Stats Wrap: Championship Sunday at the Hertz Gold Cup powered by Tixr

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA. NOVEMBER 19, 2023. . WOMEN’S SINGLES FINAL: (2) Salome Devidze def. (5) Lacy Schneemann, 11-8, 12-10. MATCH NOTES: First PPA Singles gold medal for Devidze. . CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle). Schneemann: 13, including 1 on...

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...

McCurley retires from PickleballTournaments.com 

Ten years ago, Melissa McCurley remembers the world of pickleball. The best players in the world were in their 60s. There were two companies manufacturing paddles and PickleballTournaments.com was home to about 100 tournaments per year.  Now, as McCurley just finished...

Vegas Wrap Up

Nineteen triple crowns for Ben Johns. Another nineteen for Anna Leigh Waters. And a ninth triple crown for each together.  The duo paired up and were all aces in Las Vegas, both taking singles and doubles events on Championship Sunday and winning the mixed doubles...

Smith-Kovalova Back in Final

Seemingly every PPA Tournament features new players, new shots and new opportunities. And that’s great – for the fans, the players, and the sport as a whole. The underdogs are out there, ready to be cheered on, but the established players are the ones who have the...

Lessons with the Pros

What’s the one thing your players want to know when you do a lesson with them? Lindsey Newman: “It depends on the lesson or the camp I’m teaching, but I would say people want to add ‘weapons’ to their game. Also, learning how to beat the ‘bangers,’ as well as learning...