by Sfapickleball | Dec 5, 2023 | 2023, 2024, All-Access, Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Christian Alshon, Collin Johns, doubles, Federico Staksrud, James Ignatowich, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, Lea Jansen, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, ppa tour 2024, Riley Newman, Singles, Tournament, Tournaments, Vivienne David
The end of the 2023 PPA season finished like it started. Without a surprise. What did we learn from this past weekend’s Tour Championship? And what should we expect in 2024? Women’s singles What we saw: Total domination. Anna Leigh Waters won again. OK, not a...
by Sfapickleball | 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...
by Sfapickleball | Nov 19, 2023 | 2023 Hertz Gold Cup, Championship, Championship Sunday, Finals, News, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, stats, Tournament, Tournaments
=== MEN’S SINGLES === Johns seeking career PPA singles title #30, and his tenth this year. McGuffin has three titles this year, and he beat Johns in the final in Texas, November 2022. Bronze: (4) Connor Garnett. === WOMEN’S SINGLES === Salome Devidze has six medals...
by Sfapickleball | Oct 10, 2023 | Ben Johns, Food For Thought, Leigh Waters, Lucy Kovalova, melissa mccurley, Michelle Esquivel, News, Office, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, pickleball tournaments, pickleballtournaments, Players, PPA, ppa tour, retires, Tournament
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...
by Sfapickleball | Oct 8, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, Championship Sunday, doubles, Finals, Guaranteed Rate PPA Championships 2023, las vegas, Lucy Kovalova, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Tournament, Tournaments, women's doubles
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...
by Sfapickleball | Oct 7, 2023 | ankle injury, Anna Bright, Championship, Championship Sunday, default, Finals, Guaranteed Rate PPA Championships 2023, ignatowich, injury, james, James Ignatowich, las vegas, las vegas championships, Matt Wright, men's doubles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Tournament, Tournaments, twisted ankle, withdrawal
James Ignatowich got through one match with a sprained left ankle Saturday, but said he wasn’t healthy enough to make it through another. He and partner Matt Wright were forced to withdraw before their semifinal in Las Vegas, and now Ignatowich is also out of Sunday’s...
