by Sfapickleball | Aug 9, 2023 | All-Access, emotions, fans, Featured Player, outburst, Pablo Tellez, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, ppa tour 2023
Pablo Tellez doesn’t have problems with any of the players on tour. He just has an issue with fans. And Tellez certainly isn’t really interested in being labeled the “Bad Boy” of the PPA Tour, but he’s the most likely candidate to fill the spot. And Tellez isn’t...
by Sfapickleball | Aug 8, 2023 | All-Access, Finals, gold medal matches, Paddles, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, statistics, Stats Wrap, takeya showcase, Takeya Showcase 2023, Tournament, Tournaments
***STATS BREAKDOWN*** MEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: (2) Dylan Frazier and JW Johnson def. (1) Ben Johns and Collin Johns, 11-6, 11-4, 10-12, 11-4. . MATCH NOTES: Fourth title this year for Frazier/Johnson, including back-to-back with Seattle Open last week. Collin John’s...
by Sfapickleball | Aug 6, 2023 | Allyce Jones, best day brewing, Championship, hurricane tyra black, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, takeya showcase, Takeya Showcase 2023, Tournaments, Tyra Black, women's doubles, womens singles
As we approach another Championship Sunday on the PPA Tour, there are a lot of interesting storylines at the Takeya Showcase. Ben and his injured brother Collin Johns are going for another doubles title, this one coming after Ben lost in singles and the pair went...
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 4, 2023 | alw, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Championship, hurricane tyra black, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, takeya showcase, Takeya Showcase 2023, Tournament, Tournaments, Tyra Black, upset, Yates Johnson
Thursday was the rarest of days on the PPA Tour. Maybe it was something more than that, because for the better part of three years we have never seen anything like it on the PPA Tour. It was a hand-to-the-side-of-the-face, you-gotta-be-kdding sorta day, because when...
by Sfapickleball | Aug 1, 2023 | Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, baird wealth management, Ben Johns, Championship Sunday, Dylan Frazier, Federico Staksrud, Finals, gold medal, Jackie Kawamoto, James Ignatowich, JW Johnson, Lea Jansen, lower woodland park, Pablo Tellez, Paddles, pickleball, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, seattle open, Seattle Open 2023, Tournament, Tournaments, Vivienne David
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...
