Talking Takeya

by | Aug 7, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, best day brewing, Finals, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, takeya, takeya showcase, Takeya Showcase 2023, Tournament, Tournaments, Tyra Black

It was an interesting weekend on the PPA Tour. We had new winners in singles, plenty of drama, and learned plenty. Here are three takeaways from Takeya: Tyra Time Tyra Black has had a lot of hype surrounding her since she started playing pickleball and during the past...

Another win for Johnson and Frazier, are they the game’s new No. 1?

by | Aug 7, 2023 | Championship, Championship Sunday, Dylan Frazier, Finals, gold, JW Johnson, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Takeya Showcase 2023, Tournaments

What’s next for Dylan Frazier and J.W. Johnson? Well, after three wins in a row, including back-to-back men’s doubles titles on the PPA Tour, including Sunday’s victory in the Takeya Showcase, Frazier’s answer was pretty simple. “Four in a row,” he said. Well, that...

Takeya Showcase Sunday Preview, from the Stats Desk: 

by | Aug 7, 2023 | All-Access, best day brewing, Championship, Championship Sunday, Finals, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, statistics, stats, takeya showcase, Takeya Showcase 2023, Tournament, Tournaments

NEW BLOOD: For the first time ever on the PPA Tour, neither Anna Leigh Waters nor Ben Johns will be in a Singles final, when one or both were in the tournament. Waters’ streak of Triple Crowns ends at six in a row, tied with Simone Jardim for the PPA Tour record. BEN...

Black continues strong week at Takeya 

by | 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...

Johns and Waters back to their winning ways

by | 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...

Collin Johns injured, could miss Saturday at Takeya 

by | 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...