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 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...
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 3, 2023 | All-Access, conner garnett, Connor Garnett, games, Irina Tereschenko, Jessie Irvine, Just for Fun, Mary Brascia, Michelle Esquivel, pickleball, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, two truths and a lie
The PPA Tour is back in Cali starting Thursday at the Takeya Showcase in Fountain Valley, Calif., and we caught up with a few of our PPA pros who make the Sunshine State their home. And we asked them to tell us a few things about themselves – two that are true and one...
by Sfapickleball | Aug 2, 2023 | Championship, doubles, draw reveal, Draw Reveals, draws, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, predictions, Singles, storylines, takeya showcase, Tournament, Tournaments
Takeya Showcase Presented by Best Day Brewing kicks off tomorrow and the professional draws for all five divisions of play have officially been released. It’s time to dive into the excitement! As players gear up for intense battles on the court, we invite you to join...