Championship Sunday Standout Stats from the Picklr Utah Open

Salt Lake City, Utah. August 25, 2024 MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: (6) Jessie Irvine and Gabe Tardio def. (1) Anna Bright and James Ignatowich, 12-10, 11-9, 11-8. Irvine’s first Mixed Doubles title since 2022. Tardio’s first Mixed Doubles title, and first Mixed Doubles medal....

STORYLINES FOR THE HYUNDAI MASTERS POWERED BY INVITED (January 9-14, 2024)

OVERALL TOP 5: GRAND SLAM: Starting the year with a SLAM – one of only 4 tourneys worth 2,000 points.  BALL DROP: Vulcan VPRO FLIGHT is the new official pickleball of the Carvana PPA Tour. NO STRINGS: Genie Bouchard, Jack Sock, and Donald Young start a full campaign...

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...

Top Seeds, Upsets, and Injury: Breaking Down Wednesday Afternoon’s Pro Action

Pro singles, gender doubles, and mixed doubles play kicked off on Wednesday at the Biofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships. With an unfortunate injury and upsets in mixed doubles, here are snapshots from a busy afternoon of play at Brookhaven Country Club. On...

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),...

Top dogs advance, but underdogs steal the show in KC

Yes, it’s going to be No. 1 vs. No. 2 on Sunday in the mixed doubles final at the PPA Tour’s Kansas City Open. That’s not really a surprise. When Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters play, they’re near impossible to beat. When Riley Newman and Jessie Irvine pair up,...