Eleven PPA “Stats and Facts” Headlines from 2023 Pt. 2

Part Two: Medals and Standings Triple Threats: Which male players finished the year ranked in the Top Ten in all three categories: Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles? Ben Johns (1-1-1, respectively) Tyson McGuffin (3-10-6) JW Johnson (5-3(tie)-4) Dylan Frazier...

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...

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...

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...