up to speed for Friday’s quarterfinals.   Mixed...

Championship Sunday Stats Wrap: Guaranteed Rate PPA ​Championships

=== MEN’S DOUBLES FINAL ===  (1) Ben Johns and Collin Johns def. (2) Dylan Frazier and JW Johnson, 7-11, 3-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-6. MATCH NOTES: Eleventh title this year for Johns brothers. Third straight silver medal for Frazier/Johnson. Game Two, a rarity: Collin Johns...

Injury Puts Ignatowich Out For the Tournament

James Ignatowich got through one match with a sprained left ankle Saturday, but said he wasn’t healthy enough to make it through another. He and partner Matt Wright were forced to withdraw before their semifinal in Las Vegas, and now Ignatowich is also out of Sunday’s...