by Sfapickleball | Aug 16, 2023 | 100 gold, Ben Johns, Championship, championships, gold medal, men's doubles, mens singles, mixed doubles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Tournament
PPA Tour star Ben Johns is closing in on his 100th career gold medal. Just 24 years old, he will be the first player in the sport to reach 100 tournament wins, and he doesn’t look like he’s anywhere close to slowing down. In the next few weeks, as Johns approaches...
by Sfapickleball | Aug 14, 2023 | Championship, men's doubles, mens singles, mixed doubles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, storylines, TOC, Tournament, tournament of champions, Tournament of Champions 2023, Tournaments, utah, vulcan, women's doubles, womens singles
OVERALL TOP 5: I SEE CP: Catherine Parenteau returns – how will she fare after a 3-tournament break? KNOCK KNOCK: Opportunity is knocking without AL Waters, Ben/Collin Johns, JW/Jorja Johnson, and Wright/Kovalova in the field. SATURDAY MORNING LIVE: Championship...
by Sfapickleball | Aug 5, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Championship, mixed doubles, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, takeya showcase, Takeya Showcase 2023, winning ways
After a day like we’ve never seen before on the PPA Tour, things got back to normal on Friday at the Takeya Showcase. Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters won convincingly, and the balance of power hasn’t shifted quite yet. The pair are back in another final. Thursday was...
by Sfapickleball | Aug 5, 2023 | All-Access, Allyce Jones, Ben Johns, Collin Johns, injury, men's doubles, mixed doubles, pickleball, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, takeya showcase, Takeya Showcase 2023, Tournament
Collin Johns, who has won four of the past five tournaments with brother Ben Johns, sustained an injury Friday during his first match in the mixed doubles bracket at the Takeya Showcase in Fountain View, Calif. “He was poaching a ball at full extension and his heel...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 29, 2023 | Anna Bright, Championship, Championship Sunday, Featured Player, Finals, James Ignatowich, mixed doubles, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Seattle Open 2023, Tournaments
We know Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters are the undisputed top team in mixed doubles on the PPA Tour. Who’s next? “We’re in the mix for the No. 2 spot,” said Anna Bright of herself and partner James Ignatowich. “We’re totally in there against every team, but we’re...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 22, 2023 | beer city, beer city open, Dylan Frazier, Finals, gold, grand rapids, Lauren Stratman, michigan, mixed doubles, pickleball 2023, Tournament, Tournaments
Dylan Frazier will be on the mixed doubles podium for the first time since February coming up Sunday. It’s been that long. Thanks to an impressive run in a good field at the Beer City Open in Grand Rapids, Mich., Frazier and partner Lauren Stratman will be playing...
