by Sfapickleball | Oct 13, 2023 | All-Access, bhutan, darla christensen, harvest festival shooting, las vegas, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, ppa tour, Tournament, tragedy
Six years ago Darla Christensen and her family survived a horrifying tragedy. Two years ago, pickleball saved her life. Now, on the anniversary of the Route 91 Harvest Festival Shooting in Las Vegas, which left dozens dead and hundreds injured, Christensen spends...
by Sfapickleball | Oct 10, 2023 | Ben Johns, Food For Thought, Leigh Waters, Lucy Kovalova, melissa mccurley, Michelle Esquivel, News, Office, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, pickleball tournaments, pickleballtournaments, Players, PPA, ppa tour, retires, Tournament
Ten years ago, Melissa McCurley remembers the world of pickleball. The best players in the world were in their 60s. There were two companies manufacturing paddles and PickleballTournaments.com was home to about 100 tournaments per year. Now, as McCurley just finished...
by Sfapickleball | Oct 10, 2023 | Championship, News and Info, Tournament, Tournaments
Registration is now open for the Diamond Amateur Championship. Register here. The 2023 USA Pickleball Diamond Amateur Championship, presented by Fortune Tires, will be held Dec. 3-10, 2023 and hosted by Pictona at Holly Hill in Florida—one of the nation’s finest...
by Sfapickleball | Oct 9, 2023 | Aanik Lohani, alw, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Championship Sunday, Collin Johns, Dylan Frazier, Finals, guaranteed rate, Guaranteed Rate PPA Championships 2023, JW Johnson, Lucy Kovalova, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa championships, ppa tour 2023, thorlo, Tournament
Nineteen triple crowns for Ben Johns. Another nineteen for Anna Leigh Waters. And a ninth triple crown for each together. The duo paired up and were all aces in Las Vegas, both taking singles and doubles events on Championship Sunday and winning the mixed doubles...
by Sfapickleball | Oct 8, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, Championship Sunday, doubles, Finals, Guaranteed Rate PPA Championships 2023, las vegas, Lucy Kovalova, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Tournament, Tournaments, women's doubles
Seemingly every PPA Tournament features new players, new shots and new opportunities. And that’s great – for the fans, the players, and the sport as a whole. The underdogs are out there, ready to be cheered on, but the established players are the ones who have the...
by Sfapickleball | Oct 7, 2023 | ankle injury, Anna Bright, Championship, Championship Sunday, default, Finals, Guaranteed Rate PPA Championships 2023, ignatowich, injury, james, James Ignatowich, las vegas, las vegas championships, Matt Wright, men's doubles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Tournament, Tournaments, twisted ankle, withdrawal
James Ignatowich got through one match with a sprained left ankle Saturday, but said he wasn’t healthy enough to make it through another. He and partner Matt Wright were forced to withdraw before their semifinal in Las Vegas, and now Ignatowich is also out of Sunday’s...
