PPA Tour “Stats and Facts” Headlines from 2023

Gold Medal Matches In numerical order: 11: Catherine Parenteau trailed Lea Jansen 0-5 in the decisive Game Three of the Women’s Singles Final at the National Indoor Championships, then she won eleven points on eleven serves to claim the title. 12: There were only 12...

Looking back to the weekend, looking ahead to 2024

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...

First round not kind to Johns again

Kind of a weird pattern Ben Johns is slipping into here at the PPA Championships. It’s the same thing two days in a row now. Another early round loss for Johns, Friday’s a much more rare situation, and another comeback, albeit not a surprise at this point. Johns lost...

Johns rallies, earns spot in finals

After losing his first match of the day, Ben Johns was in a situation he wasn’t quite used to. Well, for one, any time Johns has lost in previous tournaments, he hasn’t had any more commitments that day. It’s the way the PPA works. Lose and you’re done. Come back next...

“It’s the Sport of Today and the Future”: How The Hype Guys Entered the Political Sphere 

When you imagine things ‘not going to plan’ in Las Vegas, you’re usually not thinking of anything good. It’s a good thing, then, that The Hype Guys aren’t your usual duo. After a summer spent creating their brand by exciting pickleball crowds around the country,...

CIBC PPA Tour Finals presented by E-Z-GO: Draw Reveal

The CIBC PPA Tour Finals presented by E-Z-GO has officially kicked off 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...