Eleven Points: PPA Stats and Facts at the Mid-Season Break

by | Jul 22, 2024 | All-Access, Finals, mid season break, Paddles, pickleball, Players, PPA, ppa tour, ppa tour stats, stats and facts, Stats Wrap, Tournament

Dialed-in Dinks:  Federico Staksrud and Hayden Patriquin were the only team to play a Doubles final (Sacramento Open) without hitting a dink into the net or wide. How rare is this? It happened only twice last year. 1-2-3 x 2:  Teammates in a Doubles final who did not...

United Pickleball Association (UPA) Announces Further International Expansion via Five 2025 PPA Tour Events in Australia, India, Canada, Asia and Europe

by | Jul 18, 2024 | Asia, Australia, Canada, Championship, Europe, India, Major League Pickleball, MLP, News, PPA, ppa tour, united pickleball association

The “UPA International Championship Series” will bring the preeminent pickleball brands and many of the 150+ of the world’s best players exclusive to the UPA into new territories to further unite the sport at a global level The best players in the world will highlight...

Rankings: PPA Stats and Facts at the Mid-Season Break

by | Jul 8, 2024 | All-Access, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Federico Staksrud, JW Johnson, mid season break ppa, pickleball, PPA, ppa stats and facts, ppa tour, stats break, Stats Wrap, Tyson McGuffin

Triple Threats: Players currently ranked in the Top Ten in Singles, Doubles, and Mixed Doubles: Ben Johns JW Johnson Tyson McGuffin Catherine Parenteau Federico Staksrud Anna Leigh Waters. Rising and Surprising: Players who have risen considerably in the rankings...

Stats Wrap: Championship Sunday at the Select Medical Orange County Cup

by | Jul 2, 2024 | Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Championship, Championship Sunday, Finals, orange county cup, Orange County Cup 2024, Paddles, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, san clemente, Stats Wrap, Tournament

San Clemente, California. June 30, 2024. MIXED DOUBLES FINAL:  (1) Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns def. (7) Catherine Parenteau and Christian Alshon, 11-0, 11-7, 11-4. . MATCH NOTES: Ben Johns 50th PPA Mixed Doubles title. Waters/Johns’ 35th career title together, and...

STORYLINES FOR THE SELECT MEDICAL ORANGE COUNTY CUP PRESENTED BY FITVINE WINES 

by | Jun 24, 2024 | 2024 pickleball, Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Collin Johns, Finals, orange county cup, Orange County Cup 2024, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, san clemente, storylines, Tournament, Tyson McGuffin

OVERALL TOP 5: THAT 70’S SHOW: Perfect weather in Orange County with highs in the mid 70s.  3’S COMPANY: Anna Leigh Waters is defending her triple crown from 2023.  ROAR-A-BACHER: Rachel is back in the singles draw and looking for huge results in doubles.  CHANCE OF A...