by Sfapickleball | Jul 20, 2023 | All-Access, Andrea Koop, beer city, beer city open, charity, hannah johns, paul richards, pickleball, Players, ppa 2023, Stream, Tournament, Tournaments
Six years ago, it took a long conversation and a few beers to convince Paul Richards that he could run a successful pro pickleball tournament in Michigan. At first, Richards said, nope. Well, he admits he might have added a few words into his very declarative...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 17, 2023 | Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Championship, Championship Sunday, Featured Player, gold medal match, Lacy Schneemann, pickleball, Players, ppa 2023, ppa tour, Tournaments, vivenne david, Vivienne David
Sunday, July 16th at the OH SNAP! Denver Open presented by Vizzy will be ground zero for a very exciting match-up that promises to bring tons of action. The #6 seed Lacy Schneemann and Vivienne David will take on the #1 seed Anna Leigh Water and Anna Bright in the...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 11, 2023 | alw, Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, bright, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, Denver Open, Dylan Frazier, Featured Player, Federico Staksrud, Irina Tereschenko, James Ignatowich, Jessie Irvine, johns, JW Johnson, Lea Jansen, Marietta Wright, Matt Wright, News, Oh Snap, Pablo Tellez, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, Riley Newman, Sports, storylines, Thomas Wilson, Tour, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, watch out for, waters
OVERALL TOP 5: START ME UP: After a month’s break, the PPA is back to start the 2nd half. STRIKE 3: After throwing out the first pitch at the Miami Marlins game on Sunday, ALW looks to strike for 3 golds again (and her 5th triple crown in a row). 10 TO 100: Ben Johns...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 3, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, deakin, Finals, Food For Thought, johns, Leigh Waters, old, older players, pickleball, pickleball players, Players, playing, PPA, pro, Pros, Sports, Steve Deakin, Tour, Tournament, Tyson McGuffin, waters, young, younger
By this time you’ve certainly heard about pickleball being the fastest-growing sport out there. And the reputation of the sport still precedes it. Most people think the game is for older people, ones in retirement villages who eat dinner at 4:30 p.m. and are getting...
by Sfapickleball | Jun 26, 2023 | All-Access, Food For Thought, how much to pro pickleball players make, News, pickleball, Players, PPA, ppa tour, pro, pro players, professional pickleball, revenue, Sports, Stream, Tour, Tournament
Are you thinking about getting rich trying to be a pro pickleball player? OK, well, better think pretty hard about it. Pickleball is new and popular and, to some extent, uncharted, so the possibilities to make money as a pro are wide and varied, but unlike traditional...
by Sfapickleball | Jun 24, 2023 | 2022, 2023, All-Access, Allyce Jones, Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Christian Alshon, Collin Shick, Connor Garnett, doubles, Dylan Frazier, gold, gold medal, jack sock, James Ignatowich, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, Lacy Schneemann, Lea Jansen, Marietta Wright, Mary Brascia, Matt Wright, medalists, Meghan Dizon, Pablo Tellez, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, professional, results, Riley Newman, Singles, Sports, statistics, stats, Tour, Tournament, Tyson McGuffin, Yana Grechkina
2023 MEDAL COUNT: TOP 6 MEN: Ben Johns, 21. Riley Newman, 17. JW Johnson, 14. Dylan Frazier, 11. Tyson McGuffin, 11. Matt Wright, 11. TOP 5 WOMEN: Anna Leigh Waters, 25. Catherine Parenteau, 20. Lea Jansen, 13. Anna Bright, 13. Allyce Jones, 7. 2023 FIRST-TIME...
