by Sfapickleball | Jul 31, 2024 | All-Access, mens singles, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, singles pickleball, Tournament, womens singles
The depth of talent in PPA tournaments is getting better and better. As pickleball’s popularity continues to boom, more people are training and putting in the work to become tournament caliber players, and that hard work is paying off in success at the PPA level,...
by Sfapickleball | Apr 3, 2024 | cary tennis park, Federico Staksrud, hunter johnson, mens singles, north carolina cup, North Carolina Cup 2024, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, Tournament, Tyson McGuffin, Yates Johnson
What a start for Yates Johnson. Oh, and welcome to the PPA Tour. Johnson, a regular winner on the APP Tour, made his debut as a newly signed member with the PPA and did it with style, ousting third-seeded Tyson McGuffin in the second round of the North Carolina Open...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 15, 2024 | Austin open, Ben Johns, Championship, Federico Staksrud, Finals, jack sock, Jorja Johnson, Judit Castillo, kaitlyn christian, mens singles, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, ppa tour 2024, singles day, Tournament, Veolia Austin Open 2024, veolia austin open powered by invited, womens singles
Jack Sock may be the future of men’s singles on the PPA Tour, but Ben Johns is certainly the present. Now, on the women’s side? Well, let’s just put a pin in that and circle back later, because for the second-consecutive tournament, the bracket is wide open. Johns...
by Sfapickleball | Oct 20, 2023 | All-Access, Championship, cibc ppa tour finals, Finals, men's doubles, mens singles, mixed doubles, News, pickleball, pickleball 2023, points, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, the race, Tournament, women's doubles, womens singles
With Las Vegas in the rearview mirror, we’re one step closer to the CIBC PPA Tour Finals taking place Nov. 30-Dec. 3 in San Clemente, California. Qualification for San Clemente is based on The Race, a ranking system based on player performance throughout the...
by Sfapickleball | Oct 6, 2023 | Aanik Lohani, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Finals, guaranteed rate, Guaranteed Rate PPA Championships 2023, las vegas, mens singles, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa championships, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, semifinals, singles day, thorlo, Tournament, womens singles
Men’s Singles The confidence Aanik Lohani said he received from beating Ben Johns back in August was significant. That was at the PPA’s Denver Open in the quarterfinals. Can you imagine how good Lohani will feel if he beats the world’s No. 1 player? Well, he’s got...
by Sfapickleball | Sep 11, 2023 | 100, Ben Johns, Championship, Championship Sunday, cincinnati open, Cincinnati Open 2023, Finals, men's doubles, mens singles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023
It was a bittersweet ending to Ben Johns’ century-eclipsing 100th title weekend in Cincinnati—he finished with 101 titles—but he probably should have punctuated his festivities with a Triple-Crown. First, Ben and Colin Johns scrapped and clawed their way to perhaps...
