🏆🥇 History made at the Select Medical Orange County Cup in June! 15-year-old Junior #PPA player Ella Cosma secured a Triple Crown, becoming the tour's first female to achieve this milestone. 🎾💪
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A hot topic is always whether certain players who have success would have that kind of success playing with a different or lesser partner in #PPA Tour doubles. 🤔
But what if we could test it? Well, we do have such a vehicle and that is the shuffle draft event. Recently, APP had a shuffle draft event. It was interesting, but of course the level of play was not on the level of PPA play. How about if we do a PPA shuffle draft event? 🎾🔥
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But what if we could test it? Well, we do have such a vehicle and that is the shuffle draft event. Recently, APP had a shuffle draft event. It was interesting, but of course the level of play was not on the level of PPA play. How about if we do a PPA shuffle draft event? 🎾🔥
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John Isner’s pro pickleball debut didn’t end with a win, but the former face of American tennis certainly had his moments on Humana Championship Court. 🎾🥒
Qualifiers Sep Attar and Jay Wang beat Isner and Wyatt Stone 9-11, 11-6, 11-8 Saturday morning to book their spot in the Round of 32. 👏🏼🏆 #PPA #Pickleball #News
Qualifiers Sep Attar and Jay Wang beat Isner and Wyatt Stone 9-11, 11-6, 11-8 Saturday morning to book their spot in the Round of 32. 👏🏼🏆 #PPA #Pickleball #News
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Last weekend, the #PPA Red Rock Open lit up Brigham City, Utah! 🌟 This marked the finale of four back-to-back tournaments on the PPA Tour in April. 🏆 Notable absences included Anna Leigh Waters, Catherine Parenteau, and others, paving the way for fresh faces to shine! 💫 Staksrud clinched his fourth 2024 title by defeating Sock, while Mary Brascia secured her first PPA title. 🎉 Etta Wright and Ben Johns triumphed as mixed doubles champions for the second time this month. 🏅 #Pickleball #News
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🔥 Top takeaways at #PPA LA Open 🔥
Vivienne David and Thomas Wilson Have Established Themselves as the Clear Cut No. 2 Mixed Doubles Team
Connor Garnett Wins His First PPA Tour Event
Anna Bright and Rachel Rohrabacher established No. 2 Women’s Doubles Team Right Now
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Vivienne David and Thomas Wilson Have Established Themselves as the Clear Cut No. 2 Mixed Doubles Team
Connor Garnett Wins His First PPA Tour Event
Anna Bright and Rachel Rohrabacher established No. 2 Women’s Doubles Team Right Now
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Anna Leigh Waters, just 17 years old, has 97 gold medals in her #PPA career. She would reach the century mark if she wins gold in singles, doubles and mixed doubles at the North Carolina Cup in Cary, N.C. 🏆
Waters is the No. 1 seed in all three disciplines, and after Thursday’s play, she’s into the quarterfinal in all three disciplines as well. #Pickleball #Pro #News
Waters is the No. 1 seed in all three disciplines, and after Thursday’s play, she’s into the quarterfinal in all three disciplines as well. #Pickleball #Pro #News
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Upsets in #PPA Austin Open 🎾
😱 Catherine Parenteau and Anna Leigh Waters Lose - For the First Time EVER 😱
For the first time in the Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters mixed doubles partnership, they will NOT win the mixed doubles final! Anna Bright and Andrei Daescu knock off the titans! 🏆
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😱 Catherine Parenteau and Anna Leigh Waters Lose - For the First Time EVER 😱
For the first time in the Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters mixed doubles partnership, they will NOT win the mixed doubles final! Anna Bright and Andrei Daescu knock off the titans! 🏆
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🏆 No.3 seed Connor Garnett faces off against Federico Staksrud, making it his first final in 2024. Staksrud, on fire, didn't drop a game on Thursday and enters his 4th singles final after conquering The Desert Ridge Open. Meanwhile, Paris Todd returns to a Championship Sunday with a clash against the powerhouse Salome Devidze, who adds more to her resume after defeating no.1 seed Catherine Parenteau.
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Pickleball reaches over half a million in FOX slot! 🥒
According to Sports Media Watch, the PPA’s two-hour broadcast of Mesa Arizona Cup brought in 501,000 viewers. 📺 That made it Sunday’s 18th most-watched sporting event and gave an overall rating of 0.29, good for 17th on the day. 🏆
➡️ With those viewership numbers, pickleball outpaced installments of NCAA men’s basketball (378,000) and MLB spring training on ESPN (392,000), PGA Tour action on Golf Channel (469,000), and NHL action on TNT (265,000).
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According to Sports Media Watch, the PPA’s two-hour broadcast of Mesa Arizona Cup brought in 501,000 viewers. 📺 That made it Sunday’s 18th most-watched sporting event and gave an overall rating of 0.29, good for 17th on the day. 🏆
➡️ With those viewership numbers, pickleball outpaced installments of NCAA men’s basketball (378,000) and MLB spring training on ESPN (392,000), PGA Tour action on Golf Channel (469,000), and NHL action on TNT (265,000).
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Unexpected twists at the PPA Mesa Arizona Cup! 🏓 Ben and Collin Johns shocked in Round of 16, Cason Campbell's run from men's singles qualifiers to men's singles quarterfinals, and Ben Johns stuns with an ATP from the baseline.
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Gabriel Tardio and Andrei Daescu 🎉 delivered the coup on the table by beating title contenders Ben and Collin Johns. 🏓
The 16th seeds 🌱 beat the No. 1 seeds 11-6 and 11-5 after impressive displays of athleticism, finesse, and hand speed. 💪👏
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The 16th seeds 🌱 beat the No. 1 seeds 11-6 and 11-5 after impressive displays of athleticism, finesse, and hand speed. 💪👏
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Locals Augustus Ge and Craig Johnson 🎾💪 knocked Zane Navratil and Christian Alshon out of the men’s doubles bracket during third-round action of the #PPA Mesa Arizona Cup on Wednesday.
“I’m feeling elated, this feels like a huge sigh of relief,” said Johnson, following the 7-11, 11-8, 11-4 victory. 🙌🏆
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“I’m feeling elated, this feels like a huge sigh of relief,” said Johnson, following the 7-11, 11-8, 11-4 victory. 🙌🏆
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Mesa Arizona Cup marks its 4-year milestone, tracing the incredible evolution of Pro #Pickleball . 🎾 PPA flourished, boasting 312 participants compared to the initial 106. 🌱 In 2020, Ben Johns clinched his first Triple Crown 👑 Back then, only 2,000 spectators witnessed the magic; now, an estimated 12,000 fans will revel in the excitement. 🎉 #PPA initially planned five tournaments; today, the docket boasts an impressive 26. 💼 The growth is reflected not just in numbers but in stakes, with the gold prize for mixed doubles soaring from $5,000 to $11,000. 💰🏅
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Can Ben 🏅 capture his first singles gold of 2024 in Arizona? Dylan Frazier returns to singles. We will see if he can continue his excellent singles play. Once again, we will have classic matchups, with veteran pickleball players like Ben Johns, Tyson McGuffin, and Federico Staksrud, against the up-and-comers like Jaume Martinez Vich, Chris Haworth, and Gabe Joseph. The up-and-comers will be joined by Jack Sock. As we have seen, men’s singles have become extremely competitive, an event no longer dominated by Ben Johns. 🎾🔥
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PPA’s Desert Ridge Open Weather Conditions 🌵🌦️
While Phoenix is one of the nicest places in the US to be in January/February, there is sometimes some rain and/or wind. ☔💨
The forecast is calling for a 50% chance of rain on both Thursday and Friday, with clouds on Saturday and Sunday. ☁️
Hopefully, the PPA Tour has an alternative indoor venue on standby, or else they may have to condense some of the brackets to ensure the entire tournament can go on. 🏓🏆
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While Phoenix is one of the nicest places in the US to be in January/February, there is sometimes some rain and/or wind. ☔💨
The forecast is calling for a 50% chance of rain on both Thursday and Friday, with clouds on Saturday and Sunday. ☁️
Hopefully, the PPA Tour has an alternative indoor venue on standby, or else they may have to condense some of the brackets to ensure the entire tournament can go on. 🏓🏆
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Thanks to the Junior #PPA , parents and kids can partner up together in mixed doubles, siblings can go head-to-head in singles, and everyone can compete and have a blast!
👉🏻 As enjoyable as tournaments are for parents, though, they can also be rather hectic if you’re juggling your schedule and your kids' schedule on-site, too.
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👉🏻 As enjoyable as tournaments are for parents, though, they can also be rather hectic if you’re juggling your schedule and your kids' schedule on-site, too.
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The CEO and Founder of the PPA highlights Quang due to his win against Ben Johns at the PPA’s first event of the season.
"My goal is to get a few more wins against Ben Johns,” Quang said. “But my ultimate goal is me and my little brother taking out the Johns brothers.”
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"My goal is to get a few more wins against Ben Johns,” Quang said. “But my ultimate goal is me and my little brother taking out the Johns brothers.”
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Upsets Alert in the Masters 🚨!
➡️ Chao Yi Wang, the #1 Taiwanese female pickleball player, and Eric Roddy had a huge win over Ava Ignatowich/Rafa Hewett.
👀 Yates Johnson and Hunter Johnson (#32) take down Jaume Martizez Vich & Wyatt Stone (#17).
😱 Kaitlyn Christian and Christine Trifunovic move on to (#9) Mary Brascia and Maggie Brascia.
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➡️ Chao Yi Wang, the #1 Taiwanese female pickleball player, and Eric Roddy had a huge win over Ava Ignatowich/Rafa Hewett.
👀 Yates Johnson and Hunter Johnson (#32) take down Jaume Martizez Vich & Wyatt Stone (#17).
😱 Kaitlyn Christian and Christine Trifunovic move on to (#9) Mary Brascia and Maggie Brascia.
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➡️ Men's Doubles: The Johns brothers may face Tellez/Staksrud in the semis and Frazier/JW Johnson in the final.
👉🏻 Women's Doubles: Anna Bright & Rachel Rohrabacher may meet undefeated ALW/Parenteau in the final. Also, the Kawamoto sisters portend a semis against ALW/Parenteau.
🚀 Men's Singles: Johns will have a road full of possible big matches. Tellez in quarters, McGuffin or Johnson in semis, and Staksrud in final.
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👉🏻 Women's Doubles: Anna Bright & Rachel Rohrabacher may meet undefeated ALW/Parenteau in the final. Also, the Kawamoto sisters portend a semis against ALW/Parenteau.
🚀 Men's Singles: Johns will have a road full of possible big matches. Tellez in quarters, McGuffin or Johnson in semis, and Staksrud in final.
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A Sport Geographer has recently released a map highlighting the hometowns of the PPA's pro players:
🔹 Florida leads with 12 pro players, followed by Texas (9), California (8), Utah (5), and Missouri (3)
🔹 Half of the top players hail from Florida and Texas
🔹 California's large population and ideal weather make it a prime location for pickleball pros
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🔹 Florida leads with 12 pro players, followed by Texas (9), California (8), Utah (5), and Missouri (3)
🔹 Half of the top players hail from Florida and Texas
🔹 California's large population and ideal weather make it a prime location for pickleball pros
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➡️ The 13 men playing in the Men’s Doubles Finals in the first seven tournaments of the year made 737 consecutive serves without hitting one out.
➡️ More than one thousand shots in one game? Yes: Game Four of the Men’s Doubles Final at the PPA Finals. (Ben Johns and Collin Johns defeated Riley Newman and Thomas Wilson).
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➡️ More than one thousand shots in one game? Yes: Game Four of the Men’s Doubles Final at the PPA Finals. (Ben Johns and Collin Johns defeated Riley Newman and Thomas Wilson).
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This format of a season-ending event is a great idea. Hopefully, the PPA can do a better job throughout the event and with so few matches, all of them will be televised. This could be a new way to market the tour events in 2024.
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Here are our predictions for the finals:
➡️ Women’s Doubles: Anna Leigh Waters/ Catherine Parenteau 🏆
➡️ Women’s Singles: Anna Leigh Waters 🏆
➡️ Men’s Doubles: Ben/ Collin Johns 🏆
➡️ Men’s Singles: Ben Johns 🏆
➡️ Mixed Doubles: Anna Leigh Waters/ Ben Johns 🏆
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➡️ Women’s Doubles: Anna Leigh Waters/ Catherine Parenteau 🏆
➡️ Women’s Singles: Anna Leigh Waters 🏆
➡️ Men’s Doubles: Ben/ Collin Johns 🏆
➡️ Men’s Singles: Ben Johns 🏆
➡️ Mixed Doubles: Anna Leigh Waters/ Ben Johns 🏆
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The 2023 edition of National Championships will go down as the most successful edition in its history. The event, which took place Nov. 5-12 at Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch, an inner-ring suburb of Dallas, saw record-breaking attendance, with over 50,000 attendees entering the gates at Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch across the 7-day event. The peak day for attendance came on semifinal Saturday (9,500+), with Sunday selling out Championship Court tickets for the finals more than two weeks in advance. The Celebrity Pickleball Showdown on Tuesday night also saw a capacity
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➡️ Ben and Collin Johns lost to the 16 seed, young Wyatt Stone and Jaume Martinez Vich.
✅ The 8 seed, Tyler Loong/DJ Young made a big run into the semifinals, beating Johnny Goldberg/Will Howells, Callan Dawson/Hayden Patriquin, and then Vich/Stone to make it all the way to the semi finals. 👉🏻 The Alshon/Garnett partnership, a 13 seed, was the Cinderella of the men’s doubles tournament. They beat Riley Newman/Dekel Bar and then beat Tyson McGuffin/Brendon Long to face Loong/Young in the semis.
✅ The 8 seed, Tyler Loong/DJ Young made a big run into the semifinals, beating Johnny Goldberg/Will Howells, Callan Dawson/Hayden Patriquin, and then Vich/Stone to make it all the way to the semi finals. 👉🏻 The Alshon/Garnett partnership, a 13 seed, was the Cinderella of the men’s doubles tournament. They beat Riley Newman/Dekel Bar and then beat Tyson McGuffin/Brendon Long to face Loong/Young in the semis.
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The PPA’s regular season ends this week in Daytona
Who will qualify to for the end-of-the-season Tour Championship in San Clemente?
Men’s Singles ➡️ Dylan Frazier is on the outside, but not by much. Pablo Tellez sits in eighth place right now, just 300 points in front of him.
Mixed Doubles ➡️ Right now, Jade Kawamoto is in 17th place and she’ll need a good showing with partner Dekel Bar in Daytona. But watch out for Lacy Schneemann. She is playing with Zane Navratil. If Lacy and Zane can make a deep run, it might be enough for her to make up enough ground to move up from 18th place.
Who will qualify to for the end-of-the-season Tour Championship in San Clemente?
Men’s Singles ➡️ Dylan Frazier is on the outside, but not by much. Pablo Tellez sits in eighth place right now, just 300 points in front of him.
Mixed Doubles ➡️ Right now, Jade Kawamoto is in 17th place and she’ll need a good showing with partner Dekel Bar in Daytona. But watch out for Lacy Schneemann. She is playing with Zane Navratil. If Lacy and Zane can make a deep run, it might be enough for her to make up enough ground to move up from 18th place.
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On the first day, the surprises were in the Mixed Doubles 🔽
🔥 Lina Padegimaite and Stefan Auvergne beating the seventh-seeded team of Dylan Frazier and Callie Smith in five games, coming back from down 6-0 and 8-4 in the deciding game.
👀 Meghan Dizon and Yates Johnson earned a five-game victory over the 10th-seeded team of Julian Arnold and Lauren Stratman.
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🔥 Lina Padegimaite and Stefan Auvergne beating the seventh-seeded team of Dylan Frazier and Callie Smith in five games, coming back from down 6-0 and 8-4 in the deciding game.
👀 Meghan Dizon and Yates Johnson earned a five-game victory over the 10th-seeded team of Julian Arnold and Lauren Stratman.
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New Irish Pickleball Paddle! New Mold, New Shape. Sold out in Ireland! CEO Cian Kirby. Ep. 38
