Houston Championship Sunday Preview, from the Stats Desk

by | Apr 13, 2024 | Anna Bright, Ben Johns, Championship, Championship Sunday, Collin Johns, Dekel Bar, Federico Staksrud, Finals, Jackie Kawamoto, Lea Jansen, Marietta Wright, Pablo Tellez, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, Rachel Rohrabacher, stats preview, tina pisnik, Tournament, Veolia Houston Open 2024, Vivienne David

Ben Johns is looking for his 120th gold, 40th doubles gold and 45th mixed doubles gold. Collin Johns is looking for his 30th gold (all in men’s doubles). Ben Johns’ 21st career PPA Triple Crown last week in North Carolina was his first in 2024. He had nine last year....

Double dipping will be the norm on Championship Sunday

by | Mar 10, 2024 | Anna Bright, Championship, championship sunday preview, Connor Garnett, Federico Staksrud, Finals, Indoor National Championships 2024, Pablo Tellez, pickleball, PPA, ppa 2024, ppa tour, ppa tour 2024, Rachel Rohrabacher, Thomas Wilson, Tyler Loong, Vivienne David

If you like Ben Johns, this is not your weekend. If you’re a huge fan of Anna Leigh Waters, well, maybe this isn’t your weekend, either, or Riley Newman or James Ignatowich.  Better luck next time. They’ll be back soon enough But if you like Federico Stakrsud, Sunday...

Stakrsud will be busy on Championship Sunday

by | Mar 9, 2024 | Championship, Collin Johns, Connor Garnett, Federico Staksrud, Finals, Indoor National Championships 2024, indoor usa championships, Matt Wright, Pablo Tellez, pickleball, pickleball central, pickleball central indoor usa championship, PPA, ppa tour, ppa tour 2024, Rachel Rohrabacher, Thomas Wilson, Tournament, Vivienne David

We’ve known all along about how impressive Federico Staksrud is. And now at the PPA’s Indoor Championships, Staksrud is going next-level. What a pair of days for Staksrud, who is ascending from good to great to elite in a short amount of time.  Staksrud, who has 18...

Pairings and Pools for the CIBA PPA Tour Finals

by | Nov 22, 2023 | AJ Koller, Allyce Jones, Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, Christian Alshon, Collin Johns, Connor Garnett, Dekel Bar, DJ Young, Dylan Frazier, etta wright, Federico Staksrud, Finals, Irina Tereschenko, Jade Kawamoto, James Ignatowich, Jay Devilliers, Jessie Irvine, Jorja Johnson, Judit Castillo, Julian Arnold, JW Johnson, lacy schneeman, Lacy Schneemann, Lauren Stratman, Lea Jansen, Lucy Kovalova, Marietta Wright, Mary Brascia, Matt Wright, Meghan Dizon, News, Pablo Tellez, pickleball, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, Riley Newman, Thomas Wilson, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, Vivienne David, Yana Grechkina, yana newell

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

by | Nov 9, 2023 | BioFreeze USA Pickleball National Championships 2023, Callie Smith, Championship, Christian Alshon, Dylan Frazier, Federico Staksrud, Finals, Jessie Irvine, Lacy Schneemann, Lina Padegimaite, Meghan Dizon, Pablo Tellez, Parris Todd, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Riley Newman, Stream, Vivienne David

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...